Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Highway Patrolman (New video)
Tempo:
101.05 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
[Bb] My [F] name is Joe Robert, [Bbm] [C] I work for the [F] state
I'm a sergeant at a Purinville
[Bb] [F] barracks number [C]
eight
[F] I always done [G] an honest job
[Bb] As honest as [Fm] I could [C] I got a brother [Cm] named Frankie
[Fm] Frankie ain't no good
Well
[G] [Fm] ever since we was young kids
[Bb] It's been the same [F] come down.
I get a call on [Fm] a short week
Frankie's in trouble [C] downtown
[F] If it was any other man
[Bb] I'd put him straight [Fm] away
But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
Me [Bb] and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking
Nothing [Bb] feels better in blood on blood
Taking turns dancing [Fm] with Maria as a band played night of the [Cm] Johnstown
Kitchen [F]
when he's straight
[Bb] Like any brother [Fm] would
Man turns his back [C] on his family.
[Fm] Well, he just ain't no good
Frankie went in [Cm] the army
[Bb] Back in [F] 1965 I
Got a farm to Furman
[C] [F] Settle down took Maria for my wife
[C] We prices [Fm] kept on [C] dropping [F] till it was like we were getting wrong
Frankie came home in [C] 68 [G] and me [Fm] I took this job
[F] Well [Bb] me and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking [C] nothing [Bb] feels better
[F]
Taking [Bb] turns dancing with [F] Maria as a band played night of the [C] Johnstown
Kitchen [Fm] when he is straight
[Cm]
[Bb] Teach him how to [F] walk that line
[C] Man turns his back on his family.
[Fm]
He ain't no friend of [Cm] mine
[F]
[Bb] [F]
Well, the night was like any other I [Bb] got a call about quarter [F] to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse
out of Michigan
[C] There [F] was a
Kid lying on the floor looking bad
[Bb] He was bleeding hard from his [F] head
There was a girl
The [C] table and it [F] was Frank they said
Well, I went out and I jumped in my car
[Bb] and then I
Hit the [F] lights.
Well, I must have done 110
through Michigan County that
[C] Well, it [F] was out at the crossroads Head [Bb] down
Bang [F] I seen a beauty with [C] Ohio plates
Well, [F]
I chased him
fuels County roads
To the sign [Bb] said Canadian border [Fm] five miles from here
Pulled over the side of the highway [C] watch this [F] tail lights disappear
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] I
Can win a string
[Bb] Like any brother [F] would
Man turns his back on his [C] family.
Well, he just ain't [F] no
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[N] [Db]
[Bb] My [F] name is Joe Robert, [Bbm] [C] I work for the [F] state
I'm a sergeant at a Purinville
[Bb] [F] barracks number [C]
eight
[F] I always done [G] an honest job
[Bb] As honest as [Fm] I could [C] I got a brother [Cm] named Frankie
[Fm] Frankie ain't no good
Well
[G] [Fm] ever since we was young kids
[Bb] It's been the same [F] come down.
I get a call on [Fm] a short week
Frankie's in trouble [C] downtown
[F] If it was any other man
[Bb] I'd put him straight [Fm] away
But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
Me [Bb] and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking
Nothing [Bb] feels better in blood on blood
Taking turns dancing [Fm] with Maria as a band played night of the [Cm] Johnstown
Kitchen [F]
when he's straight
[Bb] Like any brother [Fm] would
Man turns his back [C] on his family.
[Fm] Well, he just ain't no good
Frankie went in [Cm] the army
[Bb] Back in [F] 1965 I
Got a farm to Furman
[C] [F] Settle down took Maria for my wife
[C] We prices [Fm] kept on [C] dropping [F] till it was like we were getting wrong
Frankie came home in [C] 68 [G] and me [Fm] I took this job
[F] Well [Bb] me and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking [C] nothing [Bb] feels better
[F]
Taking [Bb] turns dancing with [F] Maria as a band played night of the [C] Johnstown
Kitchen [Fm] when he is straight
[Cm]
[Bb] Teach him how to [F] walk that line
[C] Man turns his back on his family.
[Fm]
He ain't no friend of [Cm] mine
[F]
[Bb] [F]
Well, the night was like any other I [Bb] got a call about quarter [F] to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse
out of Michigan
[C] There [F] was a
Kid lying on the floor looking bad
[Bb] He was bleeding hard from his [F] head
There was a girl
The [C] table and it [F] was Frank they said
Well, I went out and I jumped in my car
[Bb] and then I
Hit the [F] lights.
Well, I must have done 110
through Michigan County that
[C] Well, it [F] was out at the crossroads Head [Bb] down
Bang [F] I seen a beauty with [C] Ohio plates
Well, [F]
I chased him
fuels County roads
To the sign [Bb] said Canadian border [Fm] five miles from here
Pulled over the side of the highway [C] watch this [F] tail lights disappear
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] I
Can win a string
[Bb] Like any brother [F] would
Man turns his back on his [C] family.
Well, he just ain't [F] no
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[N] [Db]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Cm
F
Bb
C
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ My [F] name is Joe Robert, [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] I work for the [F] state
_ I'm a sergeant at a Purinville
_ _ [Bb] [F] barracks number [C]
eight
[F] I always done [G] an honest job
_ [Bb] _ As honest as [Fm] I could [C] I _ got a brother [Cm] named Frankie
[Fm] Frankie ain't no good
_ _ Well _ _
[G] [Fm] ever since we was young kids
[Bb] It's been the same [F] come down.
