--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valentine's Day - Bruce Springsteen --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Bruce Springsteen Valentine's Day (1987) (Springsteen) From: "Tunnel of Love" What is special about this song is the combination of open chords (+ the soft keyboard layers) and the melodic bass line. It is difficult to create that atmosphere alone on one guitar. I worked out an arrangement that works well for me. Even if it may not be exactly what is played on the recording, to me it is a fair representation of how it sounds. Suggestions highly welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you play together with a bass, the general pattern through most of the song is (Capo 2nd fret): VERSE /INTRO | D Dsus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 | % | MIDDLE 8 | Bm | % | F#m | % | | Gmaj7 G6 | % | A Asus4add9 | A(add9) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E D x-x-0-2-3-2 Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0 Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 Asus4add9 x-0-2-4-3-0 Aadd9 x-0-2-4-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 |

I'm driving a^D big lazy ^Dsus2car rushin' up the ^Dhighway in the^Dsus2 dark I got one hand ^Gmaj7steady on the ^G6wheel and one hand'^Gmaj7s tremblin' over my^G6 heart It's ^Dpounding baby^Dsus2 like it's gonna^D bust right on ^Dsus2through And it ^Gmaj7ain't gonna stop^G6 ^Gmaj7 till I'm ^G6alone again with you

A ^Dfriend of mine^Dsus2 became a ^Dfather last ^Dsus2night Gmaj7 G6 # Gmaj7 G6/E /D When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light Of the ^Dskies and the riv^Dsus2ers, the timbe^Drwolf in the ^Dsus2pines And that ^Gmaj7great jukebox^G6 out on Ro^Gmaj7ute 39 ^G6 They say he^D travels fa^Dsus2stest who ^Dtravels ^Dsus2alone But to^Gmaj7night I miss my ^G6girl, mister^Gmaj7 to^G6night I miss my home

Is it the ^Bmsound of the leaves left blown by the wayside That's ^F#mgot me out here on this spooky old highway tonight Is it the ^Gmaj7cry of the rive^G6r with the ^Gmaj7moonlight shining ^G6through A Asus4add9 Aadd9 [D] That ain't what scares me baby, what scares me is losing you

They say if you^D die in your d^Dsus2reams, you reall^Dy die in your^Dsus2 bed But ^Gmaj7honey last night I ^G6dreamed my eyes rolled straight^Gmaj7 back in my^G6 head And^D God's^Dsus2 light came^D shinin' on t^Dsus2hrough I woke ^Gmaj7up in the d^G6arkness scared an^Gmaj7d breathin' an^G6d born anew It wasn't the ^Dcold river^Dsus2 bottom I ^Dfelt rushing over ^Dsus2me It wasn't the ^Gmaj7bitterness of a ^G6dream that didn't^Gmaj7 come true ^G6 It wasn't the ^Dwind in the grey^Dsus2 fields I ^D felt rushing through my ^Dsus2arms ^Gmaj7 No no b^G6aby, ^Gmaj7 ^G6 baby it was you

So ^Dhold me c^Dsus2lose honey, say you're^D forever ^Dsus2mine An^Gmaj7d tell me you'll^G6 be m^Gmaj7y ^G6lonely valentine

| D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | Lonely valentine | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | | D Dsus2 | D Dsus2 | Gmaj7 G6 | Gmaj7 G6 | (fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I'm alone and still want to hear the bass, I play it like this even though it is a little complicated: Capo 2nd fret The basic pattern (see below) basically runs through most of the song, sometimes the bottom note changes too (see below). Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to include these changes. INTRO / VERSES D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------| B|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3---3-------| G|2-----------2-----------|2-----------2---2-------| D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| A|------------------------|0-----------2---0-------| E|------------2-----------|------------------------| Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/D G6/E /D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------| B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| G|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------2---0-------| A|------------2-----------|------------------------| E|3-----------------------|------------------------| D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------| B|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3---3-------| G|2-----------2-----------|2-----------2---2-------| D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| A|------------------------|0-----------2---0-------| E|------------2-----------|------------------------| Gmaj7 G6/F# Gmaj7/E G6/E /D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0---0-------| B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| G|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0---0-------| D|0-----------0-----------|0-----------2---0-------| A|------------------------|2-----------------------| E|3-----------2-----------|0-----------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E D x-x-0-2-3-2 Dsus2/F# 2-x-0-2-3-0 Dsus2/A x-0-0-2-3-0 Dsus2/B x-2-0-2-3-0 Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 G6/B x-2-0-0-0-0 Gmaj7/D x-x-0-0-0-2 Gmaj7/E 0-2-0-0-0-2 or x-x-2-0-0-2 G6/E x-x-2-0-0-0 G6/D x-x-0-0-0-0 Asus4add9 x-0-2-4-3-0 Aadd9 x-0-2-4-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | D Dsus2/F# | D/A Dsus2/B /A | Gmaj7 G6/B | Gmaj7/D G6/E /D | | D Dsus2/F# | D/A Dsus2/B /A | Gmaj7 G6/F# | Gmaj7/E G6/E /D | D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/D G6/E /D I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through

D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A A friend of mine became a father last night Gmaj7 G6/F# Gmaj7/E G6/E /D When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A Of the skies and the rivers, the timberwolf in the pines Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/D G6/E /D And that great jukebox out on Route 39 D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A They say he travels fastest who travels alone Gmaj7 G6/F# Gmaj7/E G6/E /D But tonight I miss my girl, mister tonight I miss my home | D Dsus2/F# | D/A Dsus2/B /A | Gmaj7 Gmaj7/D | % |

Is it the ^Bmsound of the leaves left blown by the wayside That's ^F#mgot me out here on this spooky old highway tonight Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/D G6/E /D Is it the cry of the river with the moonlight shining through A Asus4add9 Aadd9 [D] That ain't what scares me baby, what scares me is losing you

They say if you^D die in your d^Dsus2/F#reams, you reall^D/Ay die in your^Dsus2 bed Gmaj7 G6/F# Gmaj7/E G6/E /D But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head And^D God's^Dsus2/F# light came^D/A shinin' on t^Dsus2hrough Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/A G6/B /A I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anew It wasn't the ^Dcold river^Dsus2/F# bottom I^D/A felt rushing over^Dsus2 me Gmaj7 G6/A Gmaj7 G6/F# /E It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true D Dsus2/F# D/A Dsus2/B /A It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms Gmaj7 G6/B Gmaj7/D G6/E /D No no baby, baby it was you

Bruce Springsteen - Valentines day