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Hungry Heart chords by Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)

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Db
Bbm7
Ebm7
Ab9sus4
E
C#m7
F#m7
B9sus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
Db 
Bbm7 
 (D flat major) Got a wife and kids in  (B flat minor7) Baltimore, Jack
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
I went  (E flat minor7) out    for a ride and I  (A flat9sus4) never       went back
Db 
 (D flat major) Like a river
Bbm7 
that don't  (B flat minor7) know   where it's flowing
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) I took a wrong turn and I  (A flat9sus4) just        kept going

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Chorus 1

Everybody's got a hungry heart

Everybody's got a hungry heart

Lay down your money

and you play your part

Everybody's got a h-h-hungry heart

Interlude 1

Oh

Verse 2

I met her in a Kingstown bar

We fell in love, I knew it had to end

We took what we had and we ripped it apart

Now here I am down in Kingstown again

Chorus 2
Db 
Bbm7 
 (D flat major) Everybody's got a  (B flat minor7) hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) hungry      heart
Db 
 (D flat major) Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you  (B flat minor7) play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) h-h-hungry  heart

Solo 1

Verse 3

Everybody needs a place to rest

Everybody wants to have a home

Don't make no difference what nobody says

Ain't nobody like to be alone

Chorus 3
Db 
Bbm7 
 (D flat major) Everybody's got a  (B flat minor7) hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) hungry      heart
Db 
 (D flat major) Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you  (B flat minor7) play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) h-h-hungry  heart

Chorus 4
Db 
Bbm7 
 (D flat major) Everybody's got a  (B flat minor7) hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) hungry      heart
Db 
 (D flat major) Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you  (B flat minor7) play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minor7) Everybody's got a  (A flat9sus4) hungry      heart

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Db
Bbm7
Ebm7
Ab9sus4
E
C#m7
F#m7
B9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 110

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
B9sus4: x-2-2-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Hungry Heart 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 Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bruce Springsteen's performance.

Hungry Heart

Bruce Springsteen

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