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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - OPEN ALL NIGHT
from the album "Nebraska"
NOTE: Play a standard powerchord G5 (with fingers 1 and 3) and hammer
your 4th finger on the A-string, 5th fret (this would be a
stretch) every 3rd 1/8 stroke. That works with all the other
powerchords in this song.
All chords are played P.M.!
BTW: This structure is also used for "State Trooper".
G5
Well, I had the carburator, baby, cleaned and checked
With her line blown out she's hummin' like a turbojet
C5
Propped her up in the backyard on concrete blocks
G5
For a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks
D5
Took her down to the carwash, check the plugs and point
G5
Well, I'm goin' out tonight. I'm gonna rock that joint
Early north Jersey industrial skyline
I'm a all-set cobra jet creepin' through the nighttime
C5
Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a pay phone
G5
This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone
D5
Gotta hit the gas, baby. I'm running late
G5 G5 C5 D5
This New Jersey in the mornin' like a lunar landscape
G5
Now, the boss don't dig me, so he put me on the night shift
It's an all-night run to get back to where my baby lives
C5
In the wee, wee hours your mind gets hazy
G5
Radio relays towers, won't you lead me to my baby?
D5
Underneath the overpass, trooper hits his party light switch
G5
Good night, good luck. One, two power shift
I met Wanda when she was employed
Behind the counter at Route 60 Bob's Big Boy Fried Chicken
C5
On the front seat, she's sittin' in my lap
G5
We're wipin' our fingers on a Texaco road map
D5
I remember Wanda up on scrap metal hill
G5 G5 C5 D5
With them big brown eyes that make your heart stand still
G5
Well, at five a.m., oil pressure's sinkin' fast
I make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas
C5
Gotta call my baby on the telephone
G5
Let her know that her daddy's comin' on home
D5
Sit tight, little mama, I'm comin' 'round
G5
I got three more hours, but I'm coverin' ground
Your eyes get itchy in the wee, wee hours
Sun's just a red ball risin' over them refinery towers
C5
Radio's jammed up with gospel stations
G5
Lost souls callin' long distance salvation
D5
Hey, mister DJ, won'tcha hear my last prayer?
G5
Hey, ho, Rock 'n'Roll , deliver me from nowhere
Chordformations & Abbrevations:
D5 C5 G5
E x x x
B x x x
G x x x
D 7 5 x
A 5 3 5
E x x 3
P.M. - Palm Muted
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Transcripted by Mareike E. (http://www.bruce-springsteen.tk)
For more questions and corrections email me at mybrucesite@yahoo.com