Bruce Springsteen - Point Blank: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Point Blank" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

             Bm
Do you still say your prayers little darling
        G
Do you go to bed at night
  A                         F#m                 F#7
Praying that tomorrow, everything will be allright
       Bm               G
But tomorrow's fall in number in number one by one
     A                                 F#m
You wake up and you're dying you don't even
             F#7
know what from

Chorus:
                    Bm                    G
Well they shot you point blank you been shot
in the back
      A                   F#m
Baby point blank you been fooled this time,
 F#7                 Bm
little girl that's a fact
 G                            A
Right between the eyes baby, point blank
 F#m               F#7                   Bm  G
Right between the pretty lies that they tell
                 A  F#m F#7
Little girl you fell

You grew up where young girls they grow up fast
You took what you were handed and left behind
what was asked
But what they asked, baby, wasn't right
You didn't have to live that life
And I was gonna be your Romeo, you were gonna
be my Juliet
These days you don't wait on Romeos you wait
on that welfare cheque
And on all the pretty little things that you
can never have
And all the promises

Chorus:
That always end up point blank
Shot between the eyes
Whoa, point blank
Like little white lies you tell to ease the pain
You're walking in the sights, girl
Of point blank
And it's one false move and baby, the lights go out

Once I dreamed we were together again
Baby, you and me
Back home in those old clubs
The way we used to be
We were standing at the bar, it was hard to hear
The band was playing loud and you were shouting
something in my ear
You pulled my jacket off and as the drummer
counted four
You grabbed my hand and pulled me out on the floor
You just stood there and held me, then you
started dancing slow
And as I pulled you tighter I swore I'd never
let you go

Well, I saw you last night down on the avenue
Your face was in the shadows but I knew that
it was you
You were standing in the doorway out of the rain
You didn't answer when I called out your name
You just turned, and then you looked away
Like just another stranger waiting to get
blown away

Chorus:
Point blank
Right between the eyes
Whoa (Baby), point blank
Right between the pretty lies you fell
Point blank
Shot straight through the heart

Yeah, point blank
You've been twisted up 'til you've become
just another part of it
Point blank
You're walking in the sights
Point blank
Living one false move, just one false move
away (Point blank)
They caught you in their sights
(Oh) Point blank
Did you forget how to love, girl?
Did you forget how to fight? (Point blank)
They must have shot you in the head
'Cause point blank
Bang bang, baby, you're dead


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Point Blank" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Point Blank" by Bruce Springsteen.

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