Bruce Springsteen - Spirit in the Night: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Spirit in the Night" 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.
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Learn Spirit in the Night 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 "Spirit in the Night" smoothly on your guitar.
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C Em D Crazy Janey and her mission man were back Em in the alley tradin' hands C Em `Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man D Am7 all duded up for Saturday night C Em Billy slammed on his coaster brakes and said D anybody would wanna go on up to Em C Greasy Lake It's about a mile down on Em the dark side of Route 88 D Am7 I got a bottle of rose so let's try it C We'll pick up Hazy Davy Fmaj7 Am and Killer Joe and I'll take you C all out to where the gypsy angels go Chorus: D7 They're built like light G D Em Oooh and they dance like spirits in the night Bm (all night) in the night (all night) C Em Oh you don't know what they can do to you Em Bm Spirits in the night (all night), in the night (all night) C Em Stand right up now and let it shoot through you Intro with 2nd ending Well now Wild young Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap He said, "Try some of this it'll show you where you're at, or at least it'll help you really feel it" By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake I had my head out the window and Janey's fingers were in the cake I think I really dug her cause I was too loose to fake I said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let me heal it" And we danced all night to a soul fairy band And she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can Chorus: She felt so nice, just as soft as a spirit in the night (All night) In the night (All night), oh Janey don't know what she do to you Like a spirit in the night (All night), all night (All night) Stand right up and let her shoot through me Now the night was bright and the stars threw light on Billy and Davy Dancin' in the moonlight They were down near the water in a stone mud fight Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn Well now Hazy Davy got really hurt, he ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt Me and Crazy Janey was makin' love in the dirt singin' our birthday songs Janey said it was time to go So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row, felt so right Chorus: Together we moved like spirits in the night (All night), in the night (All night) Baby don't know what they can do to you Spirits in the night (All night), all night (All night) Oh, stand right up and let it shoot through you Like a spirit in the night (All night), all night (All night) All night (All night), all night (All night) All night (All night), all night (All night) All night, all night All night You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  Bm  C  D  D7  Em  Fmaj7  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 "Spirit in the Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Spirit in the Night" by Bruce Springsteen.