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Vigilante Man

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[Intro]
e|-----|-A-------------|-E--------------|-A------------|------------------------|
B|-2p1-|--------------|-----x---------|-------------|------------------------|
G|-----|-2--x------2--|-----x---------|-2------2-2--|------------------2-2---|
D|-----|-2--x------2--|-----x---------|-2------2-2--|------------------2-2---|
A|-----|-0--x------0--|-2---x---------|-0-----------|------------------------|
E|-----|--------------|-0--------0-3b-|-------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
ARainy night Edown in the engine Ahouse
Sleepin' just, just as still as a Emouse
Then a mAan come along and chase us oDut in the rainD7  
Well was that Aa Evigilante mAan?
[Verse 2]
AStormy days, we Epass the time awAay
Just a sleeping in some good warm Eplace
Yeah then a Acop come along and we give him a little raDceD7  
Yeah was thAat a Evigilante Aman?
[Verse 3]
Well tell me Awhy does  Ea vigilante Aman
Well tell me why does a vigilante Eman
Carry that sAawed off shotgun in his hDandsD7  
Would he shoot his bArothers and sisters down, that dEirty vigilante mAan
[Guitar Solo]
|  A|  E|  A|  A|  A|  A|  E|  E|
|  A|  E|  D|  D|  A|  E|  A|  A|
[Verse 4]
Well, I ramble around, Eyeah, from town to toAwn
Yeah, I ramble around, mm, from town to tEown
Yeah and they hAerd us around like a wild herd of cDattle, lordD7  
Yeah was that Ayour Evigilante mAan?
[Verse 5]
Yeah tell me wAhy does Ethat vigilante mAan
Tell me does that vigilante Eman
CAarry that club in his hDands
                                        A                     E   A|  A|
Would he beat an innocent man down, that no good vigilante man?
AWhoa, Ewhoa ohA  
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wEhoa
Whoa, Awhoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa wDhoa whoa whoa
Woo ooh wAhoa whoa whoaE, hmmmmmA  

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Vigilante Man

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

A E A

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

B|-2p1-|--------------|-----x---------|-------------|------------------------|

G|-----|-2--x------2--|-----x---------|-2------2-2--|------------------2-2---|

D|-----|-2--x------2--|-----x---------|-2------2-2--|------------------2-2---|

A|-----|-0--x------0--|-2---x---------|-0-----------|------------------------|

E|-----|--------------|-0--------0-3b-|-------------|------------------------|

[Verse 1]

A E A

Rainy night down in the engine house

Sleepin' just, just as still as a mouse

A D D7

Then a man come along and chase us out in the rain

A E A

Well was that a vigilante man?

[Verse 2]

A E A

Stormy days, we pass the time away

Just a sleeping in some good warm place

A D D7

Yeah then a cop come along and we give him a little race

A E A

Yeah was that a vigilante man?

[Verse 3]

A E A

Well tell me why does a vigilante man

A D D7

Carry that sawed off shotgun in his hands

A E A

Would he shoot his brothers and sisters down, that dirty vigilante man

[Guitar Solo]

A E A A A A E E

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A E D D A E A A

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[Verse 4]

E A

Well, I ramble around, yeah, from town to town

Yeah, I ramble around, mm, from town to town

A D D7

Yeah and they herd us around like a wild herd of cattle, lord

A E A

Yeah was that your vigilante man?

[Verse 5]

A E A

Yeah tell me why does that vigilante man

Tell me does that vigilante man

A D

Carry that club in his hands

A E A A

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Would he beat an innocent man down, that no good vigilante man?

A E A

Whoa, whoa oh

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

A D

Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa

A E A

Woo ooh whoa whoa whoa, hmmmmm

About Vigilante Man Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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