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Balboa Park - Bruce Springsteen  
(Capo 3rd fred)
dC--------0-G------0-|-C------0-G----0---|-D--------0---|-C-------G------|
b------------------|---------------0-|-------0-----|------1-------|
g------0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-----2-|----0-------0-|
D----2-------0-----|---2-------0-----|---0---------|--2-------0---|
A------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
E--3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----------|-0------0-----|
He lay his Cblanket underneaGth the freeCway G  
as the eCvening sky Ggrew darCk 
took a sniff of toncGho from his coke cCanG  
and headed thDrough Balboa PaCrk 
where the men in MGercedeCs G  
come niCghtly to emGploy C  
in the cool San DGiego evenCing G  
                            D   C|  C   G|  C   G|  D|  C   G  
the services of the border boys 
He gCrew up near the zGona nortCe 
wGith the hustlers and sCmugglers he hGung out with C  
he swallowed their balGloons of cCocaine G  
brought 'em crDoss the 12th street sCtrip 
sleeping in Ga shCelter G  
Cif the night gGot too colCd 
runnin' from Gthe miCgra G  
                 D   C|  C   G|  C   G|  D|  C   G  
of the border patrol 
Past the SCalvage yard 'Gcross the tCrain trackGs 
and in tChrough the Gstorm draiCn 
they stretched their blankets Gout neath the CfreewaGy 
and eDach one took a namCe 
there was Cx-man and cocGhese 
liCttle spider his sGneakers covered in Criver mud 
they come nCorth to CalifoGrnia 
                                 D   C|  C   G|  C   G|  D|  C  
end up with the poison in their blood 
He did Em7what he had to do for mGoney 
sometimes he sent home what hDe could sparCe 
the rEm7est went to hi-top sneakers Cand toncho 
and jGeans like the gavDatchos weaGr 
one nCight the border paGtrol swept 12Cth streGet 
a big cCar come fast dGown the boulevarCd 
spider stood caught in Git's headlCightGs 
got hDit and went down hCard 
as the cCar sped away spideGr held his sCtomach G  
limped to his bClanket 'neath the GunderpasCs 
lie there tasting hGis own blood oCn his toGngue 
closed his eDyes and listened to the cars 
             C    G|  C| G  
rushin by so fast 
-C0--G0--D0--Em70--
-1--0--3--0--
-0--0--2--0--
-2--0--0--0--
-3--2-----2--
----3-----0--

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Balboa Park

by Bruce Springsteen

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Em7

Balboa Park - Bruce Springsteen

(Capo 3rd fred)

C G C G D C G

d--------0-------0-|-------0-----0---|---------0---|--------------|

b------------------|---------------0-|-------0-----|------1-------|

g------0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-----2-|----0-------0-|

D----2-------0-----|---2-------0-----|---0---------|--2-------0---|

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

E--3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----------|-0------0-----|

C G C G

He lay his blanket underneath the freeway

C G C

as the evening sky grew dark

G C G

took a sniff of toncho from his coke can

D C

and headed through Balboa Park

G C G

where the men in Mercedes

C G C

come nightly to employ

G C G

in the cool San Diego evening

D C C G C G D C G

| | | |

the services of the border boys

C G C

He grew up near the zona norte

G C G C

with the hustlers and smugglers he hung out with

G C G

he swallowed their balloons of cocaine

D C

brought 'em cross the 12th street strip

G C G

sleeping in a shelter

C G C

if the night got too cold

G C G

runnin' from the migra

D C C G C G D C G

| | | |

of the border patrol

C G C G

Past the Salvage yard 'cross the train tracks

C G C

and in through the storm drain

G C G

they stretched their blankets out neath the freeway

D C

and each one took a name

C G

there was x-man and cochese

C G C

little spider his sneakers covered in river mud

C G

they come north to California

D C C G C G D C

| | | |

end up with the poison in their blood

Em7 G

He did what he had to do for money

D C

sometimes he sent home what he could spare

Em7 C

the rest went to hi-top sneakers and toncho

G D G

and jeans like the gavatchos wear

C G C G

one night the border patrol swept 12th street

C G C

a big car come fast down the boulevard

G C G

spider stood caught in it's headlights

D C

got hit and went down hard

C G C G

as the car sped away spider held his stomach

C G C

limped to his blanket 'neath the underpass

G C G

lie there tasting his own blood on his tongue

closed his eyes and listened to the cars

C G C G

| |

rushin by so fast

C G D Em7

-0--0--0--0--

-1--0--3--0--

-0--0--2--0--

-2--0--0--0--

-3--2-----2--

----3-----0--

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