Bruce Springsteen – Open All Night (Guitar Tab)

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Tempo: 150 bpm Capo: 2nd fret [Intro]
                         E5                E5                E5                E5
e|-----0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-3-3-3-2-3p2p0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0h2-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0h2-----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Verse 1]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Well I had the carburetor, baby, cleaned and checked. 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   With her line blown out she's hummin' like a turbojet.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Propped her up in my backyard on concrete blocks, 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   For a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Took her down to the carwash check the plugs and points, well

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   I'm goin' out tonight I'm gonna rock that joint.
[Verse 2]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Early north Jersey industrial skyline,

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   I'm an all set cobrajet creepin' through the nighttime.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a payphone.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Gotta hit the gas baby I'm runnin' late, 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   This New Jersey in the mornin' like a lunar landscape.
[Interlude]
e|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|-------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-----2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3-4-----------------|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Now the boss don't dig me so he put me on the nightshift.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   In the wee, wee hours your mind gets hazy. 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Radio relay towers won't you lead me to my baby.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Underneath the overpass, trooper hits his party light switch.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Goodnight, good luck, one, two, powershift.
[Verse 4]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   I met Wanda when she was employed behind 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   The counter at the Route 60 Bob’s Big Boy.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Fried chicken on the front seat, she's sittin' in my lap.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   We're wipin' our fingers on a Texaco roadmap.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   I remember Wanda up on Scrap Metal Hill, 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   With them big brown eyes that make your heart stand still.
[Interlude]
    E5                                                              
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                           Woohoo-hoo                   Hah!

         A5                                      B5               
e|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-3-4-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|

   B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                   Ye--------------------------------ah
[Verse 5]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   5 A.M., oil pressure's sinkin' fast.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   I make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Gotta call my baby on the telephone.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Let her know that her daddy's comin' on home.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Sit tight little mamma, I'm a-comin' round. 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   I got three more hours but I'm coverin' ground.
[Verse 6]
   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Your eyes get itchy in the wee, wee hours. 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Sun's just a red ball risin' over them refinery towers.

   A5                A5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Radio's jammed up with gospel stations, 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Lost souls callin', long distance salvation.

   B5                B5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   Hey Mister DJ, won't ya hear my last prayer? 

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Hey, ho, rock 'n roll, deliver me from nowhere.

   E5                E5                
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   Hey ‘n de da ‘n de da now . . .