Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Born In the U.S.A. (from Born In The U.S.A. Live: London 2013)
Tempo:
113.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B]
Long down in a dead man's time, first kick I took was when I hit the ground.
Felt up [E] like a dog, asked me be too much, till you spend half your life covered in mud.
[B]
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was [E] born in the USA, born in the [B] USA.
Home time chant, slowly put a rifle in my [E] hand, sent me off to a foreign land,
to go and kill the [F#] yellow man.
[B] I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I [E] was born there.
[B]
Come back home to the refinery, I'm maxed out, something was left of [E] me.
Went down to see the Vietman, he said, son, don't you understand [B]
now,
[E]
[B]
I had a brother like King Sa, fighting off the Viet Cong.
[E]
Listen to me, he's a war gone now.
[B]
He had a woman in a big Saigon, I got a picture of General [E] Hsiao.
[B]
I'm a shadow of a penitentiary, up by the gas pylon.
[E]
40 years burning down [B] the road, no letting [Em] right [B] go now.
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA.
[E]
Cool, cool, cool like a devil now.
[B] [E]
[B]
[A#m] [F#]
[G] [E]
[G] [C#]
[E]
[Em]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[B]
Long down in a dead man's time, first kick I took was when I hit the ground.
Felt up [E] like a dog, asked me be too much, till you spend half your life covered in mud.
[B]
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was [E] born in the USA, born in the [B] USA.
Home time chant, slowly put a rifle in my [E] hand, sent me off to a foreign land,
to go and kill the [F#] yellow man.
[B] I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I [E] was born there.
[B]
Come back home to the refinery, I'm maxed out, something was left of [E] me.
Went down to see the Vietman, he said, son, don't you understand [B]
now,
[E]
[B]
I had a brother like King Sa, fighting off the Viet Cong.
[E]
Listen to me, he's a war gone now.
[B]
He had a woman in a big Saigon, I got a picture of General [E] Hsiao.
[B]
I'm a shadow of a penitentiary, up by the gas pylon.
[E]
40 years burning down [B] the road, no letting [Em] right [B] go now.
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA.
[E]
Cool, cool, cool like a devil now.
[B] [E]
[B]
[A#m] [F#]
[G] [E]
[G] [C#]
[E]
[Em]
[B]
[E]
[B]
Key:
E
B
F#
Em
G
E
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Long down in a dead man's time, first kick I took was when I hit the ground.
Felt up [E] like a dog, asked me be too much, till you spend half your life covered in mud.
[B] _
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was _ [E] born in the USA, _ _ born in the [B] USA. _ _
_ _ _ Home time chant, _ slowly put a rifle in my [E] hand, sent me off to a foreign land,
to go and kill the [F#] yellow man.
[B] I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I [E] was born there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Come back home to the refinery, I'm maxed out, something was left of [E] me.
Went down to see the _ Vietman, he said, son, don't you understand _ [B]
now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
I had a brother like King Sa, _ fighting off the Viet Cong.
[E] _
Listen to me, he's a war gone now.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
He had a woman in a big Saigon, _ I got a picture of General [E] Hsiao.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm a shadow of a _ penitentiary, up by the gas pylon.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
40 years burning down [B] the road, no letting [Em] right _ [B] go now.
_ Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was _ born _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the USA. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Cool, cool, _ _ cool like a devil now.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Long down in a dead man's time, first kick I took was when I hit the ground.
Felt up [E] like a dog, asked me be too much, till you spend half your life covered in mud.
[B] _
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was _ [E] born in the USA, _ _ born in the [B] USA. _ _
_ _ _ Home time chant, _ slowly put a rifle in my [E] hand, sent me off to a foreign land,
to go and kill the [F#] yellow man.
[B] I was born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I [E] was born there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Come back home to the refinery, I'm maxed out, something was left of [E] me.
Went down to see the _ Vietman, he said, son, don't you understand _ [B]
now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
I had a brother like King Sa, _ fighting off the Viet Cong.
[E] _
Listen to me, he's a war gone now.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
He had a woman in a big Saigon, _ I got a picture of General [E] Hsiao.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm a shadow of a _ penitentiary, up by the gas pylon.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
40 years burning down [B] the road, no letting [Em] right _ [B] go now.
_ Born in the USA, I was born in the USA, I was _ born _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the USA. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Cool, cool, _ _ cool like a devil now.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ [A#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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