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Backstreets

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Backstreets chords *
Bruce Springsteen   1975 **
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstreets
GEm
  3x
D C  C D  G C  C D  G D  C D
GEm
  4x
    G                            Em
One soft infested summer, me and Terry became friends
          G                               Em
Trying in vain to breathe the fire we was born in
         G                             Em
Catching rides to the outskirts, tying faith between our teeth
                 D                                  C
Sleeping in that old abandoned beach house, getting wasted in the heat, yeh
G             C
Hiding on the backstreets
G             C
Hiding on the backstreets
       G                Am            G   Em
With a love so hard and filled with defeat
                C                          G
Running for our lives at night on them backstreets
GEm
  2x
     G                          Em
Slow dancing in the dark on the beach at Stockton's Wing
      G                                      Em
Where desperate lovers park, we sat with the last of the Duke Street Kings
D                    C
Huddled in our cars, waiting for the bells that ring
       Am                                  C             D
In the deep heart of the night they set us loose of everything
      G              C
To go running on the backstreets
G              C
Running on the backstreets
           G          Am      G   Em
Terry, you swore we'd live forever
C                                G
Taking it on them backstreets together
GEm
  2x
A                       F#m
Endless juke joints and Valentino drag
      A                                    F#m
Where dancers scraped the tears up off the street, dressed down in rags
       A                             F#m
Running into the darkness, some hurt bad, some really dying
   E                                            D
At night sometimes it seemed you could hear the whole damn city crying
A                                                    E
Blame it on the lies that killed us, blame it on the truth that ran us down
        A                                   D
You can blame it all on me, Terry, it don't matter to me now
         D                                    E
When the breakdown hit at midnight, there was nothing to say
      A                E                        F#m
But I hated him, and I hated you when you went away
B7 D  B7 D7 D
Wa ah Wa Ah
GEm
  4x
G                                       Em
Laying here in the dark, you're like an angel on my chest
      G                             Em
Just another tramp of hearts crying tears of faithlessness
  D                            C
Remember all the movies, Terry, we'd go see
          Am                               C                 D
Trying to learn to walk like the heroes we thought we had to be
    Em                                 Bm
And after all this time, to find we're just like all the rest
         C               C6           D
Stranded in the park and forced to confess
   G             C
To hiding on the backstreets
G             C
Hiding on the backstreets
         G        Am   G      Em
Where we swore forever friends
       C                     G
On the backstreets until the end
GEm
  2x
              G
Hiding on the backstreets
              Em
Hiding on the backstreets
              G
Hiding on the backstreets
              Em
Hiding on the backstreets . . .
              C6
Hiding on the backstreets
              Am
Hiding on the backstreets
              G
Hiding on the backstreets
              C
Hiding on the backstreets
              G
Hiding on the backstreets
              C
Hiding on the backstreets . . .
G C  C D
G D  G D    G
** Alternate:
Capo III
G    E
   = 
Em  C#m
  = 
D    B
   = 
C    A
   = 
D7  B7
  = 
Am  F#m
  = 
A    G
   = 
F#mEm
 = 
E    C
   = 
Bm  G#m
  = 
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Backstreets chords and lyrics

Free chords for Backstreets by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Backstreets chords *
Bruce Springsteen   1975 **
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstreets
G Em 3x
D C  C D  G C  C D  G D  C D
G Em 4x
G Em 2x
G Em 2x
G Em 4x
G Em 2x
G C  C D  
G D  G D    G
** Alternate:
Capo III
G   = E
Em  = C#m
D   = B
C   = A
D7  = B7
Am  = F#m
A   = G
F#m = Em
E   = C
Bm  = G#m
Set8

Backstreets Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Backstreets by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Backstreets chords”, “Backstreets guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Backstreets chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Backstreets chords and for experienced players who want accurate Backstreets lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, D, C, Am, A.

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What key is "Backstreets" in?

The chords for "Backstreets" show the original chord names (including G, Em, D, C, Am, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.