RACING IN THE STREET Bruce Springsteen
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I^got^a ||: sixty nine Chevy with^a | ^three ninety six fuel^lie^heads.|
||: ^take all the action ^we. | e can meet ^and we^cov |
||: met^her on^the ^strip three ^years.| s^a go in^a Cama. |
||: ^sits on the^porch hh of=her | daddys ss house ~ ^But |
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| ss and^a Hurst^on the^floor.| rr // ~ ^She's | waiting tonight t^down in^the |
| er^all^the north east ^states.| ss // ~ when=the | ^strip shuts down we^run^them |
| a^ro with^this dude^from L^a.| aa aa / ~ ^I | ^blew that ^Ca ma ro^off. |
| all^her pretty dreams are^torn.| nn nn / ~ ^She | ^stares off ^a lone into. |
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| parking lot ~ ^Out side^the | Seven Elev en store. | ee ee ~ Me^and^my |
| in^the street / From^the | fire roads^to=the inter state.| ee ee / ~ ^Now |
| f^my back / ~ ^and | drove^that little girl away.| yy yy ~ But^now^there’s |
| the night ~ with=the eyes^of | one^who hates^for just being^born.| nn nn ~ for^all^the |
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| partner Son ny built^her | straight^out of^scratch hh And=he^rides.|
| ^some guys they just=give up^liv.| v^ing / ~ ^and start^dy |
| wrin kles around my^ba. | a^by's eyes s^And she^cries. |
| ^shut down strang ers^and ^hot.| t rod an gels ^rumb. |
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| s^with me^from town to^town. | nn nn ~ ^We only |
| ing little^by little piece^by | piece / ~ ^Some guys^come |
| s herself ^to sleep at^night. | t^t tt / ~ ^When |
| bling through^this promised d^land.| dd dd ~ ^To night^my |
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| run for^the money got^no | strings attached d^We set^them |
| home ^from work and ^wash.| h^up pp / and^go |
| I come^home ee the^house. | [Bb] e^is dark ~ ^She sighs^Ba.| to 3. below
| baby and^me we're gonna^ride.| e^to the^sea aa a^And |
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| up^and then^we shut^them down.| nn nn / Tonight.| tt tonight tt the^strips.|
| Racing gg ^in the ^Street. | tt tt / Tonight.| tt tonight tt the^strips.|
| ^wash these sins ^off our | hands ss / ~ ^To | night tonight tt the^high.|
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| s^just right I wanna | blow^them off^in ^my first ^heat.| tt /// |
| s^just right I wanna | blow^them all^out ^of their ^seats.| ss /// |
| h ways bright Out^of^our | [Bb] way mister ^you best ^keep.| pp // ~ ^Coz |
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| ^Sum mers here and^the ^time.| e^is right / ~ ^for | Racing gg ^in the ^Street.|
| Calling g^out tt around. | d^the world ~ ^we're going | Racing gg ^in the ^Street.|
| ^Sum mers here and^the ^time.| e^is right / ~ ^for | Racing gg ^in the ^Street ||
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1. | tt tt / ~ ^We :|| 2. | tt tt / ~ ^I :||
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3. | a^by did^you make^it all^right.| tt // ~ ^She :||
About this song:
Racing In The Street is performed by Bruce Springsteen.
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