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Independence Day chords (live version) 
Bruce Springsteen  1981
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
Capo III *
 G    D3x
A G
Well, Gpapa go to bed now it's Dgetting late,
Gnothing we can say is gonna change anything Dnow
I'll be Gleaving in the morning from St. DMary's Gate,
we wouldn't Achange this thing even if we could someGhow
Cause the Gdarkness of this house has got the Dbest of us,
there's a Gdarkness in this town that's got us Dtoo,                                         
But they can t Gtouch me now and you can't Dtouch me now,
they ain't gonna Ado to me what I watched them do to Gyou
So Gsay goodbye, it's IndeDpendence Day,
it's IndeApendence Day all down the Gline
Just say goodbye, it's IndeDpendence Day,
it's IndeApendence Day this Gtime
Now, GI don't know what it always was Dwith us,
we chose the Gwords, and yeah, we drew the Dlines
There was just Gno way this house could hold the Dtwo of us, anymore,
I guess that we Awere just too much of the same Gkind
Well, Gsay goodbye, it's IndeDpendence Day,
it's IndependeAnce Day, all boys mGust run away,
So say goodbye it's IndeDpendence Day,
all men must Amake their way, come IndeGpendence Day
 G    D3x
A G
Now the Grooms are all empty down at DFrankie's joint,
and the Ghighway she's deserted clear down to Breaker's DPoint
There's a Glot of people leaving town now, leaving their Dfriends, their homes;
at night they Awalk that dark and dusty highway Gall alone
Well, Gpapa go to bed now it's Dgetting late,
Gnothing we can say is gonna change anything Dnow
Because there's just different people Gcoming down here now,
and they see things in different Dways;
and soon Aeverything we've known will just be Gswept away
So Gsay goodbye it's IndeDpendence Day,
papa now I Aknow the things you wanted that you Gcould not say
But won't you just say goodbye, it's IndeDpendence Day,
I swear I Anever meant to take those Gthings away
 G    D3x
A G
* Alternates:
Open
 G= Bb  
 D= F  
 A= C  
Capo I
 G= A  
 D= E  
 A= B  
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Independence Day

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Independence Day chords (live version)

Bruce Springsteen 1981

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)

Capo III *

G D

A G

G D

Well, papa go to bed now it's getting late,

G D

nothing we can say is gonna change anything now

G D

I'll be leaving in the morning from St. Mary's Gate,

A G

we wouldn't change this thing even if we could somehow

G D

Cause the darkness of this house has got the best of us,

G D

there's a darkness in this town that's got us too,

G D

But they can t touch me now and you can't touch me now,

A G

they ain't gonna do to me what I watched them do to you

G D

So say goodbye, it's Independence Day,

A G

it's Independence Day all down the line

Just say goodbye, it's Independence Day,

A G

it's Independence Day this time

G D

Now, I don't know what it always was with us,

G D

we chose the words, and yeah, we drew the lines

G D

There was just no way this house could hold the two of us, anymore,

A G

I guess that we were just too much of the same kind

G D

Well, say goodbye, it's Independence Day,

A G

it's Independence Day, all boys must run away,

So say goodbye it's Independence Day,

A G

all men must make their way, come Independence Day

G D

A G

G D

Now the rooms are all empty down at Frankie's joint,

G D

and the highway she's deserted clear down to Breaker's Point

G D

There's a lot of people leaving town now, leaving their friends, their homes;

A G

at night they walk that dark and dusty highway all alone

G D

Well, papa go to bed now it's getting late,

G D

nothing we can say is gonna change anything now

Because there's just different people coming down here now,

and they see things in different ways;

A G

and soon everything we've known will just be swept away

G D

So say goodbye it's Independence Day,

A G

papa now I know the things you wanted that you could not say

But won't you just say goodbye, it's Independence Day,

A G

I swear I never meant to take those things away

G D

A G

* Alternates:

Open

G Bb

D F

A C

Capo I

G A

D E

A B

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