Held Up Without A Gun chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

The closest Bruce & The E-Street Band ever came to a punk rock song. All chords
are relative to capo. Solo is in BB minor pentatonic, improvising in that works.


Verse chords: A augmentedA - D MajorD
Chorus chords: D MajorD - E MajorE - A augmentedA
Solo chords: D MajorD - E MajorE - A augmentedA

Verse 1

 A augmentedA             D MajorD      A augmentedA
I was out driving just a taking it slow

 A augmentedA             D MajorD      A augmentedA
Looked at my tank it was reading low

 A augmentedA                 D MajorD     A augmentedA
Pulled in a Exxon station out on Highway One

 D MajorD      E MajorE     A augmentedA   D MajorD      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

Verse 2

 A augmentedA                    D MajorD      A augmentedA
Some damn fool with a guitar walking down the street

 A augmentedA                  D MajorD      A augmentedA
Ain't got nowhere to go ain't got nothing to eat

 A augmentedA             D MajorD      A augmentedA
Man with a cigar says, "Sign here son"

 D MajorD       E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun


Solo: D MajorD - D MajorD - D MajorD - D MajorD - E MajorE - E MajorE - A augmentedA - A augmentedA 2X

Verse 3

 A augmentedA             D MajorD      A augmentedA
Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime

 A augmentedA              D MajorD     A augmentedA
You know it happens buddy all the time

 A augmentedA                   D MajorD     A augmentedA
Try to make a living, try to have a little fun

 D MajorD      E MajorE     A augmentedA
Held up without a gun, 4X

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