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
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
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born down in a dead man's town
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
End up like a dog that's been beat too much
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Till you
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
spend half your life just covering up, now
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
~Chorus
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A.,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I was born in the U.S.A.
[
Asus2
Suspended 2nd Chord (U,M2,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I was born in the U.S.A.,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
born in the U.S.A. now
Verse 2
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Got in a little hometown jam
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
So they put a rifle in my hand
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Sent me off to a foreign land
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
To go and kill the yellow man
Chorus
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A.,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I was born in the U.S.A.
[
Asus2
Suspended 2nd Chord (U,M2,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A.,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I was born in the U.S.A. now
Verse 3
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Come back home to the refinery
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hiring man said "Son, if it was up to me"
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Went down to see my V.A. man
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
He said "Son, don't you understand, now"
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
~Instrumental
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
~Verse 4
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I had a brother at Khe Sahn
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Fighting off the Viet Cong
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
They're still there, he's all gone
Verse 5
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I got a picture of him in her arms now
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hoo,
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Hoo
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Hoo
Verse 6
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I'm ten years burning down the road
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
Chorus
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A., I'm a
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A. now
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A.,
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Born in the U.S.A., I'm a
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
~Instrumenta
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
(Repeat and Fade, with a lot of Hooing)
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