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Rockaway The Days - Bruce Springsteen



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C                Bb         F

Billy got out of prison but he wasn't right

     C                Bb            F

Some like to drink or gamble, Billy liked to fight

   C                   Bb            F

He tracked back to his home state of Maryland

            C            Bb             F                   C Bb | F

Went to his mom's mobile home where she took him in, alright 



C            Bb             F

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

      C                     Bb             F

Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light

  C                 Bb               F

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

      C              Bb             F           C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights 



          C             Bb        F

Well at a picnic one Sunday Billy met Mary Dove

C              Bb           F

Mary looked at Billy, Billy fell in love

C              Bb               F

Billy swore to Mary he'd always love her so

          C              Bb               F                   C Bb | F

They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright 



C            Bb             F

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

      C                     Bb             F

Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light

  C                 Bb               F

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

      C              Bb             F           C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights 



     C        Bb        F

At a roadside bar Billy argued with a young man

       C            Bb              F

And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand

     C            Bb            F

With blood on his shirt back to Mary he did run

    C                 Bb          F              C Bb | F

She sighed "Billy, oh Billy, what have you done?" 



          C           Bb           F

He ran to his ma's trailer but the lights were dim

   C              Bb                 F

He pounded on the door, she wouldn't let him in

       C              Bb    F

Up the road to a neighbor's house he drew near

           C        Bb             F                      C  Bb | F | C Bb | F

They said "Billy go away, we don't want no trouble 'round here"



C             Bb             F

Billy stole a car and headed out on the road

C            Bb                  F

Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload

          C                      Bb                   F

Seen some lights in his rearview mirror, panicked and gave her the gun

        C                    Bb         F             C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Wrapped himself 'round a telephone pole way out on 101 



           C       Bb             F

Well Billy got cut out by the highway patrol

     C                  Bb   F

Just lay there with the cars passing on slow

        C            Bb      F

Sheriff told Billy's ma that Billy died

    C          Bb          F                 C Bb | F

She buried his body by the riverside, alright 



C            Bb             F

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

      C                     Bb             F

Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light

  C                 Bb               F

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

      C              Bb             F           C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights 



     C                 Bb            F

Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top

C                 Bb             F

Poor man want the money that the rich man got

C                 Bb         F

Honey tonight I'm feeling so tired and unsure

C          Bb                    C     Bb   C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Come on in Mary, shut the light, close the door



C            Bb             F

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

      C                     Bb             F

Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light

  C                 Bb               F

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

      C              Bb             F           C Bb | F | C Bb | F

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights 





 C  Bb F   ...or capo at 3rd fret A  G  D

-8--6--5-                        -0--3--2-

-8--6--6-                        -2--0--3-

-9--7--5-                        -2--0--2-

-10-8--7-                        -2--0--0-

-10-8--8-                        -0--2----

-8--6----                        ----3----

                         (Thanks to Peter Knieriem)