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The Man Who Got Away

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|
B|--11-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--11-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|
G|--12-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--12-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|
D|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--10-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--10-----|
A|--10-----|--10-----|---------|---------|--10-----|--10-----|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
[Organ/guitar riff]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|
G|--0----3--3---2--|--0----2--2---0--|--0----3--3---2--|--0----2--2---0--|
D|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| - repeat once
[Verse 1]
CLast night I went to the Coronado
CI bought my ticket and I found my seat
CIt was a new adventure straight from Hollywood
CLight's went down, as I turned the heat
They went Gmhere from the final Dmscene
Burning Bbrubber, spilling Cgasoline
As the Gmcredits rolled Dmaway
They were still Bbchasing, the Cman who got away
[Verse 2]
CWell, every nightfall, weeks and weeks now
CI beat the traffic, I beat the heat now
CFor two hours I couldn't believe now
CThe man who got away was me
I went Gmhere from the final Dmscene
Burning Bbrubber, spilling gCasoline
As the Gmcredits rolled Dmaway
They were still Bmchasing the Cman who got away
[Organ Solo]
C                 Bb         G
[Verse 3]
CDrove into Stockton, my radio went dead
CThat's when I heard what the newsman said
CHe said, "armed robbery on the ten-hundred block"
CThere was two men involved and one man shot
CAnd one was accomplice, made the payday
CWith a 45 he blew the cashier away, way
CLast seen headed on the state highway
CDriving a late model Chevrolet
I went sGmcreaming from the final Dmscene
In a hail of Bbbullets and flaming and Cgasoline
As the Gmcredits rolled Dmaway
They were still Bbchasing the Cman who got away, man that got away, man that got away, man that got away
[Outro]
 -repeat and fade
Gm             F        C

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The Man Who Got Away

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|

B|--11-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|--11-----|--10-----|--10-----|--10-----|

G|--12-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--12-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|

D|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--10-----|--12-----|--12-----|--10-----|--10-----|

A|--10-----|--10-----|---------|---------|--10-----|--10-----|---------|---------|

E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

[Organ/guitar riff]

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|--1----1--1---1--|

G|--0----3--3---2--|--0----2--2---0--|--0----3--3---2--|--0----2--2---0--|

D|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|--3----3--3---3--|

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

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| - repeat once

[Verse 1]

Last night I went to the Coronado

I bought my ticket and I found my seat

It was a new adventure straight from Hollywood

Light's went down, as I turned the heat

Gm Dm

They went here from the final scene

Bb C

Burning rubber, spilling gasoline

Gm Dm

As the credits rolled away

Bb C

They were still chasing, the man who got away

[Verse 2]

Well, every nightfall, weeks and weeks now

I beat the traffic, I beat the heat now

For two hours I couldn't believe now

The man who got away was me

Gm Dm

I went here from the final scene

Bb C

Burning rubber, spilling gasoline

Gm Dm

As the credits rolled away

Bm C

They were still chasing the man who got away

[Organ Solo]

C Bb G

[Verse 3]

Drove into Stockton, my radio went dead

That's when I heard what the newsman said

He said, "armed robbery on the ten-hundred block"

There was two men involved and one man shot

And one was accomplice, made the payday

With a 45 he blew the cashier away, way

Last seen headed on the state highway

Driving a late model Chevrolet

Gm Dm

I went screaming from the final scene

Bb C

In a hail of bullets and flaming and gasoline

Gm Dm

As the credits rolled away

Bb C

They were still chasing the man who got away, man that got away, man that got away, man that got away

[Outro]

-repeat and fade

Gm F C

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