Subject: TAB: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (update) This is the original version, original key Tabbed by Nick Munn , revised 27/4/95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] E E A B7sus4 - B E E A B7sus4 - B [Verse 1] E A B In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream E A B At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines A E/G# F#m Sprung from cages out on highway 9, Chrome wheeled, fuel injected E/G# E E9 A E/G# and steppin' out over the line Oh Baby this town rips the bones from your back F#m E/G# E C#m It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young A B E `Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run [Instrumental] E E A B7sus4 - B E E A B7sus4 - B [Verse 2] E A B Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend I want to guard your dreams and visions E Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims A B A E/G# and strap your hands across my engines Together we could break this trap F#m E/G# E E9 We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back Oh A E/G# F#m Will you walk with me out on the wire `Cause baby I'm just E/G# E C#m a scared and lonely rider But I gotta find out how it feels A B E I want to know if love is wild babe I want to know if love is real [Instrumental] E E A B7sus4 - B E E A B7sus4 - B E E A B E E A B C#m B E Bm7 [Bridge] Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard Gsus4 G Asus4 A Asus4 A Csus4 C Csus4 C The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors And the boys try to look so hard Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G The amusement park rises bold and stark as Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist Asus4 A Asus4 A Csus4 C Csus4 C I wanna die with you Wendy on the streets tonight In an everlasting kiss E|-6-5--6-5--6-5------6-5--6-5--8-7--8-7-----------------------------------------| B|-6-6--6-6--6-6--5---6-6--6-6--8-8--8-8-----------------------------------------| G|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7-----------------------------------------| D|----------------5------------------------16-15-13-12-11-10-----5--5-5--5-5--4--| A|----------------3------------------------14-13-12-11-10--9-...-3--3-3--3-3--2--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3] E A B7sus4 B The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive E A B7sus4 B Everybody's out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide A E/G# Together Wendy we'll live with the sadness F#m E/G# E E9 I'll love you with all the madness in my soul Oh A E/G# F#m Someday girl I don't know when we're gonna get to that place E/G# E C#m Where we really want to go and we'll walk in the sun A B E C#m But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run A B E C#m Ah honey tramps like us baby we were born to run A B E Come on Wendy tramps like us baby we were born to run [Outro] E E A B7sus4 - B till end
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The E E A B progression is something like | E | E | Esus4 / A / | Esus4 / B / | on the piano, with the guitar picking out a melody line: E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G-------2--1-------------------- D----2---------------2----4----- A-------------4----------------- E------------------------------- Sax solo, tabbed for guitar: E----------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------- G---4-4-----4-4----4-4--6--4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4---------- D--------6-----------------------------6------------4--2-2-- A----------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------5-------5--- G---4-4-----4-4----4-4--6--4-4--------6-4----- D--------6------------------------------------ A--------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- B---5---5-------------------------------- G----------6--4-------------------------- D----------------6---4-2-4---2---2------- A------------------------------4----4---- E---------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------ G-------------------------------------4---4----6-4-6--8--9--- D-----------2---2----4-2-4----6-4-6-----6-------------------- A--4-0-4------4---------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------ The final note of the solo is part of the C#m chord which leads into the bridge section of the song.