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Gave It A Name

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Gave It A Name - Bruce Springsteen
|  D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G| D  
In the fields of the lord
Stood GAbel and CainD  
Cain slew Abel G'neath the black rain
At night he couldn't stand the Bmguilt or the Ablame
So he gave it a GnameD  
So he gave it a GnameD  
                 G    A   D|  G|  D|  G| D  
So he gave it a name 
Billy got drunk, Gangry at his wifeD  
He hit her once, Ghe hit her twice
At night he'd lie in Bmbed, he couldn't stand the Ashame
So he gave it a GnameD  
So he gave it a GnameD  
                 G    A   D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G| D  
So he gave it a name 
Pa told me "Son, one thing GI know is trueD  
Poison snake bites you, Gyou're poison too"
At night I can feel that Bmpoison runnin' 'round my Aveins 
|  A|  G|  D|  G|  D|  G|  A|  D| G...
The original guitar is tuned down 1 
step and plays the chords 2 bars higher:
D-----------------|G----------------|
-----------------|----------------|
-9--9-7--9-9--9--|-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
-9--9-11-9-9--9--|-2--2-4--2-2--2-|
-7--7-7--7-7--7--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
-----------------|----------------
(play /w a lot of percusive strokes)

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Gave It A Name

by Bruce Springsteen

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Gave It A Name - Bruce Springsteen

D G D G D G D G D

| | | | | | | | |

In the fields of the lord

G D

Stood Abel and Cain

Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain

Bm A

At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame

G D

So he gave it a name

G D

So he gave it a name

G A D G D G D

| | | |

So he gave it a name

G D

Billy got drunk, angry at his wife

He hit her once, he hit her twice

Bm A

At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame

G D

So he gave it a name

G D

So he gave it a name

G A D G D G D G D G D G D G D

| | | | | | | | | | | |

So he gave it a name

G D

Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true

Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"

Bm A

At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins

A G D G D G A D G

| | | | | | | | | ...

The original guitar is tuned down 1

step and plays the chords 2 bars higher:

D G

-----------------|----------------|

-9--9-7--9-9--9--|-2--2-2--2-2--2-|

-9--9-11-9-9--9--|-2--2-4--2-2--2-|

-7--7-7--7-7--7--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-|

-----------------|----------------

(play /w a lot of percusive strokes)

About Gave It A Name Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Gave It A Name by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Gave It A Name chords”, “Gave It A Name guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Gave It A Name chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Gave It A Name chords and for experienced players who want accurate Gave It A Name lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D, G, Bm.

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What key is "Gave It A Name" in?

The chords for "Gave It A Name" show the original chord names (including A, D, G, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.