{"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":84474,"song":"Its Hard To Be A Saint In The City","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/84474-its-hard-to-be-a-saint-in-the-city-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84474?type=chord","rating":4.41657,"votes":70,"content":"Intro: [ch]A[/ch], [ch]D11[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]A7[/ch](no 3rd), [ch]D11[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]D11[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]A7[/ch](no 3rd), [ch]D11[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI had skin like leather and the diamond hard look of a cobra[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a super nova[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI could walk like Brando right into the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDance just like a Casa Nova[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWith my blackjack jacket and hair slicked sweet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSilver star studs on my duds like a Harley in the heat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I strut down the street I could feel it's heart beat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe sisters fell back and said \"don't that man look pretty\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe cripple on the corner cried out \"nickels for your pity\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThem down town boys sure talk gritty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A7sus[/ch]\r\nIt's so hard to be a saint in the city[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggars bash[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was the pimps main prophet I kept every thing cool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhen the heat came down and it was left on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShowed me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI felt the sideburn on my neck as I dove into the heat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A7sus[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIt's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]A7sus[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWell my sages on the subway sit just like the living dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7sus[/ch]                                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAs the track clack out their rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThey ride the line of balance hold on by just a thread[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nBut it's too hot in these tunnels, you get hit up by the heat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                                   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nYou get up to go out at your next stop, they push you back down in your seat[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYour heart starts beatin fast as you struggle to your feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Esus[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou're out of that hole back up on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd them south side sisters sure look pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe cripple on the corner cries out \"nickles for your pity\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThem down town boys sure talk gritty[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Asus[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's so hard to be a saint in the city[/tab]\r\n(Repeat and fade)","plain_text":"Intro: A, D11, A, A7(no 3rd), D11, A, D11, A, A7(no 3rd), D11\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(Repeat and fade)","chords":["A","D11","A7","F#m","D","E","A7sus","D7sus","D7","G7","C7","Dm","Dm/C","Bb","Esus","Asus"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}