Gave It A Name chords by Bruce Springsteen

Gave It A Name - Bruce Springsteen


| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D


In the fields of the lord
       G              D
Stood Abel and Cain

                G
Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain

                                Bm             A
At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame

                 G      D
So he gave it a name

                 G      D
So he gave it a name

                G A  D | G | D | G | D
So he gave it a name

                  G                  D
Billy got drunk, angry at his wife

                  G
He hit her once, he hit her twice

                      Bm                           A
At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame

                 G      D
So he gave it a name

                 G      D
So he gave it a name

                G A  D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D
So he gave it a name

                            G               D
Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true

                         G
Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"

                          Bm                         A
At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins


| A | G | D | G | D | G | A | D | G...



The original guitar is tuned down 1
step and plays the chords 2 bars higher:
 D                   G
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-----------------|----------------|
-9--9-7--9-9--9--|-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
-9--9-11-9-9--9--|-2--2-4--2-2--2-|
-7--7-7--7-7--7--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
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(play /w a lot of percusive strokes)