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[Intro]
e|---A----------------|-D------------------|-A------------------|-D----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-2-2---2-4---2-----|-------------------|-2-2---2-4---2---|
D|---2---2-4---2-----|-0-0---0-0---0-----|-2-2---2-4---2-----|-0-0---0-0---0---|
A|---0---0-0---0-3h4-|---------------3p2-|-0-0---0-0---0-3h4-|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
e|-A----------------|-D----------------|-A----------------|-D----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-2-2---2-4---2---|-----------------|-2-2---2-4---2---|
D|-2-2---2-4---2---|-0-0---0-0---0---|-2-2---2-4---2---|-0-0---0-0---0---|
A|-0-0---0-0---0---|-----------------|-0-0---0-0---0---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
AI had a friend was a big baDseball player, Aback in high scDhool
AHe could throw that speedDball by ya, Amake you look like a fool Dboy
ESaw him the other night at this roadside bar, I was walking Din he was walking out
We went back Einside, sat down, had a few drinks, but Dall we kept talking aEbout
[Chorus]
Glory DaAys, well they'll Dpass you by
Glory DaAys, in the wink of a Dyoung girl's eye
Glory DaAys, glory EdaysA  D  
[Verse]
There was a Agirl that lives Dup the block, back in sAchool she could turn all the boys Dheads
SometAimes on a Friday I'll Dstop by and have a few drinks, Aafter she put her kids to Dbed
Her and her Ehusband Bobby, well they split up, I guess it's Dtwo years gone by
We just sit Earound talking about the old times, she says when she feels like Dcrying she starts
laughing Ethinking about
[Chorus]
Glory DaAys, yeah they'll Dpass you by
Glory DaAys, in the wink of a Dyoung girl's eye
Glory DaAys, glory EdaysA  D  
[Break]
E E D E
[Verse]
AThink I'm going down to the Dwell tonight and I'm gonna, Adrink till I get my Dfill
And I Ahope when I get older I don't Dsit around thinking about it, Abut I probably Dwill
Yeah just Esitting back trying to recapture, a Dlittle of the glory of
Well the Etime slips away, and leaves you with nothing, mister, but Dboring stories Eof
[Chorus]
Glory DaAys, yeah they'll Dpass you by
Glory DaAys, in the wink of a Dyoung girl's eye
Glory DaAys, glory EdaysA  
..., yeah they'll Dpass you by
Glory DaAys, in the wink of a Dyoung girl's eye
Glory DaAys, glory EdaysA  D  
[Outro]
All righAt Ooh Dyeah
All righAt Come one Dnow
Repeat and ad lib to end (15 total outro A D lines)
All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

"Glory Days" is a seriocomic tale where a man ruefully looks back on his own "glory days" and those of people he knew in high school. The lyrics of the first verse are autobiographical, inspired by an encounter Bruce Springsteen had with a former Little League baseball teammate. This song, from his 1984 album Born in the U.S.A., captures a jocular musical feel with its "rinky-dink organ, honky-tonk piano, and garage-band guitar." It plays like a bittersweet reflection on the past, full of both humor and longing.

AI-written from these sources:Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen song) — Wikipedia ↗Bruce Springsteen — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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