Born to Run Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Tempo:
147.8 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

C#m

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Born to Run chords
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[E] .
[A] [E] .
[A] [E] .
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of [A] a runaway [B] American dream.
[E] At night we rack the mansions of glory in [A] suicide .
[E] machines.
[A] Sprung from cages on [C#m] highway 9, pulling [F#] wheel fuel injected and [C#m] stepping out over the [E] line.
.
[Bm] [A] Baby this town rips [C#m] the bones from your back, [F#] it's a death trap, it's [C#m] a suicide rap.
We [E] gotta get out while we're [C#m] young, cause [A] tramps like [E] us, baby we were born to run.
[A] .
[E] It's a life.
.
[A] .
[E] [B] [E] Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend, I [A] wanna guard your dreams and [E] visions.
Just wrap your legs around these velvet rims and [A] strap your hands [B] across my engines.
[A] Together we [C#m] could break this trap, [F#m] we'll run till we drop, [C#m] baby we'll never [E] go [Am] back.
[D] Oh, [A] you walk with me out on [C#m] the wire, cause [F#] baby I'm just a scared [C#m] and lonely rider, [E] but I gotta know how it [C#m] feels.
I wanna [A] know if love is wild, [E] baby I wanna know if it's real.
I'm gonna leave [A] my knees, .
[E] broken shoulders, and [A] my [E] [B] back to the [E] floor.
.
[A] [B] .
[C#m] .
[B] [E] .
[Bm] [G] Beyond [D] the palace, heavy powered drones [G] scream down the boulevard.
[A] Girls comb their hairs and rear a few mirrors and the [C] forest shadows look so hard.
The [D] amusement park ride is bold and stark, [G] kids are huddled on the beach in the mist.
I [A] wanna die with you and me on the street tonight, [C] in an everlasting kiss.
[F] .
[C] .
[F] .
[F#] [G] [G#m] [A] [F#] .
[B] [A#] [A] [G#] [G] [F#] .
[F] [E] [D#] [D] [C] .
[B] .
[E] The highway's jammed with broken heroes, [A] our last chance to power a [B] tribe.
[E].
Everybody's out on the night bus, [A] there's no place left [E] to [B] hide.
[A].
Together Wendy [C#m] we can live with the sadness, [F#].
I'll love you with all [C#m] the madness in [E] my soul.
[Em] Oh, [A] someday girl I [C#m] don't know when we're [F#] gonna get to that place [C#m] where we really wanna [E] go and we'll walk in the [C#m] sun.
But to win [A] champs like [E] us, baby we were born to run.
I [A] had champs like [E] us, baby we were born to run.
[C#m] Come on [A] Wendy, champs like us, [E] baby we were born to run.
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[A] [E] .
[A] [E] .
[A] [E] .
[C#m] [A] [B] [E] .
[N] .
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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To start learning Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, A, E, C#m and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 148. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ In the day we sweat it out on the streets of [A] a runaway [B] American dream.
[E] _ At night we rack the mansions of glory in [A] suicide _ _ .
[E] machines.
_ [A] Sprung from cages on [C#m] highway 9, pulling [F#] wheel fuel injected and [C#m] stepping out over the [E] line.
_ _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] Baby this town rips [C#m] the bones from your back, [F#] it's a death trap, it's [C#m] a suicide rap.
We [E] gotta get out while we're [C#m] young, cause [A] tramps like [E] us, baby we were born to _ run.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ It's a life.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ [B] _ [E] Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend, I [A] wanna guard your dreams and [E] visions.
Just wrap your legs around these velvet rims and [A] strap your hands [B] across my engines.
[A] Together we [C#m] could break this trap, [F#m] we'll run till we drop, [C#m] baby we'll never [E] go _ [Am] back.
[D] _ Oh, [A] you walk with me out on [C#m] the wire, cause [F#] baby I'm just a scared [C#m] and lonely rider, [E] but I gotta know how it [C#m] feels.
I wanna [A] know if love is wild, [E] baby I wanna know if it's _ _ _ real.
I'm gonna leave [A] my knees, _ .
[E] _ _ broken _ shoulders, _ _ and _ [A] _ _ my [E] _ [B] back to the [E] floor.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] Beyond [D] the palace, heavy powered drones [G] scream down the _ boulevard.
_ [A] Girls comb their hairs and rear a few mirrors and the [C] forest shadows look so hard.
The [D] amusement park ride is bold and stark, [G] kids are huddled on the beach in the mist.
I [A] wanna die with you and me on the street tonight, [C] in an _ everlasting _ kiss.
_ [F] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ .
_ [B] _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ [G#] _ [G] _ [F#] _ .
[F] _ [E] _ [D#] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ The highway's jammed with broken heroes, [A] our last chance to power a [B] tribe.
_ _ [E].
Everybody's out on the night bus, [A] there's no place left [E] to [B] hide.
_ [A].
Together Wendy [C#m] we can live with the sadness, [F#].
I'll love you with all [C#m] the madness in [E] my soul.
_ [Em] _ _ Oh, [A] someday girl I [C#m] don't know when we're [F#] gonna get to that place [C#m] where we really wanna [E] go and we'll walk in the [C#m] sun.
But to win [A] champs like [E] us, baby we were born to run.
_ _ I [A] had champs like [E] us, baby we were born to run.
_ [C#m] _ Come on [A] Wendy, champs like us, [E] baby we were born to _ run.
_ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .