Bruce Springsteen - Hitch Hikin

[ picking pattern ]

G Em7
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – |
G | – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – | ( 2x )
D | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D Cadd9
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – | ( 2x )
D | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
[ verse 1 ]
G Em7 G Em7
thumb stuck out as i go
G Em7 G Em7
i’m just travelin’ up the road
D Cadd9
maps don’t do much for me , friend
D Cadd9
i follow the weather and the wind
[ verse 2 ]
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7 G Em7
got what i can carry and my song
D Cadd9
i’m a rolling stone just rolling on
D Cadd9
catch me now ’cause tomorrow , i’ll be gone
[ verse 3 ]
G Em7 G Em7
family man gives me a ride
G Em7 G Em7
got his pregnant sally at his side
D Cadd9
yes indeed , sir , children are a gift
D Cadd9
thank you kindly for the lift
[ chorus ]
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7
[ verse 4 ]
G Em7 G Em7
trucker gears his engine down
G Em7 G Em7
says , “climb on up , son , i’m highway – bound”
D Cadd9
dashboard picture of a pretty girl
D C
i’m ridin’ high on top of the world
[ chorus ]
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7
[ verse 5 ]
G Em7 G Em7
gearhead in a souped – up ’72
G Em7 G Em7
wants to show a kid just what this thing’ll do
D Cadd9
telephone poles and trees go whizzin’ by
D Cadd9
thank you , pal , she sure can fly
[ chorus ]
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
G Em7 G Em7
i’m hitch hikin’ all day long
[ outro ]
G Em7
G Em7
G Em7