A great song off "The Promise." Some great chord changes,
the A to Am especially.
Intro: E A E E A E
E A E
In Candy's room their are pictures of her savior on the wall
E A E
But to get to Candy's room, you've got to walk the darkness of Candy's hall
C#m G#m A Am
Strangers from the city call my baby's number, and they bring Candy toys
E B
But when I come knockin', she smiles pretty, she knows tonight I'm gonna be
E
Candy's boy
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bruce_springsteen/candys_boy_crd.html ]
E A E
Well in the olden days when the Mongolian gangs rode herd out on route nine
E A E
We'd go ridin' in the rain, runnin' south, way down through the pines
C#m G#m A Am
Weekends in the sun in that cheap motel down by the Dynamo
E B
We loved each other till their was nothing left, and drove that old car as
E
hard and fast as she would go
C#m G#m A Am
Well like a cold winter wind blowin'in babe I needed you
E B E
But Candy's got a man who takes care of her better than I do
E A E
Well there's machine and there's fire, waitin' for us on the edge of town
E A
And there's some rough boys for hire, and they're waitin' to blow me and
E C#m G#m A
Candy down it's all right cause they can't touch us now they'll never
Am
destroy
E B E A
My sweet love, for I will forever be Candy's boy..hmm hmm hmmhmm hmm hmm
E B E
my sweet love, I will forever be Candy's boy
Repeat chords for a minute and a half(!) of organ solo and fade.
Note: The C#m's may or may not be C#m7. It sounds fine either way, but
whatever seems more accurate. It makes a clearer difference on the piano.
