Western Stars chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
| E minorEm | FF  | E minorEm | FF  | G+G  | G+G

Verse 1:
         E minorEm   FF            G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
I wake up in the morning, just glad my boots are on
            E minorEm        FF            G+G
Instead of empty in the whispering grasses down the Five at Forest Lawn
            E minorEm      FF              G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
On the set, the makeup girl brings me two raw eggs and a shot of gin
                   E minorEm           FF               G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Then I give it all up for that little blue pill that promises to bring it all back to you again

Chorus:
       C majorC  FF          G+G   Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Ride me down easy, ride me down easy, friend
      E minorEm        FF        G+G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Verse 2:
             E minorEm   FF               G+G   Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Here in the canyons above Sunset, the desert don't give up the fight
              E minorEm             FF             G+G
A augmentedA coyote with someone's Chihuahua in its teeth skitters 'cross my veranda in the night
             E minorEm       FF            G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Some lost sheep from Oklahoma sips her Mojito down at the Whiskey Bar
                 E minorEm         FF              G+G
Smiles and says she thinks she remembers me from that commercial with the credit card

Chorus:
               C majorC    FF         G+G
Hell, these days there ain't no more, now there's just again
      E minorEm        FF        G+G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Interlude:
| E minorEm | FF  | G+G  | G+G

Verse 3:
             E minorEm  FF            G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Some days I take my El Camino, throw my saddle in and go
               E minorEm   FF          G+G
East to the desert where the charros, they still ride and rope
       C majorC         FF                G+G
Our American brothers cross the wire and bring the old ways with them
      E minorEm        FF        G+G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Instrumental:
| C majorC  | FF  | G+G  | G+G  | E minorEm | FF  | G+G  | G+G

Verse 4:
          E minorEm     FF             G+G
Once I was shot by John Wayne, yeah, it was towards the end
               E minorEm           FF               G+G   Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
That one scene's bought me a thousand drinks, set me up and I'll tell it for you, friend
       C majorC    FF          G+G
Here's to the cowboys, riders in the whirlwind
      E minorEm        FF        G+G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again
    E minorEm        FF        G+G
And the western stars are shining bright again

Chorus:
           C majorC       FF            G+G
Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds
    E minorEm        FF        G+G
And the western stars are shining bright again
            C majorC  FF          G+G
C'mon and ride me down easy, ride me down easy, friend
          E minorEm        FF        G+G  Gsus2Gsus2 G+G
'Cause tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Tag:
        E minorEm   FF            G+G  Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
I woke up this morning just glad my boots were on

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