Stolen Car - Bruce Springsteen
This is not the version from the "River" album but the alternative version
from the "Tracks" album. It's got slightly different lyrics and different
chords. Enjoy!
G C D G
C
I found me a little girl and I settled down
D G
In a pretty little house, in a pretty little town
C
We got married and promised never to part
D G
Then little by little we drifted from each other's hearts
Now I'm drivin' a stolen car on a pitch-black night
D G
And I'm doin' my best to make it through
C G
Well I'm just sittin' down here at the Stanton light
D G
I wanna get caught but I never do
C
At first I thought it was just restlessness
D G
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
C
But in the end it was something more, I guess
D G
That tore us apart and made us weep
C G
And I'm drivin' a stolen car waitin' on that little red light
D G
I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright
C G
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
D G
That in this darkness I might just disappear
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D C
She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
Em C D G
When our love was young and we were bold
Bm Em
She said last night she read those letters
F C G C D
And they made her feel a hundred years old
G C
There's a river runs by that little town
D G
Down into the sea
C
It was there in the shade I lay my body down
D G
As she flowed on so effortlessly
C
Now there's a party tonight out at county line
D G
There'll be dancing down at Seven Trees
C
From these banks I can see those party lights shine
D C G
Maybe she's there, maybe she's looking for me
C
Last night I dreamed I made the call
D G
I swore to return and stay forevermore
C
Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall
D G
And walked arm in arm through the chapel door
C
I can remember how good I felt inside
D G
When the preacher said "Son, you may kiss the bride"
C
But as I leaned over to touch her pretty lips
D G
I felt it all slip away through my fingertips
C G
And I'm drivin' a stolen car through a pitch-black night
D G
I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright
C G
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
D G
No matter what I do or where I drive
D G C D G
Nobody ever sees me when I ride by
