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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4Bruce Springsteen No Surrender Born In The U.S.A. - 1984 Studio Version Tuning: EADGBe Tab by: Kai van Ballegooij [Intro] Played 2x (Played by Bruce Springsteen & Nils Lofgren) e--17-17-17-15-17-15-15-17-15-13-13-| B-----------------------------------| G--14-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-10-10-| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| e--8-8-8-10-12-13-12-13-12-10-8-8---| B-----------------------------------| G--5-5-5-7--9--10-9--10-9--7--5-5---| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| Chords that are played during the part above: F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh [Verse 1] F Well we busted out of class C Had to get away from those fools Bb We learned more from a three minute record baby F C Than we ever learned in school F Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound C I can feel my heart begin to pound Bb You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes F C And follow your dreams down [Chorus] F C Bb F Well we made a promise we swore we'd always remember Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender F C Bb F Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender [Verse 2] F Well now young faces grow sad and old C And hearts of fire grow cold Bb We swore blood brothers against the wind F C Now I'm ready to grow young again F And hear your sister's voice calling us home C Across the open yard Bb Well maybe we can cut someplace of our own F C With these drums and these guitars [Chorus] F C Bb F Well we made a promise we swore we'd always remember Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender F C Bb F Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender [Bridge] Bb C F Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay Bb F C Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay Bb C F Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay Bb F C Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay [Verse 3] F Well now on the streets tonight the lights grow dim C The walls of my room are closing in Bb There's a war outside still raging F C You say it ain't ours anymore to win F I want to sleep beneath peaceful skies C In my lover's bed Bb With the wide open country in my eyes F C And these romantic dreams in my head [Chorus] F C Bb F Because we made a promise we swore we'd always remember Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender F C Bb F Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend Bb C Bb No retreat baby no surrender Bb C F No retreat baby no surrender [Outro] F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh F C Bb Ooohhh, ooohhh, ohhhhh