Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" 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 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 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 "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" smoothly on your guitar.

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 F               Dm          F               Dm
Teardrops on the city, Bad Scooter searching for
      F  Dm F Dm
his groove
               A#                  Gm
Seem like the whole world walking pretty,
         A#             Gm      F   Dm F Dm
and you can't find the room to move
           C
Well everybody better-move-over, that's all
           A#            Gm                      A#
Cause I'm running on the bad side, and I got my back
        Gm
to the wall
 F    Dm       F       Dm F    Dm       F      Dm
Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out

Well I was stranded in the jungle
Tryin' to take in all the heat they was giving
The night is dark but the sidewalks bright
And lined with the light of the living
From a tenement window a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner things got real quiet real
fast
I walked into a Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out

       Dsus2 Dm  Csus2 C        A#sus2 A#
And I'm all     alone,   I'm all alone
(and kid you better get the picture)
       Dsus2 Dm Csus2 C            A#sus2/F A#
And I'm on       my own,  I'm on my own,
F/C              F  Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm
 and I can't go home

When the change was made uptown
And the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city
All the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half

With a Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth avenue freeze-out
Tenth avenue freeze-out
Tenth avenue freeze-out

Talking about the Tenth
Eah, talking about the Tenth
I'm talking about the Tenth
Eah, talking about the Tenth, Tenth, Tenth,
Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth
Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth
I'm talking about the Tenth, Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth avenue freeze-out
Tenth avenue freeze-out



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#sus2

Guitar chord A#sus2

C

Guitar chord C

Csus2

Guitar chord Csus2

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dsus2

Guitar chord Dsus2

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" by Bruce Springsteen.

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