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Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
 Dm- xx0231
Intro: C--G-F- x2
Verse 1:
  CThe sun Gshines Fbrightly
on a CJersey afGterFnoon
He Cwalked in his paGrents
Ffootsteps on his Cway
home Gfrom sFchool
  GThose ties that were
so sweet Falso burned
under his feet Now
he is Cready to walk
Ga Fpath that is Gnew
Chorus 1:
Yet he can't turn
Cback  G   FHe Gcan't turn
Cback  G   FHe Gcan't turn
Cback RunGning Fthrough
the Gcrowds CHe made
it out Ga-Flive
GBetting Ameverything
  Gon himself toCnightG  F  
  GtoCnightG  F  G  
Verse 2:
  CAnd She's driving Fdown
the shore on a CJersey
afterFnoon CShe's driving
down the Fsame old roads
and Cher parents took her
Fthrough GHypnotized by
those broken lines
  Fbroken records lost
in time She's Cturning
down the Froad that is Gnew
Chorus 2:
Well She can't turn
Cback  G  FNo She Gcan't turn
Cback  G   FWell She Gcan't
turn Cback StepGping
Fthrough the Gdarkness
  CIt's a new Gday Flight
GBetting Ameverything
  Gon herself
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
Interlude: C--G-F-G- x2
Bridge:
  AmStepping out of
the CAsbury Lanes in
a Gmidnight snow the
Skeletons of Fthis
old town feels
Clike it's coming
aGlive  AmRiots and
corCruption GNew
Jersey roots
This songs for
    F(hold)
the keys to
the engines of
our growing up
Verse 3:
And we wanna say Cthanks
to the music Gin our
lives ForDmgive ourselves
for Fall those lies
CSend some notes
to Gall the lonely
DmDon't forget we're
Fall one family
CThanks to the
music Gin our lives
For Dmhelping us Fto
survive CLost in
one Glonely dream
DmBorn to run
Fand live CfreeF  C  F  C  F  C  F  
Verse 4:
  GThe sun shines brightly
on us Fthis afternoon
Walking in Cour own
footsteps A Fsearch
for something Gnew
Chorus 3:
And we can't turn
Cback  G  FNo We Gcan't
turn Cback  G   Fwe Gcan't
turn Cback stepping
Fthrough the Gdarkness
  CIt's a new Gday Flight
we're GBetting AmeverythingG  
we're Betting AmeverythingG  
we're Betting Ameverything
  Gon ourselves
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
toCnightG  F  G  
  C(hold)
tonight

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So Jersey

by The Bouncing Souls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

- xx0231

Intro: C--G-F- x2

Verse 1:

C G F

The sun shines brightly

C G F

on a Jersey afternoon

C G

He walked in his parents

F C

footsteps on his way

G F

home from school

Those ties that were

so sweet also burned

under his feet Now

he is ready to walk

G F G

a path that is new

Chorus 1:

Yet he can't turn

C G F G

back He can't turn

C G F G

back He can't turn

C G F

back Running through

G C

the crowds He made

G F

it out a-live

G Am

Betting everything

G C G F

on himself tonight

G C G F G

tonight

Verse 2:

C F

And She's driving down

the shore on a Jersey

F C

afternoon She's driving

down the same old roads

and her parents took her

F G

through Hypnotized by

those broken lines

broken records lost

in time She's turning

F G

down the road that is new

Chorus 2:

Well She can't turn

C G F G

back No She can't turn

C G F G

back Well She can't

C G

turn back Stepping

F G

through the darkness

C G F

It's a new day light

G Am

Betting everything

on herself

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

Interlude: C--G-F-G- x2

Bridge:

Stepping out of

the Asbury Lanes in

a midnight snow the

Skeletons of this

old town feels

like it's coming

G Am

alive Riots and

C G

corruption New

Jersey roots

This songs for

F(hold)

the keys to

the engines of

our growing up

Verse 3:

And we wanna say thanks

to the music in our

lives Forgive ourselves

for all those lies

Send some notes

to all the lonely

Don't forget we're

all one family

Thanks to the

music in our lives

Dm F

For helping us to

survive Lost in

one lonely dream

Born to run

F C F C F C F C F

and live free

Verse 4:

The sun shines brightly

on us this afternoon

Walking in our own

footsteps A search

for something new

Chorus 3:

And we can't turn

C G F G

back No We can't

C G F G

turn back we can't

turn back stepping

F G

through the darkness

C G F

It's a new day light

G Am G

we're Betting everything

Am G

we're Betting everything

on ourselves

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C G F G

tonight

C(hold)

tonight

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