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Hungry Heart chords by Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

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

Intro 1

Db

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Db

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Verse 1
Db 
Bbm7 
Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
I went out    for a ride and I never       went back
Db 
Like a river
Bbm7 
that don't know   where it's flowing
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
I took a wrong turn and I just        kept going

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Chorus 1

Db

Bbm7

Everybody's got a hungry heart

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Everybody's got a hungry heart

Db

Lay down your money

Bbm7

and you play your part

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Everybody's got a h-h-hungry heart

Interlude 1

Db

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Oh

Verse 2

Db

Bbm7

I met her in a Kingstown bar

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

We fell in love, I knew it had to end

Db

Bbm7

We took what we had and we ripped it apart

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Now here I am down in Kingstown again

Chorus 2
Db 
Bbm7 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a hungry      heart
Db 
Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a h-h-hungry  heart

Solo 1

E

C#m7

F#m7

B9sus4

E

C#m7

F#m7

Ab9sus4

Verse 3

Db

Bbm7

Everybody needs a place to rest

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Everybody wants to have a home

Db

Bbm7

Don't make no difference what nobody says

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Ain't nobody like to be alone

Chorus 3
Db 
Bbm7 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a hungry      heart
Db 
Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a h-h-hungry  heart

Chorus 4
Db 
Bbm7 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a hungry      heart
Db 
Lay down your money
Bbm7 
and you play   your part
Ebm7 
Ab9sus4 
Everybody's got a hungry      heart

Outro 1

Db

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Db

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

0

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

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