These are the chords to the '78 version of
Racing In The Street from The Promise.
It's a terrific rendition of the song
and I searched and searched but
couldn't find the chords online.
Finally I picked up my guitar and
sounded them out. I hope this helps
anyone else whose been searching for
these chords.
Intro:
I got a '32 Ford, she's a three-eighteen
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
And she's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the 7-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and we shut 'em down
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Come on out around the world
We're going racing in the street
We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the northeast states
When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the back roads to the turnpike gates
Well now some guys they do it for the money
Other guys do it 'cause they don't know what else they can do
There just ain't nothing left at home
Waking up in a world that somebody else owns
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Now summer's here and the time is right
For racing in the street
Here's where the violin starts and the key changes.
It moves up 3 half steps so F = G#, Dm = Fm, C = D#,
and Bb = C#. You can throw a capo on the third fret
and play all the chords like before, or you can just
play barre chords.
I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and stole that little girl away
Now there's wrinkles 'round my baby's eyes
She cries herself to sleep at night
When I come home, the house is dark she sighs,
"Baby did you make it all right?"
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
But honey your pretty dress is torn
She stares out alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just bein' born
For all the blown-off strangers and hot rod angels
Stumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands
Tonight tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Come on out the time is right
We're goin' racing in the street
Also if you want, you can play E in the bass
of the F chord before changing to Dm. It sounds
fine if you don't, but it sounds more like
the recording if you do.
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