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last to die chords
bruce springsteen *

C Bm 2x

Em

C Bm
we took the highway till the road went black
C Bm
we marked truth or consequences on our map
C Bm
a voice drifted up from the radio

Em
some other voice from long ago :
C
who ll be the last to die for a mistake ,
G D
the last to die for a mistake
D Em
whose blood will spill , whose heart will break?
D Em
who ll be the last to die , for a mistake?

C Bm

C Bm
the kid’s asleep in the back seat ,
C Bm
we’re just counting the miles you and me
C Bm
we don’t measure the blood we’ve drawn anymore;
Em
we just stack the bodies outside the door
C
who’ll be the last to die for a mistake ,
G D
the last to die for a mistake
D Em
whose blood will spill , whose heart will break?
D Em
who’ll be the last to die , for a mistake?

Am Em D
the wise men were all fools; what to do?

C Bm 2x

B7 Em C
the sun it sets in flames as the city burns;
B7 Em C
another day gone down as the night turns
G D C
and i hold you here in my heart ,
G D
as things fall apart

C Bm
a downtown window flushed with life;
C Bm
faces of the dead at five ( faces dead at five )
C Bm
her martyr’s silent eyes;
Em
petition the drivers as we pass by :
C
who’ll be the last to die for a mistake ,
G D
the last to die for a mistake
D Em
whose blood will spill , whose heart will break?
D
who’ll be the last to die?
C
who’ll be the last to die for a mistake?
G D
the last to die for a mistake?
D Em
darling your tyrants and kings fall to the same fate;
G D
strung up at your city gates
C Em
who’ll be the last to die for a mistake?

C Bm 2x

B7 Em B7 Em G D

* alternate :

capo ii

C = A#
Bm = Am
Em = Dm
G = F
D = C
Am = Gm
B7 = A7

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