The Klansman
Bruce Springsteen
RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
GmDiagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
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G5Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
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D
A
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Gm Bb WORD OF TROUBLE SPREAD AROUND Eb Bb ONE DAY A MAN CAME TO MY TOWN Gm Bb I WAS IN THE KITCHEN WHEN MY PA LET HIM IN Eb Bb HE SHOOK MY HAND, SAID, THE KLANS YOUR FRIEND Gm Bb Eb Bb, Gm Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb WAS A MEETING AT LYLE STANTON'S HOUSE Eb Bb ON JEFFERSON HIGHWAY Gm Bb SOME, THEY DID NOT LISTEN Eb Bb SOME DID NOT TURN AWAY Gm Bb Eb Bb, Gm Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb SAID, WHEN THE HOLY RAIN OF FIRE Eb Bb COMES TUMBLIN' FROM ABOVE Gm Bb IT'LL BE A KLANSMAN Eb Bb WHO'll STAND FOR THE LAND HE LOVES Gm Bb Eb Bb LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY NOW Gm Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb I WAS TEN YEARS OLD WHEN MY PA SAID SON Eb Bb SOMEDAY YOU WILL SEE Gm Bb WHEN YOU GROW YOU'LL WEAR THE ROBES Eb Bb LIKE YOUR BROTHER AND ME Gm Bb Eb Bb, Gm Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb WHEN THE WAR BETWEEN THE RACES Eb Bb LEAVES US IN A FIERY DREAM Gm Bb IT'LL BE A KLANSMAN Eb Bb WHO WILL WIPE THIS COUNTRY CLEAN Gm Bb Eb Bb THIS, SON, IS MY DREAM Gm Bb Eb Bb, Gm Bb Eb Bb, Gm Bb Eb Bb hide this tab Gm G5 Bb Eb e|--3------------------------| B|--3------------------------| G|--3----------3----8--------| D|--5-----5----3----8--------| A|--5-----5----1----6--------| E|--3-----3------------------|
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Chord set
Gm · Bb · Eb · G5 · B · G · D · A · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.