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Further On chords by Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Further On (Up The Road)
from The Rising

transcribed by Rod Nolan ([email protected])
standard tuning - capo at 1st fret
all chord shapes and names indicated are relative
to capo - actual chord is one semitone higher

this song doesn't really follow a nice set structure
which makes it more interesting and challenging to play.
I've tried to describe it as I see it but I'd love to
hear your interpretation. Here's mine:
intro
verse 1
chorus
verse 2
chorus
verse 3

this verse breaks the trend: although the number of bars in
what I've called bridge / verse 3 is the same as a regular
verse, the lyric pattern and the chord pregression for the
first two lines (what I've called the bridge) is different.
So, in the song, it feels like the verse is starting where
I've indicated but there are two less lines, which are taken
up by the preceeding bridge

chorus
solo
verse 4
verse 5

this verse is similar to verse 3 in that it's preceded by that
bridge bit again...

chorus
bridge (2x)
chorus (2x)

after the Chord diagramE minorEm that ends the first chorus, lead in to the second
with a Chord diagramG+G chord ...
end the song with 9 downstroke strums on Chord diagramE minorEm


the bridge bit is pretty cool because the first time (verse 3)
it follows the chorus and the second time it's wedged right in
between two verses (4 and 5)... very versatile set of bars!

enough analysis! if you listen to the song you should be able
to follow the chords as I've written them.

I figured this song out on an acoustic but the distorted electric
in the song does lots of embellishments on the basic chords so
you'll have to play around a bit to figure them out. I think the
electric probably plays barre chords with lots of agile
little-finger hammer-ons... or maybe the electric is in an open
tuning? your interpretations ??
EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe
022000  320033  x32010  xx0323

  Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramD MajorD


0:00 (intro)
Chord diagramE minorEm (4x)


0:14 (verse 1)
                  Chord diagramE minorEm
where the road ...
                Chord diagramG+G
and the seed ...
                   Chord diagramE minorEm
where the gun ...
                  Chord diagramG+G
and the bullet's ...

                    Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD
where the miles ...
             Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
in blood ...


(chorus)
        Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
I'll meet you ...


0:44 (verse 2)
                       Chord diagramE minorEm
got on my ...
                       Chord diagramG+G
and my smilin' ...
                     Chord diagramE minorEm
my lucky ...
               Chord diagramG+G
and a song ...

                  Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramD MajorD
I got a ...
                        Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
to keep me ...


(chorus)
            Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
and I'll meet ...


1:15 (bridge)
                   Chord diagramD MajorD
further on ...
                   Chord diagramE minorEm
further on ...


1:23 (verse 3)
                 Chord diagramE minorEm
where the way ...
                 Chord diagramG+G
and the night ...

          Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramD MajorD
one sunny mornin'
               Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
we'll rise ...


(chorus)
           Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE minorEm
and I'll meet ...


1:46
[solo]


2:16 (verse 4)
                          Chord diagramE minorEm
now I been ...
               Chord diagramG+G
just doin' ...
                        Chord diagramE minorEm
searchin' through ...
                Chord diagramG+G
lookin' for ...


(bridge)
                       Chord diagramD MajorD
if there's a ...
                       Chord diagramE minorEm
well brother ...

(verse 5)
                 Chord diagramE minorEm
but I got ...
               Chord diagramG+G
burnin' in ...

                    Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramD MajorD
so let's take ...
          Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
as they go


(chorus)
           Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
and I'll meet you ...


3:02 (bridge - 2x)
                   Chord diagramD MajorD
further on ...
                   Chord diagramE minorEm
further on ...


3:18
            Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramD MajorD
one sunny mornin'
              Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD
we'll rise I know


           Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramG+G
and I'll meet you ...

           Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm
and I'll meet you ...                 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \

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