Ok, most of the Boss's career he has favored the key of F. But on the Rising, his
album, he seems to be using a lot of Bb and Eb chord progressions. This song is a great
of this, it's Lonesome Day....
Standard tunning, Capo 3 (all chords and tabs relevant to capo)
key:Eb (might be Bb though)
/ = slide
~ = vibrato or tremelo
x2= repeat the line
Intro:
Dsus2
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G x2
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Baby once I thought I knew, everything there was to know bout you, your
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
G Cadd9 G
sweet whisper your tender touch, I didn't really know that much
Em F#/D Cadd9/
The jokes on me, but it's gonna be ok
If I can just get through this lonesome day
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome day!
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Hell's brewin', dark sun on the rise
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
This storm'll blow through by and by
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
House on fire, viper's in the grass
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
A little revenge and this too shall pass
Em F#/D Cadd9/
This too shall pass, I'm gonna pray
Right now, all I got's this lonesome day
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome Day!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright...........oh
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bruce_springsteen/lonesome_day_crd.html ]
Instrumental:
F Cadd9 F Cadd9
Cadd9
D:----2-3--2--0------------3-2---0--------2------3--2--0------3-2--0-----]
A:----------------3-------------------3-------------------3-----------3--]x2
Am G/B Cadd9/G Dsus2
E:----3/5~~~~~5/7~~~~~~~7/8~~~~~~8/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Better ask questions before you shoot
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Deceit and betrayl's are a bitter fruit
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
It's hard to swallow come time to pay
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
that taste on your tounge don't easily slip away
Em F#/D Cadd9/
Let kingdom come, I'm gonna find my way
After this lonesome day
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome day!
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome day!! Lonesome day!!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D G Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright yea!
Em F#/D Cadd9
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright....yea!
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome day!
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Lonesome day!! Lonesome day!!
Em F#/D G Cadd9 Cadd!/
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, oooh ooh
