Racing in the street ’78 (lyric version from the Promise, 2010) (http://www.brucespringsteen.it/DB/sd3.aspx?sid=447)
Got a 32 Ford, she's a 318 Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot Outside the Seven-Eleven store Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch And he rides with me from town to town We only run for the money got no strings attached We shut 'em up and we shut 'em down Tonight tonight the strip's just right I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats Come on out around the world We're goin' racin' in the street
We take all the action we can meet And we cover all the northeast states When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street From the back roads to the turnpike gates Some guys they do it for the money Other guys do it cause they don't know what else they can do Well and they just hang around in an empty home Waking up in a world that somebody else owns Tonight tonight the strip's just right I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat Well summer's here and the time is right For racin' in the street
I met her on the strip three years ago In a Camaro with this dude from L.A. I blew that Camaro off my back and I stole that little girl away But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes And she cries herself to sleep at night When I come home the house is dark She whispers "hey baby did you make it all right?" Just to make it all right She sits on the porch of her daddy's house But honey your pretty dress is torn She stares off alone into the night With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the blown-off strangers and hot rod angels Stumbling through this promised land Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea And wash these sins off our hands Tonight tonight the strips just right I wanna blow them off in my first heat Well come on out the time is right We're goin' racin' in the street
These are the chords to the '78 version of Racing In The Street from The Promise. It's a terrific rendition of the song and I searched and searched but couldn't find the chords online. Finally I picked up my guitar and sounded them out. I hope this helps anyone else whose been searching for these chords.
Intro: F Dm C Bb
I got a 'F32 Ford, she's a Dmthree-eighteen
Fuelie Cheads and a Hurst on theBb floor
And she's Fwaiting tonight down in theDm parking lot
Outside the C7-Eleven store Bb
Me and my Fpartner Sonny built her sDmtraight out of scratch
And he Crides with me from town to Bbtown
We only Frun for the money got no Dmstrings attached We shut 'em Cup and we shut 'em Bbdown
TFonight, tonight the strDmip's just right
I wanna blCow 'em all out of their Bbseats
CFome on out arouDmnd the world
We're going Cracing in the strBbeet
We taFke all the action Dmwe can meet
And we Ccover all the northeast Bbstates
When the Fstrip shuts down we runDm 'em in the street
From the Cback roads to the turnpike Bbgates
Well now Fsome guys they do it for the Dmmoney
Other guys do it 'cause they Cdon't know what else they canBb do
There Fjust ain't nothing left at Dmhome
Waking up in a Cworld that somebody else Bbowns
TFonight, tonight the stDmrip's just right
I wanna bloCw 'em off in my first Bbheat
Now Fsummer's here and the time is Dmright For Cracing in the sBbtreet
Here's where the violin starts and the key changes. It moves up 3 half steps so F = G#, Dm = Fm, C = D#, and Bb = C#. You can throw a capo on the third fret and play all the chords like before, or you can just play barre chords.
I mG#et her on the strip three Fmyears ago
In a CD#amaro with this dude from C#L.A.
I G#blew that Camaro Fmoff my back and stD#ole that little girl C#away
Now there's G#wrinkles 'round my baFmby's eyes
She cD#ries herself to sleep at C#night
WhenG# I come home, the Fmhouse is dark she sighs,
&D#quot;Baby did you make itC# all right?"
She sG#its on the porch of her Fmdaddy's house
But honey your D#pretty dress is toC#rn
She staG#res out alone intFmo the night
With the eyes of D#one who hates for just bein'C# born
For all the G#blown-off strangers and hoFmt rod angels
StD#umbling through this promised C#land
Tonight my G#baby and me we're gonna Fmride to the sea And wD#ash these sins off our C#hands
TG#onight tonight the strip'sFm just right
I wanna D#blow 'em off in my first C#heat
CoG#me on out the timFme is right
We're goin' D#racing in the sC#treet
Also if you want, you can play E in the bass of the F chord before changing to Dm. It sounds fine if you don't, but it sounds more like the recording if you do.
-G#4-- -Fm1-- -D#3-- -C#4--
-4-- -1-- -4-- -6--
-5-- -1-- -3-- -6--
-6-- -2-- -5-- -6--
-6-- -2-- -6-- -4--
-4-- -1-- -3-- -4--
Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen
Chords using:
F Dm7 C4 Bb Gm C7 e|-1--1---1--1--3--0-| B|-1--1---1--3--3--1-| G|-2--2---0--3--3--3-| D|-3--0---2--3--5--2-| A|-3------3--1--5--3-| E|-1------3----|
[Intro]
F Dm7 C4 Bb
[Verse 1]
F I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a three-ninety-six Bb Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor Gm She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot Bb Outside the Seven-Eleven store F Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch Bb And he rides with me from town to town Gm We only run for the money got no strings attached Bb We shut `em up and then we shut `em down
[Chorus]
C7 F Tonight, tonight the strip's just right Bb I wanna blow `em off in my first heat Gm Summer's here and the time is right Bb For racin' in the street
[Verse 2]
F We take all the action we can meet Bb And we cover all the northeast state Gm When the strip shuts down we run `em in the street Bb From the fire roads to the interstate F Now some guys they just give up living Bb And start dying little by little piece by piece Gm Some guys come home from work and wash up Bb Then go racin' in the street
[Chorus]
C7 F Tonight, tonight the strip's just right Bb I wanna blow `em all out of their seats Gm Calling out around the world Bb We're going racin' in the street
[Break]
F Dm7 C4 Bb F Dm7 C4 Bb
[Verse 3]
F I met her on the strip three years ago Bb In a Camaro with this dude from L.A. Gm I blew that Camaro off my back Bb And drove that little girl away F But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes Bb And she cries herself to sleep at night Gm When I come home the house is dark Bb She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
[Verse 4]
F She sits on the porch of her daddy's house Bb But all her pretty dreams are torn Gm She stares off alone into the night Bb With the eyes of one who hates for just being born F For all the shut-down strangers and hot rod angels Bb Rumbling through this promised land Gm Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea Bb And wash these sins off our hands
[Chorus]
C7 F Tonight, tonight the highway's bright Bb Out of our way mister you best keep Gm `Cause summer's here and the time is right Bb We're goin' racin' in the street
[Outro]
F Bb Gm Bb (to fade out)