{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1807440,"song":"In Freehold","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1807440-in-freehold-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1807440?type=chord","rating":4.70239,"votes":4,"content":"[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was born right here on Randolph street in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhere right behind that big red maple in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nwell I went to school right here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\ngot laid and had my first beer, in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember running up the street past the convent & the church in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nchased my daddy down in these bars[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfirst fell in love with this guitar, here in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMaria Espinosa baby, where are you tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nyou were 13 but way ahead of your time\r\n\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI walked home with a limp but I felt just fine, that night in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell the girls at Freehold Regional yeah, they all looked pretty fine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nhad my heart broke at least a half a dozen times[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wonder if they miss me, do they still get the itch[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwould they had dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich, straight out of Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, a lot of folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMan, we started up our rock n roll band in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nwell we learned really quick how to rock it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket, that I earned in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I got outta here hard and fast in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\neverybody wanted to kick my ass back there in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nwell if you were different black or brown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit was a pretty redneck town, back there in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell now something broke my Daddy's back in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe left and for 30 years he'd never come back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nexcept once he drove from California in just three days[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\ncalled my relatives some dirty names[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ndrove straight out of Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow he's buried by the highway, buried in the dirt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhis ghost just flippin' the bird, to everybody in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, my sister got pregnant at 17 in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBack then people they could be pretty mean[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow honey you had a rough road to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nnow you ain't made of nothin' but soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI love you more than you'll ever know, we both survived Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell my buddy Mike he's the Mayor now in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI left and swore I'd never walk these streets again, Jack[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nnow all I can say is \"Holy shit I'm back\", back in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I read something in the paper a couple weeks ago [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nthat seemed pretty funny\r\n\r\n\r\nThe town council was debating about putting up a statue,\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\na statue of me in my home town, but it cost too much money[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nwell I'd like to thank the Town Council, my friends,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nfor saving me from humiliation\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nby demonstrating the good hard common sense that we learned in Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell this summer everything was green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nrode with my kids on the fire engines through the streets of Freehold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI brought them to where dad was born and raised.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand first felt the sun on his face, in Freehold[/tab]","plain_text":"you were 13 but way ahead of your time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthat seemed pretty funny\n\n\nThe town council was debating about putting up a statue,\n\n\n\n\n\n\nfor saving me from humiliation","chords":["C","G","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}