Night Fire
by Bruce Springsteen. From 'The Ties That Bind: The River Collection". Transcribed by burnmik.
Piano Intro
| Bb | % | C | Dm | Bb | % | C | Dm |
Intro riff: 12 string guitar
Dm Bb
e|---|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
B|---|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|
G|-0-|--------------0-|---0---------0-|----0---------0-|---0---------0-|
D|---|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A|---|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E|---|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Dm Bb
e|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
B|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|
G|---0----------0-|---0---------0-|---0----------0-|---0---------0-|
D|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F
e|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
B|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|
G|---0----------0-|---0---------0-|---0----------0-|---0---------0-|
D|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
C
e|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
B|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|-3----5--6--5---|-3---1--3--1---|
G|---0----------0-|---0---------0-|---0----------0-|---0-----------|
D|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm Am
Now you're running with the right crowd
Dm Am
Well you better watch the friends you're choosing
Dm Am
Girl, you're a walking winner now
G
But you better keep your eye on who's doing the loosing
Dm Am Dm
All the faces staring down your throat
Am Dm
All the eyes, darling, that are never closed
Am G
Well in your sadness, girl, maybe there's something that you oughta know
[Interlude]
| Dm Am | F G |
| Dm Am | F G |
[Chorus]
C G Dm
Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burning
C G Dm
Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearning
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
Yeah you're running with the right crowd
Dm Am
The money and the wine are flowing
Dm Am
You find a place with the right crowd
G
But you forgot about that storm, that storm was blowing
Dm Am
(Dance on) Let the music play
Dm Am
(Dance on) Let the night roll to day
Dm Am
(Dance on) Don't listen to what they say
G
Just keep moving to the beat, to the beat, to the big beat
[Interlude]
| Dm Am | F G |
| Dm Am | F G |
Chorus
C G Dm
The Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burning
C G Dm
Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearning
[Guitar Solo]
Dm
e|-10-10b12---(10)pb12pbr10-|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Dm Am
e|-8/10-----------------|-----------------------------------------10-10|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------------13------|
G|------------10-12--12b|14--(12)pb14--(12)pb14--(12)pb14pbr12---------|
D|------12-12-----------|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Dm Am
e|--------------------|-----------------------------10-10-|
B|--------------------|--------------------------13-------|
G|----------10-12--12b|14--(12)pb14--(12)pb14-------------|
D|--/12-12------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
Dm Am
e|--------------------|-----------------10-|
B|--------------------|-------------13-----|
G|----------10-12--12/|14----14-14---------|
D|--/12-12------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-13---13-13-13/12--13-13-|--13-13/12---------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------12\------|
D|-------------------------|----------------12\------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Sax Solo]
| Bb | C | Bb | C |
| Bb | C | Am | % |
[Verse 3]
Dm Am Dm
Will they punch your ticket as you grow old
Am Dm
Do you really get used to being bought and sold
Am Dm
Does that brand new dress keep out the cold
Am Dm
Do your brand new friends help you to keep
Am Dm
Pretty eyes from seeing what they shouldn't see
Am Dm
The sound of breaking glass and running feet
Am Dm
The sound of breaking glass and running feet
Am Dm
Won't you tell me, baby, I got to know
Am Dm
Won't you tell me, baby, I got to know
Am Dm
Won't you tell me, baby, I got to know
Am Dm
Won't you tell me, baby, I got to know
Am
Won't you tell me, baby, I got to know
[Walkup lick]
know
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-0-1-2-3-4-5-|
E|-------------|
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm
Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burning
C G Dm
The Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearning
C G Dm
Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burning
C G Dm
The Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearning
[Outro]
C
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
G Dm
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh
C
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
G Dm
Oh oh oh oh, oh
C
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
G Dm
Oh oh oh oh, oh Night Fire chords and lyrics
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Night Fire by Bruce Springsteen. From 'The Ties That Bind: The River Collection". Transcribed by burnmik. Piano Intro | Bb | % | C | Dm | Bb | % | C | Dm | [Verse 1] [Interlude] | Dm Am | F G | | Dm Am | F G | [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Interlude] | Dm Am | F G | | Dm Am | F G | Chorus [Sax Solo] | Bb | C | Bb | C | | Bb | C | Am | % | [Verse 3] [Chorus] [Outro]
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