So Jersey
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Intro: C G F x2
verse 1:
C G F
The sun shines brightly
C G F
on a Jersey afternoon
C G
He walked in his parents
F C
footsteps on his way
G F
home from school
G
Those ties that were
F
so sweet also burned
under his feet Now
C
he is ready to walk
G F G
a path that is new
Chorus 1:
Yet he can't turn
C G F G
back He can't turn
C G F G
back He can't turn
C G F
back Running through
G C
the crowds He made
G F
it out a live
G Am
Betting everything
G C G F
on himself tonight
G C G F G
tonight
verse 2:
C F
And She's driving down
C
the shore on a Jersey
F C
afternoon She's driving
F
down the same old roads
C
and her parents took her
F G
through Hypnotized by
those broken lines
F
broken records lost
C
in time She's turning
F G
down the road that is new
Chorus 2:
Well She can't turn
C G F G
back No She can't turn
C G F G
back Well She can't
C G
turn back Stepping
F G
through the darkness
C G F
It's a new day light
G Am
Betting everything
G
on herself
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
Interlude: C G F G x2
Bridge:
Am
Stepping out of
C
the Asbury Lanes in
G
a midnight snow the
F
Skeletons of this
old town feels
C
like it's coming
G Am
alive Riots and
C G
corruption New
Jersey roots
This songs for
F(hold)
the keys to
the engines of
our growing up
verse 3:
C
And we wanna say thanks
G
to the music in our
Dm
lives Forgive ourselves
F
for all those lies
C
Send some notes
G
to all the lonely
Dm
Don't forget we're
F
all one family
C
Thanks to the
G
music in our lives
Dm F
For helping us to
C
survive Lost in
G
one lonely dream
Dm
Born to run
F C F C F C F C F
and live free
verse 4:
G
The sun shines brightly
F
on us this afternoon
C
Walking in our own
F
footsteps A search
G
for something new
Chorus 3:
And we can't turn
C G F G
back No We can't
C G F G
turn back we can't
C
turn back stepping
F G
through the darkness
C G F
It's a new day light
G Am G
we're Betting everything
Am G
we're Betting everything
Am
we're Betting everything
G
on ourselves
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C G F G
tonight
C(hold)
tonight
How to play So Jersey
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.