Held Up Without A Gun chords by Bruce Springsteen

• 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 B minor pentatonic, improvising in that works.


Verse chords: A - D
Chorus chords: D - E - A
Solo chords: D - E - A

Verse 1

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

 A                          D            A
Looked at my tank it was reading low

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

 D            E         A      D            E        A
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun


Verse 2

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

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

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

 D              E       A      D            E        A
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun


Solo: D - D - D - D - E - E - A - A 2X

Verse 3

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

 A                           D          A
You know it happens buddy all the time

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

 D            E         A
Held up without a gun, 4X