Glory Days chords by
Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Oh yeah
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Come on, woo
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
D D 
 
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Huh
D D 
 
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A

Verse 1

A

D

I had a friend was a big baseball player

A

D

Back in high school

A

D

He could throw that speedball by you

A

D

Make you look like a fool, boy

Pre-chorus 1
E E 
 
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
D D 
 
I was walking in, he was walking out
E E 
 
We went back inside sat down
had a few drinks
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
But all he kept talking about was

Chorus 1
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
D D 
 
Glory days, well, they'll pass you by
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Glory days, in the wink  of a
D D 
 
young girl's eye
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
E E 
 
Glory days, glory days
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
D D 
 
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Well  there's

Verse 2
A A 
 
D D 
 
a  girl that lives up the block
A A 
 
Back in school
D D 
 
she could turn all the boy's heads
A A 
 
D D 
 
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by
And have a few drinks
A A 
 
D D 
 
after she put her kids to bed

Pre-chorus 2
E E 
 
Her and her husband Bobby
well they split up
D D 
 
I guess it's two years gone by now
E E 
 
We just sit around talking about the old times
D D 
 
She says when she feels like crying
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
She starts laughing thinking about

Chorus 2

A

D/F#

A/E

D

Glory days, yeah, they'll pass you by

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

Glory days, in the wink of a

D

young girl's eye

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

E

Glory days, glory days

Interlude 1
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
A/E A/E 
 
D D 
 
G/B G/B 
 
D/A D/A 
 
(Rock it    now)
E E 
 
F#m/C# F#m/C# 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
F#m/C# F#m/C# 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
G/A G/A 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E E 
 
Woo

Verse 3
A A 
 
D D 
 
Think I'm going down to the well tonight
A A 
 
D D 
 
And I'm gonna drink 'til I get my fill
A A 
 
And I hope when I get old
D D 
 
I don't sit around thinking about it
A A 
 
D D 
 
But I probably will

Pre-chorus 3

E

Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture

D

E

A little of the glory of, well time slips away

And leaves you with nothing mister but

D

E

Boring stories of

Chorus 3

A

D/F#

A/E

D

Glory days, yeah, they'll pass you by

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

Glory days, in the wink of a

D

young girl's eye

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

E

Glory days, glory days

Chorus 4

A

D/F#

A/E

D

yeah, they'll pass you by

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

Glory days, in the wink of a

D

young girl's eye

G/B

D/A

A

D/F#

A/E

E

Glory days, glory days

Outro 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, ooh yeah
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, come on now
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, ooh yeah
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, come on now
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Woo, woohoo
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Woohoo, woohoo
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Alright boys, keep it rocking now
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Keep on going,
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
We‘re going for home now
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bring it home, yeah
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bring it home, oh, oh-oh
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Alright, well, alright
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, well, alright
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, well, alright
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Well, alright, well, alright
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Let's go

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA D G D/F# A/E...

Chords

A
D
G
D/F#
A/E
G/B
D/A
E
Bm
F#m/C#
G/A
Bm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
F#m/C#: x-4-4-2-2-2
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bruce Springsteen's performance.

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