The Ties That Bind chords by
Bruce Springsteen
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Key: C major

Intro 1

C

C

F

F

C

C

F

F

C

C

F

F

G

Verse 1
C C 
 
You been hurt and you're all
F F 
 
cried out you say
You walk down the street
C C 
 
pushin' people outta your way
You packed your bags and all alone
F F 
 
you want to ride
You don't want nothin',
don't need no one by your side
C C 
 
You're walkin' tough baby,
G G 
 
but you're walkin' blind
F F 
 
To the ties that bind

Chorus 1

C

G

F

The ties that bind

C

G

Now you can't break

F

G

the ties that bind

Verse 2
C C 
 
F F 
 
Cheap romance, it's all just a crutch
C C 
 
You don't want nothin' that anybody can touch
You're so afraid of being
F F 
 
somebody's fool
Not walkin' tough baby, not walkin' cool
C C 
 
You walk cool, but darlin',
G G 
 
can you walk the line
F F 
 
And face the ties that bind

Chorus 2

C

G

F

The ties that bind

C

G

Now you can't break

F

G

C

the ties that bind

Bridge 1
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Oh I, I'd rather feel the hurt inside,
G G 
 
yes I would darlin'
Than know the emptiness your
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
heart must hide
C C 
 
G G 
 
Yes I would, darlin', yes I would, darlin'
F F 
 
G G 
 
Yes I would, ba- by

Solo 1
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A

Verse 3
D D 
 
You sit and wonder just
G G 
 
who's gonna stop the rain
Who'll ease the sadness,
D D 
 
who's gonna quiet your pain
It's a long dark highway
G G 
 
and a thin white line
Connecting baby, your heart to mine
D D 
 
We're runnin' now but darlin'
A A 
 
we will stand in time
G G 
 
To face the ties that bind

Chorus 3
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
The ties that bind
D D 
 
A A 
 
Now you can't break
G G 
 
the ties that bind
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
You can't for- sake the ties that bind
A A 
 
Oh- oh-

Outro 1

D

A

G

D

oh- oh- oh- oh

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