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Held Up Without A Gun

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The closest Bruce & The E-Street Band ever came to a punk rock song. All chords 
are relative to capo. Solo is in B minor pentatonic, improvising in that works.
Capo 2nd fret
Verse chords:  A- D  
Chorus chords:  D-  E- A  
Solo chords:  D-  E- A  
Verse 1
AI was out driving just a Dtaking it sAlow
ALooked at my tank it was Dreading lowA  
APulled in a Exxon station out on DHighway AOne
DHeld up witEhout a gAun, hDeld up withEout a gAun
Verse 2
ASome damn fool with a guitar walking dDown the stAreet
AAin't got nowhere to go ain't got Dnothing to Aeat
AMan with a cigar says, "SDign here sAon"
DHeld up withoEut a gAun, hDeld up withEout a gAun
Solo:  D-  D-  D-  D-  E-  E-  A-  A2X
Verse 3
ANow it's a sin and it ouDghta be a cArime
AYou know it happens buddy Dall the tAime
ATry to make a living, try to have a Dlittle fAun
DHeld up witEhout a gAun, 4X

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Held Up Without A Gun

by Bruce Springsteen

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The closest Bruce & The E-Street Band ever came to a punk rock song. All chords

are relative to capo. Solo is in B minor pentatonic, improvising in that works.

Capo 2nd fret

A D

Verse chords: -

D E A

Chorus chords: - -

D E A

Solo chords: - -

Verse 1

A D A

I was out driving just a taking it slow

A D A

Looked at my tank it was reading low

A D A

Pulled in a Exxon station out on Highway One

D E A D E A

Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

Verse 2

A D A

Some damn fool with a guitar walking down the street

A D A

Ain't got nowhere to go ain't got nothing to eat

A D A

Man with a cigar says, "Sign here son"

D E A D E A

Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

D D D D E E A A

Solo: - - - - - - - 2X

Verse 3

A D A

Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime

A D A

You know it happens buddy all the time

A D A

Try to make a living, try to have a little fun

D E A

Held up without a gun, 4X

About Held Up Without A Gun Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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