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Lost In The Flood

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Standard Tuning
No Capo
Intro: Em  
DThe ragaCmuffin gunner is returnDin' home like a huGngry runawayBm7  
He wCalks through town all alDone
He must be from the fort Ghe hears the high school girls Bmsay
His Dcountryside's burnin' with wolfD/Cman fairies dressed in dEmrag for homicBmide
The hCit and run, plead sanDctuary, `neath a hGoly stone they hiBmde
They're Cbreakin' beams and crosDses with a sGpastic's reelin' perfeBmction
CNuns run bald through DVatican halls pregnant, pGleadin' immaculate 
conceptioBmn
And Deverybody's wrecD/Cked on Main Street from driEmnking unholy bloodBm  
CSticker smiles sweet as gDunner breathes deep, his aCnkles caBmked in mEmud
And I said "CHey gunner mDan that's qEmuicksand, that's Cquicksand tDhat ain't 
Emmud
Have you throwCn your senDses to Emthe war or did you lCose them in tDhe flood?" ...
....   Em   Am  D  
CThat pure AmeriDcan brother, dull-eGyed and empty-facBmed
Races SCundays in JerDsey in a CheGvy stock super eighBmt
He riDdes `er low on the hip, on the sD/Cide he's got Bound For Glory in rEmed, 
White and blue flash paiBmnt
He leaCns on the hood telling racDing stories, the kiCds call him JimBmmy The 
SainEmt
Well the Emblaze and noise boy, he's gGunnin' that Ambitch loaded to blastin' 
poinEmt
He rides head first into a Ghurricane and disAmappears into a poinEmt
And there's Dnothin' left but some blood where the bD/Cody fell
That is, Emnothin' left that you could Bmsell
CJust junk all across Dthe horizon, a Creal higBmhwayman's Emfarewell
And he said "CHey kid, you tDhink that's Emoil? Man, Cthat ain't Doil that's 
Emblood"
I Cwonder what he was tDhinking when he Emhit that storm
Or wCas he just lDost in the Emflood? 
Am   D   D   Am   Em
Eighth CAvenue sailors in Dsatin shirts Gwhisper in the airBm  
Some Cstorefront incarDnation of Maria, she's pGuttin' on me the Bmstare
And DBronx's best aD/Cpostle stands with his Emhand on his own hard Bmware
CEverything stops, you hear Dfive, quick shots, the Ccops come Bmup for aEmir
And now the Emwhiz-bang gang from Guptown, they're sAmhootin' up the Emstreet
And that cat from the Bronx starts Glettin' loose
but he gets Amblown right off his Emfeet
And some Dkid comes blastin' round the D/Ccorner but a Emcop puts him right Bmaway
He lCays on the street holding his leg screaming Dsomething in Spanish
Still Cbreathing when BmI walked aEmway
And somebody said "CHey man Ddid you see Emthat?
His body hit the Cstreet with such a Dbeautiful Emthud"
I Cwonder what the Ddude was sayinEm' or Cwas he just Dlost in the Emflood?
CHey man, Ddid you see Emthat, those Cpoor cats are Dsure messed Emup
I Cwonder what Dthey were gettin' Eminto, or Cwere they just Dlost in the Emflood?
Am   D  D   Am   Em  Em   Am   D

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Lost In The Flood

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

D/C

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Intro:

D C D G Bm7

The ragamuffin gunner is returnin' home like a hungry runaway

C D

He walks through town all alone

G Bm

He must be from the fort he hears the high school girls say

D D/C Em Bm

His countryside's burnin' with wolfman fairies dressed in drag for homicide

C D G Bm

The hit and run, plead sanctuary, `neath a holy stone they hide

C D G Bm

They're breakin' beams and crosses with a spastic's reelin' perfection

C D G

Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleadin' immaculate

conception

D D/C Em Bm

And everybody's wrecked on Main Street from drinking unholy blood

C D C Bm Em

Sticker smiles sweet as gunner breathes deep, his ankles caked in mud

C D Em C D

And I said "Hey gunner man that's quicksand, that's quicksand that ain't

mud

C D Em C D

Have you thrown your senses to the war or did you lose them in the flood?" ...

Em Am D

....

C D G Bm

That pure American brother, dull-eyed and empty-faced

C D G Bm

Races Sundays in Jersey in a Chevy stock super eight

D D/C Em

He rides `er low on the hip, on the side he's got Bound For Glory in red,

White and blue flash paint

C D C Bm

He leans on the hood telling racing stories, the kids call him Jimmy The

Saint

Em G Am

Well the blaze and noise boy, he's gunnin' that bitch loaded to blastin'

point

G Am Em

He rides head first into a hurricane and disappears into a point

D D/C

And there's nothin' left but some blood where the body fell

Em Bm

That is, nothin' left that you could sell

C D C Bm Em

Just junk all across the horizon, a real highwayman's farewell

C D Em C D

And he said "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil that's

blood"

C D Em

I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm

C D Em

Or was he just lost in the flood?

Am D D Am Em

C D G Bm

Eighth Avenue sailors in satin shirts whisper in the air

C D G Bm

Some storefront incarnation of Maria, she's puttin' on me the stare

D D/C Em Bm

And Bronx's best apostle stands with his hand on his own hard ware

C D C Bm Em

Everything stops, you hear five, quick shots, the cops come up for air

Em G Am Em

And now the whiz-bang gang from uptown, they're shootin' up the street

And that cat from the Bronx starts lettin' loose

Am Em

but he gets blown right off his feet

D D/C Em Bm

And some kid comes blastin' round the corner but a cop puts him right away

C D

He lays on the street holding his leg screaming something in Spanish

C Bm Em

Still breathing when I walked away

C D Em

And somebody said "Hey man did you see that?

C D Em

His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud"

C D Em C D Em

I wonder what the dude was sayin' or was he just lost in the flood?

C D Em C D Em

Hey man, did you see that, those poor cats are sure messed up

C D Em C D Em

I wonder what they were gettin' into, or were they just lost in the flood?

Am D D Am Em Em Am D

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