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Balboa Park - Bruce Springsteen

Balboa Park

Bruce Springsteen

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Intro: C G C G D C G

C G C G

He lay his blanket underneath the freeway

C G C

as the evening sky grew dark

G C G

took a sniff of toncho from his coke can

D C

and headed through Balboa Park

G C G

where the men in Mercedes

C G C

come nightly to employ

G C G

in the cool San Diego evening

D C C G C G D C G

the services of the border boys

C G C

He grew up near the zona norte

G C G C

with the hustlers and smugglers he hung out with

G C G

he swallowed their balloons of cocaine

D C

brought 'em cross the 12th street strip

G C G

sleeping in a shelter

C G C

if the night got too cold

G C G

runnin' from the migra

D C C G C G D C G

of the border patrol

C G C G

Past the Salvage yard 'cross the train tracks

C G C

and in through the storm drain

G C G

they stretched their blankets out neath the freeway

D C

and each one took a name

C G

there was x-man and cochese

C G C

little spider his sneakers covered in river mud

C G

they come north to California

D C C G C G D C

end up with the poison in their blood

Em7 G

He did what he had to do for money

D C

sometimes he sent home what he could spare

Em7 C

the rest went to hi-top sneakers and toncho

G D G

and jeans like the gavatchos wear

C G C G

one night the border patrol swept 12th street

C G C

a big car come fast down the boulevard

G C G

spider stood caught in it's headlights

D C

got hit and went down hard

C G C G

as the car sped away spider held his stomach

C G C

limped to his blanket 'neath the underpass

G C G

lie there tasting his own blood on his tongue

D

closed his eyes and listened to the cars

C G | C | G

rushin by so fast

C G D Em7

How to play Balboa Park

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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