Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen
Performed by serena Ryder
Capo on the 6th fret
| D | Bm7 | C | G |
D
I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
G
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
Em
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
G
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
D
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
G
And he rides with me from town to town
Em
We only run for the money got no strings attached
G
We shut `em up and then we shut `em down
D D
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
G
I wanna blow `em off in my first heat
Em
Summer's here and the time is right
G
For racin' in the street
D
We take all the action we can meet
G
And we cover all the northeast state
Em
When the strip shuts down we run `em in the street
G
From the fire roads to the interstate
D
Now some guys they just give up living
G
And start dying little by little piece by piece
Em
Some guys come home from work and wash up
G
Then go racin' in the street
D D
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
G
I wanna blow `em all out of their seats
Em
Calling out around the world
G
We're going racin' in the street
(Break) | D | Bm7 | C | G | D | Bm7 | C | G |
D
I met her on the strip three years ago
G
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
Em
I blew that Camaro off my back
G
And drove that little girl away
D
But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes
G
And she cries herself to sleep at night
Em
When I come home the house is dark
G
She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
D
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
G
But all her pretty dreams are torn
Em
She stares off alone into the night
G
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
D
For all the shut-down strangers and hot rod angels
G
Rumbling through this promised land
Em
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
G
And wash these sins off our hands
D D
Tonight, tonight the highway's bright
G
Out of our way mister you best keep
Em
`Cause summer's here and the time is right
G
We're goin' racin' in the street
| D | Bm7 | Em | G | (to fade out)
