Chords with lyrics
This song must be played with emotion. The last verse, after
the solos, starts slow and builds. Listen to the studio
version to hear how this works. You can play it in other
keys, but this one seems to sound the best. Bar chords
on the 
A augmentedA and 
BB work well.
Ernie - [email protected]
"Badlands" - from "Darkness of the Edge of Town"
E A BB
Lights out... trouble in the...
E A BB
Got a head on.....
E A BB
I'm caught up...
E A BB
But there's one.....
A augmentedA
Talk about a....
BB
You wake up...
A augmentedA
You spend your life....
B - A augmentedA
It just don't come
B A augmentedA - BB
Don't waste your...
E A BB
Badlands, you gotta...
(The rest of the song follows the same pattern.)
(alternative: Use Capo 2 and play 
D MajorD - G - A augmentedA)
"A king ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything."
Other versions of Badlands
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Badlands version 1 by Bruce Springsteen