_ I get a call on [Fm] a short week
_ Frankie's in trouble [C] downtown
_ [F] If it was any other man
_ [Bb] I'd put him straight [Fm] away
_ But _ when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
_ Me _ [Bb] and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking _
Nothing [Bb] feels better in blood on blood
Taking turns dancing [Fm] with Maria as a band played night of the [Cm] Johnstown
Kitchen [F] _
_ when he's straight
_ [Bb] Like any brother [Fm] would
_ _ Man turns his back [C] on his family.
[Fm] Well, he just ain't no good
_ _ _ _ _ Frankie went in [Cm] the army
_ [Bb] Back in _ _ [F] 1965 _ I
_ Got a farm to Furman
[C] _ [F] Settle down took Maria for my wife
_ [C] We prices [Fm] kept on [C] dropping [F] till it was like we were getting wrong
_ _ _ Frankie came home in [C] 68 [G] and me [Fm] I took this job _ _
_ [F] Well [Bb] me and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking [C] nothing [Bb] feels better
_ [F] _
Taking _ [Bb] turns dancing with [F] Maria as a band played night of the [C] Johnstown
Kitchen _ _ [Fm] when he is straight
[Cm] _
[Bb] Teach _ him how to [F] walk that line _
_ _ [C] Man turns his back on his family.
[Fm]
He ain't no friend of [Cm] mine
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, the night was like any other _ I [Bb] got a call about quarter [F] to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse _
out of Michigan
_ [C] There _ [F] was a
Kid lying on the floor looking bad
[Bb] He was bleeding hard from his [F] head
There was a girl
The [C] table and it [F] was Frank they said
Well, _ I went out and I jumped in my car _
[Bb] and then I
Hit the [F] lights. _
Well, I must have done _ 110
through Michigan County that
[C] _ Well, it [F] was out at the _ _ crossroads Head [Bb] down
Bang _ [F] I _ seen a beauty with [C] Ohio plates
Well, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I chased him
fuels County roads
To the sign [Bb] said Canadian border [Fm] five miles from here _
Pulled _ over the side of the highway [C] watch this [F] tail lights disappear _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] I
Can win a string _
[Bb] Like any brother [F] would _ _
_ Man turns his back on his [C] family.
Well, he just ain't [F] no _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ My [F] name is Joe Robert, [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] I work for the [F] state
_ I'm a sergeant at a Purinville
_ _ [Bb] [F] barracks number [C]
eight
[F] I always done [G] an honest job
_ [Bb] _ As honest as [Fm] I could [C] I _ got a brother [Cm] named Frankie
[Fm] Frankie ain't no good
_ _ Well _ _
[G] [Fm] ever since we was young kids
[Bb] It's been the same [F] come down.
_ I get a call on [Fm] a short week
_ Frankie's in trouble [C] downtown
_ [F] If it was any other man
_ [Bb] I'd put him straight [Fm] away
_ But _ when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
_ Me _ [Bb] and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking _
Nothing [Bb] feels better in blood on blood
Taking turns dancing [Fm] with Maria as a band played night of the [Cm] Johnstown
Kitchen [F] _
_ when he's straight
_ [Bb] Like any brother [Fm] would
_ _ Man turns his back [C] on his family.
[Fm] Well, he just ain't no good
_ _ _ _ _ Frankie went in [Cm] the army
_ [Bb] Back in _ _ [F] 1965 _ I
_ Got a farm to Furman
[C] _ [F] Settle down took Maria for my wife
_ [C] We prices [Fm] kept on [C] dropping [F] till it was like we were getting wrong
_ _ _ Frankie came home in [C] 68 [G] and me [Fm] I took this job _ _
_ [F] Well [Bb] me and Frankie laughing [F] and drinking [C] nothing [Bb] feels better
_ [F] _
Taking _ [Bb] turns dancing with [F] Maria as a band played night of the [C] Johnstown
Kitchen _ _ [Fm] when he is straight
[Cm] _
[Bb] Teach _ him how to [F] walk that line _
_ _ [C] Man turns his back on his family.
[Fm]
He ain't no friend of [Cm] mine
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, the night was like any other _ I [Bb] got a call about quarter [F] to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse _
out of Michigan
_ [C] There _ [F] was a
Kid lying on the floor looking bad
[Bb] He was bleeding hard from his [F] head
There was a girl
The [C] table and it [F] was Frank they said
Well, _ I went out and I jumped in my car _
[Bb] and then I
Hit the [F] lights. _
Well, I must have done _ 110
through Michigan County that
[C] _ Well, it [F] was out at the _ _ crossroads Head [Bb] down
Bang _ [F] I _ seen a beauty with [C] Ohio plates
Well, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I chased him
fuels County roads
To the sign [Bb] said Canadian border [Fm] five miles from here _
Pulled _ over the side of the highway [C] watch this [F] tail lights disappear _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] I
Can win a string _
[Bb] Like any brother [F] would _ _
_ Man turns his back on his [C] family.
Well, he just ain't [F] no _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [Db] _ _ _