Badlands

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badlands chords
bruce springsteen
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capo i

G D C G/D 3x G C D

G
lights out tonight
C G D
trouble in the heartland
G
got a head – on collision
C G D
smashin’ in my guts , man

G
i’m caught in a cross fire
C D G
that i don’t understand
C D
but there’s one thing i know for sure girl

G
i don’t give a damn
C D
for the same old played out scenes
G
i don’t give a damn
C D
for just the in betweens
G C
honey , i want the heart , i want the soul
D G
i want control right now
C D
you better listen to me baby

C
talk about a dream
try to make it real
D
you wake up in the night

with a fear so real
C
spend your life waiting
D
for a moment that – just – don’t – come
C D
well , don’t waste your time waiting

G C D
badlands , you gotta live it everyday
G
let the broken hearts stand
C D
as the price you’ve gotta pay
G
we’ll keep pushin’ till it’s understood
C D G C D
and these badlands start treating us good

G
workin’ in the fields
C G D
till you get your back burned
G
workin’ `neath the wheel
C G D
till you get your facts learned
G
baby i got my facts
C D G
learned real good right now
C D
you better get it straight darling

G
poor man wanna be rich ,
C D
rich man wanna be king
G
and a king ain’t satisfied
C D
till he rules everything
G
i wanna go out tonight ,
C D G C D
i wanna find out what i got

C
well i believe in the love that you gave me
D
i believe in the faith that could save me
C
i believe in the hope
D
and i pray that some day
C D
it may raise me above these

G C D
mmmmmmmm , mmmmm , mmmmmm 4

x G
for the ones who had a notion ,

C D
a notion deep inside
G
that it ain’t no sin
C D
to be glad you’re alive
G
i wanna find one face
C D
that ain’t looking through me
G
i wanna find one place ,
C D
i wanna spit in the face of these

G C D
badlands , woh , oh , oh 5

xset8

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