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Born In The Usa

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Step 1 / 18Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Start out with clean guitar then put a bit of distortion on when the song kicks in fully.
For the faster parts of the song, strumming the chords instead of simply playing them and 
letting them ring could sound better.
For the keyboard melody play this:
  (B)
e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
  (E)
e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
[Intro]
B   B   E   E
[Verse 1]
  BBorn down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
EEnd up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up, now
[Chorus]
  BBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
I was   Eborn in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. now
[Verse 2]
  BGot in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
  ESent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
[Chorus]
  BBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
I was   Eborn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. 
[Verse 3]
  BCome back home to the refinery
Hiring man said "Son if it was up to me"
  EWent down to see my V.A. man
He said "Son, don't you understand now"
[Instrumental]
B   B   E   E
[Verse 4]
  BI had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
  EThey're still there, he's all gone
E
[Verse 5]
  BHe had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
E   E
[Verse 6]
  BDown in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm   Eten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
  BBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. now
  EBorn in the U.S.A., I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
  BBorn in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.
  EBorn in the U.S.A., I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
[Instrumental]
   B     B     E     Ex3
[False Ending]
B   B   E   E
1 2 3 4
(continue)
B   B   E   E
B(fadBe ouEt)

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Born In The Usa

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Start out with clean guitar then put a bit of distortion on when the song kicks in fully.

For the faster parts of the song, strumming the chords instead of simply playing them and

letting them ring could sound better.

For the keyboard melody play this:

()

e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|

B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

()

e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|

B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

[Intro]

B B E E

[Verse 1]

Born down in a dead man's town

The first kick I took was when I hit the ground

End up like a dog that's been beat too much

Till you spend half your life just covering up, now

[Chorus]

Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. now

[Verse 2]

Got in a little hometown jam

So they put a rifle in my hand

Sent me off to a foreign land

To go and kill the yellow man

[Chorus]

Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

[Verse 3]

Come back home to the refinery

Hiring man said "Son if it was up to me"

Went down to see my V.A. man

He said "Son, don't you understand now"

[Instrumental]

B B E E

[Verse 4]

I had a brother at Khe Sahn

Fighting off the Viet Cong

They're still there, he's all gone

[Verse 5]

He had a woman he loved in Saigon

I got a picture of him in her arms now

E E

[Verse 6]

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary

Out by the gas fires of the refinery

I'm ten years burning down the road

Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

[Chorus]

Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. now

Born in the U.S.A., I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now

Born in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A., I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now

[Instrumental]

B B E E

[False Ending]

B B E E

1 2 3 4

(continue)

B B E E

B B E

(fade out)

About Born In The Usa Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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