Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "No Surrender" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn No Surrender Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "No Surrender" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         F
Well we busted out of class
             C
Had to get away from those fools
           A#
We learned more from a three minute record baby
        F                  C
Than we ever learned in school
           F
Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
       C
I can feel my heart begin to pound
                A#
You say you're tired and you just
want to close your eyes
     F                  C
And follow your dreams down

Chorus:
         F       C
Well we made a promise we swore
     A#        F
we'd always remember
      A#         C      F
No retreat baby no surrender
      F               C
Like soldiers in the winter's night
       A#        F
with a vow to defend
      A#         C      F
No retreat baby no surrender

Well, now young faces grow sad and old
And hearts of fire grow cold
We swore blood brothers against the wind
I'm ready to grow young again
And hear your sister's voice calling us home
Across the open yards
Well maybe we'll cut someplace of our own
With these drums and these guitars

Chorus:
'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd
always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers in the stormy night with
a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Hey!

Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closing in
There's a war outside still raging
You say it ain't ours anymore to win
I want to sleep beneath peaceful skies
In my lover's bed
With a wide open country in my eyes
And these romantic dreams in my head

Chorus:
Because we made a promise we swore we'd
always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like brothers in the stormy night with
a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
No retreat, baby, no surrender


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "No Surrender" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen.

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