Gave It A Name - Bruce Springsteen
| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D
In the fields of the lord
G D
Stood Abel and Cain
G
Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain
Bm A
At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame
G D
So he gave it a name
G D
So he gave it a name
G A D | G | D | G | D
So he gave it a name
G D
Billy got drunk, angry at his wife
G
He hit her once, he hit her twice
Bm A
At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame
G D
So he gave it a name
G D
So he gave it a name
G A D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | D
So he gave it a name
G D
Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true
G
Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"
Bm A
At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins
| A | G | D | G | D | G | A | D | G...
The original guitar is tuned down 1
step and plays the chords 2 bars higher:
D G
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-9--9-7--9-9--9--|-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
-9--9-11-9-9--9--|-2--2-4--2-2--2-|
-7--7-7--7-7--7--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
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(play /w a lot of percusive strokes)