Born To Run

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  • One of the masterpieces of the boss. It is rather difficult to play since the band
    uses keyboards and if you want to make it sound like it you have to make adjustments
    for the guitar. So I managed to get the sound with one rhythm guitar and one 'lead
  • guitar'. Both are in the standard tuning. Bruce plays staccato with the rhythm guitar
    while muting the strings. For the lead guitar use tremolo and treble boosting. The bass
    is tabbed too. I got that only through hearing and I recorded a demo mp3 to illustrate
  • the tab.
     
    INTRO and CHORUS :
  •  
    Rhythm guitar (play staccato and mute all along the song)
     
  • E E4 A B E
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • G +----1--1---------------2---1---------+---2----2------8-----------1---------+
    D +----2--2-----------2---2---2---------+---2----2------9-----------2---------+
    A +----2--2-....------2---2---2---------+---4----4------9-----------2---------+
  • E +----0--0-----------0---0---0---------+---5----5------7-----------0---------+
     
    Lead guitar
  • E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------(0)---+
    B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------(0)---+
    G +----------------------2---1----------+-------------------------------(1))--+
  • D +----------------------2---2----------+--(2)---2------9---------------(2)---+
    A +---2--------------2---2---2----------+---4----4------9-----------2---(2)---+
    E +---0---------------------------------+---5---(5)-----7-----------0---(0)---+
  • Play full E the 2nd time
     
    G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    E +-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------+---55555555----77777777--------------+
  •  
    VERSE :
     
  • Rhythm guitar (play staccato and mute)
    E A B
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    G +-----1-------------------------------+----6---------------8----------------+
    D +-----2-------------------------------+----7---------------9----------------+
  • A +-----2-------------------------------+----7---------------9----------------+
    E +-----0-------------------------------+----5---------------7----------------+
     
  • In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a ______ runaway American dream
    At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
     
  • Lead guitar play once and let ring
    E +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
    B +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
  • G +-----1-------------------------------+----6--------------8-----------------+
    D +-----2-------------------------------+----7--------------9-----------------+
    A +-----2-------------------------------+----7--------------9-----------------+
  • E +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
     
    Bass
  • G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • E +----0---------------------0----------+----5--------------7-----------------+
     
    Rhythm guitar (always staccato ...)
  • A Amaj7 F#m Amaj7
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • G +---6----------------6----------------+---2--------------------6------------+
    D +---7----------------6----------------+---4--------------------6------------+
    A +---7----------------7----------------+---4--------------------7------------+
  • E +---5----------------4----------------+---2--------------------4------------+
     
    Sprung from cages on Highway 9 chrome wheeled, fuel injected and, steppin' out over __ (to 1)
  • Oh Baby this town rips the bones from your back, it's a death trap, ______ it's a suicide rap.We
    _ (to 2)
     
  • Lead guitar
    E +-------12------12------12------12----+------12------12-----------12------12-----+
    B +-----14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--+----14--14--14--14-------14--14--14--14---+
  • G +---14------14------13------13--------+--11------11-----------13------13---------+
    D +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    A +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
  • E +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
     
    Bass
  • G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • E +---5----------(5)-4----------(4)-----+--2------------(2)-----4-------------+
     
    1:
  • Rhythm guitar
    E B4
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • B +---------5-----------5---------------+-------------------------------------+
    G +--4------4-----------4------4--------+-------------------------------------+
    D +--6------6-----------4------4--------+-------------------------------------+
  • A +--7------------------2-----(2)-------+-------------------------------------+
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     
  • the line __________
     
    Lead guitar
  • E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    B +-9-----12-----------17-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
    G +--------------------16-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
  • D +--------------------16-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
    A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  •  
    Bass
    G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • D +------11-14--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    A +-11h14-----14p11---------------------+-------------------------------------+
    E +----------------14p12------7---------+-------------------------------------+
  •  
    2:
    Rhythm guitar
  • E C#m7 A B E
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    B +---------5-----------------5---------+--------2---------5------------------+
  • G +--4------4-----------------4---------+--------2---------4-------4-------1--+
    D +--6------6-----------------6---------+--------2---------4-------4-------2--+
    A +--7-----------------4----------------+--------4---------2---------------2--+
  • E +-------------------------------------+---5------------------------------0--+
    get out while we're young 'Cause tramps like us baby we were born
    run.
  •  
    Lead guitar
    E +--12---------------------------------+------------------12-----------------+
  • B +---------12---------9------12--------+--9-----12----------------12---------+
    G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     
  • Bass
    G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  • A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    E +--12----------------9----------------+---5-------------7-------------------+
     
  •  
    The remainder hardly needs tabbing.
    E
  • Hey Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend,
    A B
    I wanna guard your dreams and visions.
  • E
    Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims,
    A B
  • And strap your hands across my engines.
    A Amaj7
    And Together we could break this trap,
  • F#m Amaj7 E B4
    We'll run till we drop and, baby we'll never go back.
     
  • A Amaj7
    Oh will you walk with me out on the wire?
     
  • F#m Amaj7
    Girl, I'm just a scared and a lonely rider,
    C
  • But I gotta know how it feels,
    C#m7
    I want to know if love is wild, baby,
  • A B4
    I want to know if love is real.
     
  • (CHORUS)
    The chords used in this ballad section are these ones :
     
  • Em9 : 024000
    G4 : 320013
    A4 : X02240
  • C4 : X35563
     
     
  • Em Em9 Em Em9 G4 G G4 G
    Beyond the palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
    A4 A A4 A
  • Girls comb their hair in rear-view mirrors
    C4 C C4 C
    and the boys try to look so hard
  • Em Em9 Em Em9
    The amusement park rises bold and stark
    G4 G G4 G
  • Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
    A4 A A4 A
    I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight
  • C4 C C4 C
    In an everlasting kiss
     
  • (Here there is an instrumental that is not fully played with a guitar but sounds about like this)
     
    F4 F C4 C G4 G
  • F#
    E +---6------5----------------------8---+--7----12-11-10--9-8-7-7----6---------+
    B +---6------6-....----6-----5------8---+--8----13-12-11-10-9-8-8----7---------+
  • G +---5------5---------5-----5------7---+--7----12-11-10--9-8-7-7----6---------+
    D +--------------------5-----5----------+----------------------------8---------+
    A +--------------------3-----3----------+----------------------------9---------+
  • E +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
     
    For the last verse the lead guitar plays the main riff
  •  
    E
    Well, The highways jammed with broken heroes
  • A B
    On a last chance power drive
    E
  • Well everybody's out on the run tonight
    A B
    But there's no place left to hide
  • A Amaj7
    Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
    F#m Amaj7 E B4
  • I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
    A Amaj7 F#m
    Oh someday girl, I don't know when, we're gonna get to that place
  • Amaj7 E
    Where we really wanna go
    C#m7
  • And we'll walk in the sun
    A
    Till then tramps like us
  • B4 E
    Baby we were born to run.
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