Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen

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Born In The USA (E Minor)

Artist: Bruce Springsteen Genre: Rock Strum Pattern: D D D D Roman Numerals: i, IV, IVsus2 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E] Entered by: Leadpencil9
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Em
(E,G,B)











E	B	E	G	B	E

A
(A,C♯,E)











-	A	E	A	C♯	E

Asus2
(A,B,E)











-	A	E	A	B	E

Intro [Em] [Em/G] [A] [Asus2] x2

Verse 1

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born down in a dead man's town

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The first kick I took was when I hit the ground

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] End up like a dog that's been beat too much

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Till you

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] spend half your life just covering up, now

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ~Chorus

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A.,

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I was born in the U.S.A.

[Asus2Suspended 2nd Chord (U,M2,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I was born in the U.S.A.,

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] born in the U.S.A. now

Verse 2

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Got in a little hometown jam

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] So they put a rifle in my hand

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sent me off to a foreign land

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To go and kill the yellow man

Chorus

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A.,

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I was born in the U.S.A.

[Asus2Suspended 2nd Chord (U,M2,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A.,

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I was born in the U.S.A. now

Verse 3

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come back home to the refinery

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Hiring man said "Son, if it was up to me"

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Went down to see my V.A. man

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] He said "Son, don't you understand, now"

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ~Instrumental

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ~Verse 4

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I had a brother at Khe Sahn

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Fighting off the Viet Cong

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They're still there, he's all gone

Verse 5

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He had a woman he loved in Saigon

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I got a picture of him in her arms now

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Hoo,

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Hoo

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Hoo

Verse 6

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Down in the shadow of the penitentiary

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Out by the gas fires of the refinery

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm ten years burning down the road

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

Chorus

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A., I'm a

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A. now

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A.,

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Born in the U.S.A., I'm a

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ~Instrumenta

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Repeat and Fade, with a lot of Hooing)