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Secret Garden chords by Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)

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C
Fmaj9
Am7
G
Fadd9

Intro 1

C

C

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

Am7

Am7

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

Verse 1
C 
She'll let you in her house
Fmaj9 
If you come knockin' late at night
Am7 
She'll let you in her mouth
Fmaj9 
If the words you say are right
C 
If you pay the price
Fmaj9 
She'll let you deep inside
Am7 
G 
C 
But there's a secret garden she hides

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Verse 2

C

She'll let you in her car

Fmaj9

To go drivin' round

Am7

She'll let you into the parts of herself

Fmaj9

That'll bring you down

C

She'll let you in her heart

Fmaj9

If you got a hammer and a vise

Am7

G

But into her secret garden,

C

don't think twice

Bridge 1
Am7 
Fadd9 
You've gone a million miles
C 
G 
How far'd you get
Am7 
To that place where
Fadd9 
you can't    remember
C 
G 
And you can't forget

Verse 3
C 
She'll lead you down a path
Fmaj9 
There'll be tenderness in the air
Am7 
She'll let you come just far enough
Fmaj9 
So you know she's really there
C 
And she'll look at you and smile
Fmaj9 
And her eyes will say
Am7 
She's got a secret garden
Fmaj9 
Where everything you want
C 
Where everything you need
Fmaj9 
Will always stay
Am7 
G 
C 
A million miles away

Outro 1
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
Am7 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
C 
C 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
Am7 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
C 
C 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
G 
C 

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0

C
Fmaj9
Am7
G
Fadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 87

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3

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This is the definitive original version of Secret Garden 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Secret Garden the way Bruce Springsteen intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Secret Garden

Bruce Springsteen

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