BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN From the Album: Wrecking Ball Capo on 3rd fret C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C (Chant) C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Oh, no cannonball did fly, no rifles cut us down C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C No bombs fell from the sky, no blood soaked the ground C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C No powder flash blinded the eye, no deathly thunder sound C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C But just as sure as the hand of God, they brought death to my hometown C C Gsus2 C They brought death to my hometown, boys
C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C (Chant) C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C No shells ripped the evening sky, no cities burning down C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C No armies stormed the shores for which we'd die no dictators were crowned C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C I awoke from a quiet night, I never heard a sound C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boys C Gsus2 C Death to my hometown C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Gsus2 C (Chant) F C They destroyed our families' factories and they took our homes F C G They left our bodies on the plains, the vultures picked our bones C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C So listen up, my sonny boy, be ready for when they come C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C For they'll be returning sure as the rising sun C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Now get yourself a song to sing and sing it 'til you're done F C F C Yeah, sing it hard and sing it well F C F C Send the robber barons straight to hell F C F C The greedy thieves who came around F C F C And ate the flesh of everything they found F C F C Whose crimes have gone unpunished now F C F C Who walk the streets as free men now C C Gsus2 C Ah, they brought death to our hometown, boys C Gsus2 C Death to our hometown, boys C Gsus2 C Death to our hometown, boys C Gsus2 C Death to our hometown, whoa! C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C Fmaj7 Gsus2 C (Chant) C Fmaj7 Gsus2 G F |-0-0-----0-----3-1--| |-1-1-----3-----3-1--| |-0-2-----0-----0-2--| |-2-3-----0-----0-3--| |-3-------2-----2----| |---------3-----3----|
The 2012 album “Wrecking ball” is varied in styles, tempos and moods. This song is an angry protest song against Wall Street and those working there. "Death to My Hometown" is a fun song to play on guitar and now you can learn it too with these guitar chords.
There is no wonder where Bruce Springsteen is standing; he is always on the side with the Americans who is struggling with the economic problems. The song is spiced with influences from Irish folk music and also an old Irish poem. You will find it all in these “Death to My Hometown” guitar chords.
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Death To My Hometown by Bruce Springsteen