Bruce Springsteen – Valentines Day (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bruce Springsteen From: "Tunnel of Love" (1987) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard What is special about this song is the combination of open chords (+ the soft keyboard layers) and the melodic bass line. It is difficult to create that atmosphere alone on one guitar. I worked out an arrangement that works well for me. Even if it may not be exactly what is played on the recording, to me it is a fair representation of how it sounds. Suggestions highly welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you play together with a bass, the general pattern through most of the song is (Capo 2nd fret): VERSE /INTRO | D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % | MIDDLE 8 | Bm | % | F#m | % | | Gmaj7 G6 | % | A E7sus/A | A(add9) | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-E
D          x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus2      x-x-0-2-3-0
Gmaj7      3-x-0-0-0-2
G6         3-x-0-0-0-0

E7sus/A    x-0-2-4-3-0  = actually Asus4(add9)
Aadd9      x-0-2-4-2-0

             D         Dsus2              D             Dsus2 
I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark

               Gmaj7         G6                   Gmaj7             G6
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart

     D            Dsus2           D              Dsus2 
It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through

       Gmaj7           G6    Gmaj7        G6              | D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % |
And it ain't gonna stop          till I'm alone again with you

[Verse 2]

  D             Dsus2     D           Dsus2 
A friend of mine became a father last night

        Gmaj7        G6           Gmaj7     G6 
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light

       D                Dsus2         D            Dsus2 
Of the skies and the rivers, the timberwolf in the pines

         Gmaj7        G6        Gmaj7    G6 
And that great jukebox out on Route 39

           D          Dsus2     D       Dsus2 
They say he travels fastest who travels alone

      Gmaj7           G6          Gmaj7    G6              | D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % |
But tonight I miss my girl, mister       tonight I miss my home

[Middle 8]

          Bm
Is it the sound of the leaves left blown by the wayside

       F#m
That's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight

          Gmaj7          G6         Gmaj7             G6 
Is it the cry of the river with the moonlight shining through

     A                 E7sus/A    Aadd9                      [ D ]
That ain't what scares me baby,      what scares me is losing you

               D             Dsus2           D            Dsus2
They say if you die in your dreams, you really die in your bed

    Gmaj7              G6                             Gmaj7      G6  
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head

   D     Dsus2      D            Dsus2
And God's light came shinin' on through

       Gmaj7      G6               Gmaj7         G6  
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anew

              D         Dsus2     D                 Dsus2
It wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me

              Gmaj7           G6               Gmaj7       G6  
It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true

              D               Dsus2      D                        Dsus2
It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I   felt rushing through my arms

Gmaj7    G6     Gmaj7    G6 
  No no baby,             baby it was you

   D        Dsus2                 D        Dsus2 
So hold me close honey, say you're forever mine

  Gmaj7           G6   Gmaj7    G6 
And tell me you'll be my        lonely valentine

| D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % |
Lonely valentine

| D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % |

| D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % |
(fade)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I’m alone and still want to hear the bass, I play it like this – even though it is a little complicated: Capo 2nd fret The basic pattern (see below) basically runs through most of the song, sometimes the bottom note changes too (see below). Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to include these changes.

INTRO / VERSES
 [D       [Dsus2/F#      [D/A     [Dsus2/B [Dsus2/A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  
e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------|
B|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3---3-------|
G|2-----------2-----------|2-----------2---2-------|
D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
A|------------------------|0-----------2---0-------|
E|------------2-----------|------------------------|

 [Gmaj7      [G6/B        [Gmaj7/D   [G6/E [G6/D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  
e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
G|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------2---0-------|
A|------------2-----------|------------------------|
E|3-----------------------|------------------------|

 [D       [Dsus2/F#      [D/A     [Dsus2/B [Dsus2/A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  
e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------|
B|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3---3-------|
G|2-----------2-----------|2-----------2---2-------|
D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
A|------------------------|0-----------2---0-------|
E|------------2-----------|------------------------|

 [Gmaj7    [G6/F#       [Gmaj7/E     [G6/E [G6/D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  
e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
G|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------|
D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------2---0-------|
A|------------------------|2-----------------------|
E|3-----------2-----------|0-----------------------|

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CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-E
D          x-x-0-2-3-2

Dsus2/F#   2-x-0-2-3-0
Dsus2/A    x-0-0-2-3-0
Dsus2/B    x-2-0-2-3-0

Gmaj7      3-x-0-0-0-2
G6/B       x-2-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7/D    x-x-0-0-0-2

Gmaj7/E    0-2-0-0-0-2 or
           x-x-2-0-0-2
G6/E       x-x-2-0-0-0
G6/D       x-x-0-0-0-0

E7sus/A    x-0-2-4-3-0  = actually Asus4(add9)
Aadd9      x-0-2-4-2-0

             D         Dsus2/F#           D/A           Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark

               Gmaj7        G6/B               Gmaj7/D             G6/E  G6/D
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart

     D            Dsus2/F#        D/A            Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through

       Gmaj7           G6/B  Gmaj7/E      G6/D
And it ain't gonna stop          till I'm alone again with you

  D             Dsus2/F#  D/A         Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
A friend of mine became a father last night

        Gmaj7       G6/F#       Gmaj7/E      G6/E  G6/D 
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light

       D                Dsus2/F#      D/A          Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
Of the skies and the rivers, the timberwolf in the pines

         Gmaj7        G6/B      Gmaj7/D  G6/E  G6/D
And that great jukebox out on Route 39

           D          Dsus2/F#  D/A     Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
They say he travels fastest who travels alone

      Gmaj7           G6/F#       Gmaj7/E  G6/E    G6/D 
But tonight I miss my girl, mister       tonight I miss my home

          Bm
Is it the sound of the leaves left blown by the wayside

       F#m
That's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight

          Gmaj7          G6/B       Gmaj7/D           G6/E  G6/D
Is it the cry of the river with the moonlight shining through

     A                 E7sus/A    Aadd9                      [ D ]
That ain't what scares me baby,      what scares me is losing you

               D             Dsus2/F#        D/A          Dsus2
They say if you die in your dreams, you really die in your bed

    Gmaj7              G6/F#                          Gmaj7/E    G6/E  G6/D 
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head

   D     Dsus2/F#   D/A          Dsus2
And God's light came shinin' on through

       Gmaj7      G6/B             Gmaj7/A       G6/B /A 
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anew

              D         Dsus2/F# D/A               Dsus2
It wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me

              Gmaj7           G6/A             Gmaj7       G6/F# /E 
It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true

              D               Dsus2/F#  D/A                    Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I   felt rushing through my arms

Gmaj7    G6/B   Gmaj7/D  G6/E  G6/D
  No no baby,             baby it was you

   D        Dsus2/F#              D/A      Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A
So hold me close honey, say you're forever mine

  Gmaj7           G6/B Gmaj7/D  G6/E  G6/D
And tell me you'll be my        lonely valentine

| D Dsus2/F# | D/A  Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A | Gmaj7 G6/B | Gmaj7/D G6/E  G6/D |
Lonely valentine

| D Dsus2/F# | D/A  Dsus2/B  Dsus2/A | Gmaj7 G6/B | Gmaj7/A G6/B G6/A |
(fade)