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Don't Back Down
Bruce Springsteen
Recorded in early 1983 at Bruce's home studio in Los Angeles. The recordings made there
are him playing all the
instruments besides the drums, which is played by a drum machine. This song was
considered for the 'Born In
The U.S.A.' album, but it was ultimately rejected.
One, two, one, two, three
When the nAight winds rustle the far away leaves
Rolling dEown the Conna valley through the coAttonwood trees
AAnd a white river rises with last season's rains
I aEwake in the darkness and I cAall your name
[chorus]
Don't back dDown on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back dEown on our love
Don't back dAown
Baby, don't back doDwn on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back doEwn on our love
Don't back doAwn
I lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon
So I wEatch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of the lAonesome room
Think of that club by the river where we danced on and on
We swore our lEove would last forever and you laughed Aon and on
[chorus]
Don't back dDown on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back dEown on our love
Don't back dAown
[bridge]
Yeah, come on, I wanna wDeep but I'm broke inside and the teAars won't run
I want to slEeep but there ain't no dream and the slAeep won't come
[guitar solo]
      A/    D/        A/      D/       A/         E/   A  
ALast night I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea
Where the waDters of Mystery River go rushing eAndlessly
And the lDove we swore would last as long as the wAaters roared on
I awEoke in the darkness, it was gAone, gone, gone
[outro]
Don't back dDown on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back dEown on our love
Don't back dAown
Baby, don't back dDown on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back dEown on our love
Don't back dAown
Baby, don't back dDown on our love
Don't back dAown on our love
Don't back dEown on our love
Baby don't back dAown
[fades out]

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Dont Back Down

by Bruce Springsteen

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Don't Back Down

Bruce Springsteen

Recorded in early 1983 at Bruce's home studio in Los Angeles. The recordings made there

are him playing all the

instruments besides the drums, which is played by a drum machine. This song was

considered for the 'Born In

The U.S.A.' album, but it was ultimately rejected.

One, two, one, two, three

When the night winds rustle the far away leaves

E A

Rolling down the Conna valley through the cottonwood trees

And a white river rises with last season's rains

E A

I awake in the darkness and I call your name

[chorus]

Don't back down on our love

Don't back down

Baby, don't back down on our love

Don't back down on our love

Don't back down

I lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon

E A

So I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of the lonesome room

Think of that club by the river where we danced on and on

E A

We swore our love would last forever and you laughed on and on

[chorus]

Don't back down on our love

Don't back down

[bridge]

D A

Yeah, come on, I wanna weep but I'm broke inside and the tears won't run

E A

I want to sleep but there ain't no dream and the sleep won't come

[guitar solo]

A D A D A E A

/ / / / / /

Last night I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea

D A

Where the waters of Mystery River go rushing endlessly

D A

And the love we swore would last as long as the waters roared on

E A

I awoke in the darkness, it was gone, gone, gone

[outro]

Don't back down on our love

Don't back down

Baby, don't back down on our love

Don't back down on our love

Don't back down

Baby, don't back down on our love

Don't back down on our love

Baby don't back down

[fades out]

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