Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "State Trooper" 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.

G#m
New Jersey Turnpike, ridin' on a wet night
  C#                                       G#m
`neath the refin'ry's glow out where the great
black rivers flow
License, registration: I ain't got none
       C#                                G#m
But I got a clear conscience `bout the things
that I done
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
  C#                    G#m
Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

Maybe you got a kid, maybe you got a pretty wife
The only thing that I got's been botherin'
me my whole life
Mister State Trooper, please don't stop me
Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

In the wee, wee hours, your mind gets hazy
Radio relay towers gonna lead me to my baby
Radio's jammed up with talk show stations
It's just talk, talk, talk, talk till you
lose your patience
Mister State Trooper, please don't stop me

Hey, somebody out there, listen to my last prayer
Hi ho silver-o, deliver me from nowhere
Hi ho


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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

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