Shut Out the Light --Bruce Springsteen
Bruce plays it in the key of "E" on the studio version and "G" live on the
BIUSA tour.
I'll give you the studio key with the live key in parentheses.
E (G) A (C) E (G)
Well the runway rushed up at him as he felt the wheels touch down
E (G) B (D)
He came out on the blacktop and took a taxi into town
E (G) A (C) E (G)
He got out down on Main Street, walked into a local bar
E (G) B (D) A (C)
He bought a drink and he found a seat in the corner in the dark
E (G) A (C) E (G)
Well she called up her mama to make sure the kids were out of the house
E (G) B (D)
She checked herself out in the dining room mirror and undid an extra button on her blouse
E (G) A (C) E (G)
He felt her lying next to him as the clock said Four A.M.
E (G) B (D) E (G)
He was staring at the ceiling he couldn't move his hands
CHORUS:
A (C) E (G) A (C) E (G)
Oh mama, mama, mama come quick, I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick
A (C) E (G)
Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night
B (D) E (G)
Hey now mama don't you shut out the light
A (C) E (G)
Don't you shut out the light don't you shut out the light
A (C) B (D) E (G)
Don't you shut out the light don't you shut out the light
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Other verses and choruses have the same chords. Here are the words to the
rest of the song:
On his porch they stretched a banner that said 'Johnny welcome home'
Bobby pulled his Ford from out of the garage and they polished up the
chrome
His mama cried, "Johnny, oh Johnny, I'm so glad to have you back with
me."
His pa said he was sure they could get his job back down at the factory
(CHORUS)
Well deep in the dark forest, a forest filled with rain
Beyond the strip of Maryland pines lies a river without a name
In the cold black water Johnson Lannier stands
He stares across at the lights of the city and dreams of where he's been
(CHORUS)
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