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Held Up Without A Gun

Bruce Springsteen

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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.

Capo 2nd fret
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

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Held Up Without A Gun

Bruce Springsteen