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The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen
[Intro]
|       G|  C      G|  C      G|     Bm7|
|       G|  C      G|  C    G   D|       G|
[Verse]
You make Gup your mind, you choose the Cchance you take
You ride to where the Ghighway ends, and the Ddesert breaks
Out on to an Gopen road, you ride unCtil the day
You learn to Gsleep at nightD, with the Cprice you pay
Now with their Ghands held high, they reached out for the Copen skies
And in Gone last breath they built the roads they'd Dride to their death
Driving on Gthrough the night, unable to Cbreak away
From the Grestless pullD, of the Cprice you pay
[Chorus]
Oh, the Gprice you pay, oh, the Cprice you pay
Now you can't Gwalk awayD, from the Cprice you pay
[Verse]
Now they'd Gcome so far, and they'd Cwaited so long
Just to end up Gcaught in a dream, where everyDthing goes wrong
Where the Gdark of night, holds back the Clight of the day
And you've gotta Gstand and fightD, for the Cprice you pay
[Chorus]
Oh, the Gprice you pay, oh, the Cprice you pay
Now you can't Gwalk awayD, from the Cprice you pay
[Harp Solo]
|       G|  C      G|  C      G|     Bm7|
|       G|  C      G|  C      G|       D|
|       C|       C|  C    G/B   D/A|       G|
[Verse]
GLittle girl down on the strand, with that pretty little baby Cin your hands
Do you reGmember, the story of the Dpromised land
How he crossed the Gdesert sands, and could not enter the Cchosen land
On the banks of the Griver he stayedD, to face the Cprice you pay
So let the Ggame start, you better run you little Cwild heart
You can Grun through all the nights, and all the dDays
But just across the Gcounty line, a stranger passing through put Cup a sign
That counts the men Gfallen awayD, to the Emprice you pa-Cay,
And girl before the Gend of the dayD, I'm gonna tear it down and Cthrow it away
[Outro]
|       G|  C      G|  C      G|     Bm7|
|       G|  C      G|  C      G|       D|
(repeat and fade)

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The Price You Pay

by Bruce Springsteen

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Bm7

G/B

D/A

The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen

[Intro]

G C G C G Bm7

| | | | |

G C G C G D G

| | | | |

[Verse]

G C

You make up your mind, you choose the chance you take

G D

You ride to where the highway ends, and the desert breaks

G C

Out on to an open road, you ride until the day

G D C

You learn to sleep at night, with the price you pay

G C

Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies

G D

And in one last breath they built the roads they'd ride to their death

G C

Driving on through the night, unable to break away

G D C

From the restless pull, of the price you pay

[Chorus]

G C

Oh, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay

G D C

Now you can't walk away, from the price you pay

[Verse]

G C

Now they'd come so far, and they'd waited so long

G D

Just to end up caught in a dream, where everything goes wrong

G C

Where the dark of night, holds back the light of the day

G D C

And you've gotta stand and fight, for the price you pay

[Chorus]

G C

Oh, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay

G D C

Now you can't walk away, from the price you pay

[Harp Solo]

G C G C G Bm7

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G C G C G D

| | | | |

C C C G/B D/A G

| | | | |

[Verse]

G C

Little girl down on the strand, with that pretty little baby in your hands

G D

Do you remember, the story of the promised land

G C

How he crossed the desert sands, and could not enter the chosen land

G D C

On the banks of the river he stayed, to face the price you pay

G C

So let the game start, you better run you little wild heart

G D

You can run through all the nights, and all the days

G C

But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign

G D Em C

That counts the men fallen away, to the price you pa-ay,

G D C

And girl before the end of the day, I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away

[Outro]

G C G C G Bm7

| | | | |

G C G C G D

| | | | |

(repeat and fade)

About The Price You Pay Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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