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Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen
Chords used:
e|-F1--Dm7-1--Cadd4--1---Bb1---Gm3---C70--|
B|-1---1----1---3---3---1--|
G|-2---2----0---3---3---3--|
D|-3---0----2---3---5---2--|
A|-3--------3---1---5---3--|
E|-1----------------3------|
[Intro]
F   Dm7   Cadd4   Bbx2
[Verse 1]
I got a Fsixty-nine Chevy with a three-ninety-six
Fuelie heBbads and a Hurst on the floor
She's wGmaiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the SBbeven-Eleven store
Me and my pFartner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he riBbdes with me from town to town
We only Gmrun for the money, got no strings attached
We shut 'em Bbup and then we shut 'em down
[Chorus]
C7ToniFght, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna bBblow 'em off in my first heat
GmSummer's here and the time is right
For rBbacin' in the street
[Verse 2]
We Ftake all the action we can meet
And we cBbover all the northeast state
When the stGmrip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the fBbire roads to the interstate
Now sFome guys they just give up living
And start dBbying little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come hGmome from work and wash up
Then go rBbacin' in the street
[Chorus]
C7ToniFght, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna bBblow 'em all out of their seats
GmCalling out around the world
We're going rBbacin' in the street
[Break]
Eb Cm Bbsus4 Ab Eb Cm F Bb
[Verse 3]
I mFet her on the strip three years ago
In a CaBbmaro with this dude from L.A.
I Gmblew that Camaro off my back
And dBbrove that little girl away
But now there's wFrinkles 'round my baby's eyes
And she crBbies herself to sleep at night
When GmI come home the house is dark
She sighs "BBbaby, did you make it all right"
[Verse 4]
She Fsits on the porch of her daddy's house
But Bball her pretty dreams are torn
She sGmtares off alone into the night
With the eyes of oBbne who hates for just being born
For all the Fshut-down strangers and hot rod angels
RBbumbling through this promised land
Tonight my Gmbaby and me, we're gonna ride to the sea
And wBbash these sins off our hands
[Chorus]
C7ToniFght, tonight the highway's bright
Out of our Bbway mister you best keep
'Cause sGmummer's here and the time is right
For rBbacin' in the street
[Outro]
F   Bb   Gm   Bbx5½
(fade out)
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The story behind the song

"Racing In The Street" captures the American desire for freedom from responsibility, symbolized by the open road and a fast car. It tells a story of escape, where the protagonist uses his car to leave the city behind. The song also explores the reality of relationships, introducing a "suffering woman" and contrasting with the hopeful declarations found in other songs about what protagonists and their partners are going to do. At its heart, it plays like a vivid, bittersweet journey down a lonely highway.

AI-written from these sources:Racing in the Street — Wikipedia ↗Bruce Springsteen — Wikipedia ↗

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