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Born In The Usa

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SONG: Born in the USA
ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
ALBUM: Born in the USA
TABBED BY: Kev Short
Start out with clean guitar then put a bit of distortion on when the song kicks in fully.
For the faster parts of the song, strumming the chords instead of simply playing them and 
letting them ring could sound better.
For the keyboard melody play this:
   B
  ()
e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
   E
  ()
e|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
B|-------7-----------5--7--|----5-----7--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
[Intro]
B   B   E   E
[Verse 1]
B
  Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
E
End up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up, now
[Chorus]
B
  Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
      E
I was   born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. now
[Verse 2]
B
  Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
E
  Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
[Chorus]
B
  Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
      E
I was   born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. 
[Verse 3]
B
  Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said "Son if it was up to me"
E
  Went down to see my V.A. man
He said "Son, don't you understand now"
[Instrumental]
B   B   E   E
[Verse 4]
B
  I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
E
  They're still there, he's all gone
E
[Verse 5]
B
  He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
E   E
[Verse 6]
B
  Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
    E
I'm   ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
B
  Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. now
E
  Born in the U.S.A., I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
B
  Born in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.
E
  Born in the U.S.A., I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
[Instrumental]
B  B  E  E
            x3
[False Ending]
B   B   E   E
1 2 3 4
(continue)
B   B   E   E
B   B   E
(fade out)

Born In The Usa chords and lyrics

Free chords for Born In The Usa by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

SONG: Born in the USA
ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
ALBUM: Born in the USA
TABBED BY: Kev Short
Start out with clean guitar then put a bit of distortion on when the song kicks in fully.
For the faster parts of the song, strumming the chords instead of simply playing them and 
letting them ring could sound better.
[Intro]
B   B   E   E
[Verse 1]
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
Till you spend half your life just covering up, now
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
So they put a rifle in my hand
To go and kill the yellow man
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Hiring man said "Son if it was up to me"
He said "Son, don't you understand now"
[Instrumental]
B   B   E   E 
[Verse 4]
Fighting off the Viet Cong
E
[Verse 5]
I got a picture of him in her arms now
E   E
[Verse 6]
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
B   B   E   E   x3
[False Ending]
B   B   E   E
1 2 3 4
(continue)
B   B   E   E

Born In The Usa Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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