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Born To Run

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[Intro/Theme]
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
[Verse 1]
In the dEay we sweat it out on the streets of a Arunaway American Bdream
At Enight we ride through mansions of glory in Asuicide maBchines
ASprung from cages on E/G#highway 9, chrome-F#mwheeled, fuel-injected
and E/G#steppin' out over the Eline, D/Ewhoah!
ABaby this town rips the E/G#bones from your back
It's a F#mdeath trap, it's a E/G#suicide rap, we gotta Eget out while we're C#myoung
'Cause Atramps like us, Bbaby we were born to Erun
[Theme]
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
[Verse 2]
Wendy Elet me in, I wanna be your friend, I want to Aguard your dreams and Bvisions
Just Ewrap your legs 'round these velvet rims, and Astrap your hands across my Bengines
ToAgether we could E/G#break this trap, we'll F#mrun till we drop, E/G#baby we'll never go Eback, D/Ewhoah!
Will you Awalk with me out on the E/G#wire? 'Cause F#mbaby I'm just a scared and E/G#lonely rider
But I Egotta find out how it C#mfeels
I want to Aknow if love is wild, babe, I Bwant to know if love is Ereal
[Theme]
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
[Sax solo]
E E A B
E E A B
C#m   B- E  
Bm7
[Bridge]
BeDsus4yond the DPalace Dsus4hemi-powered Ddrones Gsus4scream down the GbouleGsus4vardG  
Girls Asus4comb their Ahair in Asus4rearview Amirrors, and the Csus4boys try to Clook so Csus4hardC  
The aDsus4musement Dpark rises Dsus4bold and Dstark, kids are Gsus4huddled on the Gbeach in a Gsus4mistG  
I wanna Asus4die with you AWendy on the Asus4streets toAnight in an Csus4ever - Clasting Csus4kissC  
[Break]
e|-6-5--6-5--6-5------6-5--6-5--7-6--7-6-----------------------------------------|
B|-6-6--6-6--6-6--5---6-6--6-6--7-7--7-7-----------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5--6-6--6-6-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------5------------------------16-15-13-12-11-10-----5--5-5--5-5--4--|
A|----------------3------------------------14-13-12-11-10--9-----3--3-3--3-3--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Break]
Fsus4 F Fsus4 F C
Fsus4 F F#sus4 F#
(B) *walk down from B on 4th string to B on 5th*
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0--------------|
A|---------------------4-3-2--------|
E|----------------------------------|
Bone two three four
[Verse 3]
The Ehighway's jammed with broken heroes on a Alast chance power B7sus4driveB  
EveryEbody's out on the run tonight but there's Ano place left to B7sus4hideB  
ToAgether Wendy we can E/G#live with the sadness
I'll F#mlove you with all the E/G#madness in my Esoul, D/Ewhoah!
ASomeday girl, I E/G#don't know when, we're gonna F#mget to that place
Where we rE/G#eally want to gEo and we'll walk in the C#msun
But till then, Atramps like us, Bbaby we were born to ErunC#m  
Ah honey, Atramps like us, Bbaby we were born to ErunC#m  
Come on Wendy, Atramps like us, Bbaby we were born to Erun
[Outro/Theme]
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
Whoah - oh - oh - oh (etc)
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
E   E   A   B7sus4- B  
EOh-hhh
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The story behind the song

This song is a first-person love letter to a girl named Wendy, with the protagonist possessing a fierce passion for love but lacking patience. At its heart, though, the song is about the simpler, more universal desire to escape one's hometown, specifically referencing U.S. Route 9. The title itself came to Bruce Springsteen in a dream in late 1973, sparking the creation of this anthem. It was eventually released as the title track of his 1975 album. Playing this song channels a restless yearning for freedom and a passionate, headlong rush into the unknown.

AI-written from these sources:Born to Run (song) — Wikipedia ↗Bruce Springsteen — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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