Held Up Without A Gun

Bruce Springsteen

RockMedium for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: C   F  C      F C    F     C 
  
 
C                       F          C 
I was out driving, just taking it slow 
                         F        C 
Looked at my tank it was reading low 
                                   F      C 
Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One 
F         G     C    F       G           C 
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun 
  
 
C                               F             C 
Some damn fool with a guitar walks in off the street 
                             F         C 
Ain't got nowhere to go and nothing to eat 
                     F         C 
Man with a cigar says "sign here son!" 
F         G     C    F       G           C 
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun 
 
 
 
C                       F        C 
It's a sin and it oughta be a crime 
C                       F              C 
You know it happens buddy all of the time 
                            F             C 
Try to make a living try to have a little fun 
F         G     C    F       G           C 
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun 
F         G     C    F       G           C 
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

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Chord set

C · F · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.