{"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":1875825,"song":"Dont Back Down","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1875825-dont-back-down-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1875825?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Don't Back Down\r\nBruce Springsteen\r\nRecorded in early 1983 at Bruce's home studio in Los Angeles. The recordings made there\r\nare him playing all the\r\ninstruments besides the drums, which is played by a drum machine. This song was\r\nconsidered for the 'Born In\r\nThe U.S.A.' album, but it was ultimately rejected.\r\n\r\nOne, two, one, two, three\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen the night winds rustle the far away leaves[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRolling down the Conna valley through the cottonwood trees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a white river rises with last season's rains[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI awake in the darkness and I call your name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby, don't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nI lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of the lonesome room[/tab]\r\n\r\nThink of that club by the river where we danced on and on\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe swore our love would last forever and you laughed on and on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[bridge]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, come on, I wanna weep but I'm broke inside and the tears won't run[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI want to sleep but there ain't no dream and the sleep won't come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[guitar solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]      /  [ch]D[/ch]  /    [ch]A[/ch]    /   [ch]D[/ch]   /   [ch]A[/ch]    /     [ch]E[/ch]    /   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nLast night I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the waters of Mystery River go rushing endlessly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the love we swore would last as long as the waters roared on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI awoke in the darkness, it was gone, gone, gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[outro]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby, don't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby, don't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't back down on our love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBaby don't back down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[fades out]","plain_text":"Don't Back Down\nBruce Springsteen\nRecorded in early 1983 at Bruce's home studio in Los Angeles. The recordings made there\nare him playing all the\ninstruments besides the drums, which is played by a drum machine. This song was\nconsidered for the 'Born In\nThe U.S.A.' album, but it was ultimately rejected.\n\nOne, two, one, two, three\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon\n\n\nThink of that club by the river where we danced on and on\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[bridge]\n\n\n\n[guitar solo]\n\nA      /  D  /    A    /   D   /   A    /     E    /   A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[fades out]","chords":["A","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}