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Atlantic City Chords

Bruce Springsteen Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 4 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Em · C · G · D

Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Springsteen’s original key of A, but these chords are written for open position playing in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D C

Now they blew up his house too

G C G D

Down on the boardwalk they’re getting ready for a fight

C G

Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Verse 2

G C G

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state

D C

And the D.A. can’t get no relief

G C G D

Well they wanna be known by the company they keep

C G

’Cause they’re tired of gettin’ caught

C G D C

Stealin’ from the poor to give to the rich

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 3

G C G

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away

D C

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

G C G

So I drew what I had from the Central Trust

D C G

And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Verse 4

G C G

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold

D C

But with you forever I’ll stay

G C G D

We’re going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G

So put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

Chorus

G C G

Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact

D C G

But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

C G

I got a job and tried to put my money away

C G D

But I got debts that no honest man can pay

C G D

So I’m going out where the sands are turnin’ to gold

C G D

Put on your stockings, baby, ’cause the night’s getting cold

C G D

And maybe everything that dies someday comes back

C G D

Put your hair up nice and set ’em up, Joe

Outro

G C G

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night

D

C

G

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, and a brief Am). Practice the G to C and C to D transitions slowly, as they are the most common changes in this arrangement.