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Freehold - Bruce Springsteen



NOTE: This song is terribly difficult to play, mostly because it has

as much relation to spoken word poetry as it does to folk music. Even

though it is comprised of only 3 chords, the changes between them can

be erratic and Bruce loves to jam about as many lyrics into the lines as possible,

contorting rhymes and so on. It is a challenge, but here is the blueprint.



OPTIONAL: CAPO ON FRET 5 (puts it in a slightly more singable key)



INTRO: C (fingerpicked)





C

I was born right here on Randolph street in Freehold

							G

here right behind that big red maple in Freehold

	  F

well i went to school right here

	C					G

got laid and had my first beer, in Freehold



	   C

well my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold



I remember running up the street 

						G

past the convent & the church in Freehold

	     F

chased my daddy down in these bars

		    C					    G

first fell in love with this guitar, here in Freehold



           C

I had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night

				F

Maria Espinosa baby, where are you tonight



you were 13 but way ahead of your time

			    C                    F		          G

I walked home with a limp but I felt just fine, that night in Freehold



	    C

well the girls at Freehold Regional yeah, they all looked pretty fine

					F

had my heart broke at least a half a dozen times

								G

I wonder if they miss me, do they still get the itch...

			C					    F

would they had dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich, straight out 

	G

of Freehold



C

Well, a lot of folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold

							   G

Man, we started up our rock n roll band in Freehold

	   F

well we learned really quick how to rock it

						  C                    F

I'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket, that 

		  G

I earned in Freehold



        C

well I got outta here hard and fast in Freehold

								G

everybody wanted to kick my ass back there in Freehold

                   F

well if you were different black or brown

	   C			F			   G

it was a pretty redneck town, back there in Freehold



           C

well now something broke my daddy's back in Freehold

							G

he left and for 30 years he'd never come back

				F

except once he drove from California in just 3 days

	     C			  F

called my relatives some dirty names

				 G

drove straight out of Freehold

	  F

Now he's buried by the highway, buried in the dirt

									G

his ghost just flippin' the bird, to everybody in Freehold



	    C

Well, my sister got pregnant at 17 in Freehold

						 G

Back then people they could be pretty mean

		  F

Now honey you had a rough road to go

            C				F

now you ain't made of nothin' but soul

									   G

I love you more than you'll ever know, we both survived Freehold



     C

well my buddy Mike he's the Mayor now in Freehold

							 G

I remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold

          F

I left and swore I'd never walk these streets again, jack

				C		F		    G

now all I can say is "holy shit I'm back", back in Freehold



 C

Well I read something in the paper a couple weeks ago 



that seemed pretty funny



The town council was debating about putting up a statue,

									G

a statue of me in my hometown, but it cost too much money

	F

Well I'd like to thank the Town Council, my friends,



for saving me from humiliation

			   C			   F					G

By demonstrating the good hard common sense that we learned in Freehold



C

well this summer everything was green

										  G

rode with my kids on the fire engines through the streets of Freehold

			 F

I brought them to where dad was born and raised.

	    		  C		 F		G

and first felt the sun on his face, in Freehold



C

well I still got a lot of good friends right there

					   G

I can usually find a free beer somewhere

           F

with free meals I am blessed



should I go crazy blow all my money, hit the tabloids,

							C

become fodder for the talk shows, turn my life into

			  F

a complete fuckin' mess...

							  G

at least ill never go hungry I guess...in Freehold...



        C

well I got a good Catholic education here in Freehold

								G

led to an awful lot of masturbation here in Freehold

                  F

now father it was just something I did for a smile

			  C                      F

hell I still get a good one off once in a while

			  G

and dedicate it to Freehold



              F

don't get me wrong, I ain't putting anybody down

	 C						F

in the end it all just goes and comes around

			G

in my hometown, FREEHOLD



Outro: G/G/C - fingerpicked