Its Hard To Be A Saint In The City by Bruce Springsteen
Key:F#mF#m| Capo:0fr|
Intro: A, D11, A, A7(no 3rd), D11, A, D11, A, A7(no 3rd), D11
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F#mDEADAD
I had skin like leather and the diamond hard look of a cobra
AF#mDEF#m
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a super nova
F#mD
I could walk like Brando right into the sun
F#mD
Dance just like a Casa Nova
DEF#m
With my blackjack jacket and hair slicked sweet
DEF#m
Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in the heat
F#mDEF#mDE
When I strut down the street I could feel it's heart beat
DEF#m
The sisters fell back and said "don't that man look pretty"
DEF#m
The cripple on the corner cried out "nickels for your pity"
F#mEF#m
Them down town boys sure talk gritty
F#mDEA7sus
It's so hard to be a saint in the city
F#mDEADAD
I was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash
AF#mDEF#m
The prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggars bash
F#mD
I was the pimps main prophet I kept every thing cool
F#mD
Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose
DEF#m
When the heat came down and it was left on the ground
DEF#m
The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street
F#mDEF#mDE
Showed me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat
DEF#m
I felt the sideburn on my neck as I dove into the heat
F#mDEA7susA7
It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street
A7A7susA7
Well my sages on the subway sit just like the living dead
D7susD7
As the track clack out their rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead
G7
They ride the line of balance hold on by just a thread
C7
But it's too hot in these tunnels, you get hit up by the heat
DmDm/C
You get up to go out at your next stop, they push you back down in your seat
A#
Your heart starts beatin fast as you struggle to your feet
EsusE
You're out of that hole back up on the street
DEF#m
And them south side sisters sure look pretty
DEF#m
The cripple on the corner cries out "nickles for your pity"
DEF#m
Them down town boys sure talk gritty
DEAsusA
It's so hard to be a saint in the city
(Repeat and fade)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.