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(intro/riff)
Verse number 1:
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to this day when i hear that song,
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i see you standin there on that lawn,
G
discount shades and store bought tan,
Bm A
flipflops and cut off jeans
D
somewhere between that settin sun,
D
im on fire and born to run,
G
you looked at me and i was done,
Bm A
but we were just gettin started.
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i was sangin to you, you were sangin to me,
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i was so alive never been more free,
G Bm A
fired up my daddys lighter and we sang oh whoa oh oh oh ohh
D
stayed there till they forced us out,
D
took the long way to your house,
G
and I can still hear the sound,
Bm A
of you sayin dont Go (oh ohh)
Chorus:
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when I think about you,
A
i think about seventeen,
Bm
i think about my old jeep,
G
i think about the stars in the sky.
Bm A
funny how a melody sounds like a memory,
D G Em A
like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night,
D G D G
springsteen (riff)
Verse:
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i bumped in to you by happenstance,
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you probably wouldnt even know who i am,
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but if I whispered your name i bet,
Bm A
thered still be a spark.
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back when I was gasoline and this ole tattoo had brand new ink,
G Bm A
and we didn’t care what your moma’d think bout your name on my arm.
D
baby is it spring or is it summer,
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the guitar sound or the beat of that drummer,
G Bm A
you hear sometimes late at night on your radio.
D
even though youre a million miles away,
D
when you hear born in the USA,
G Bm A
Do you relive those glory days from so long ago? (oh ohh)
Chorus:
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when you think about me,
A
Do you think about seventeen,
Bm
Do you think about my old jeep,
G
think about the stars in the sky
Bm A
funny how a melody sounds like a memory,
D G Em A
like a soundtrack to a july saturday night,
D G D G
springsteen, (riff) springsteen.
Break:
D D G Bm A
whoah oh oh oh oh, woah oh oh oh oh, woah oh oh oh oh,
oh oh whoa
Ending:
Bm A
funny how a melody sounds like a memory
D G Em A
like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night
D G D G
springsteen (riff)
D G
springsteen
D G
ohh springsteen
D D G Bm A
whoah oh oh oh oh, woah oh oh oh oh, woah oh oh oh oh,
ohh ohh whoa
