Action In The Streets Chords

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Action In The Streets by Bruce Springsteen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Dm, Bb, Gm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: C 
Sax Intro: F   Dm  C  Bb   F    Dm    C    Bb     F      C 


       F 
Don't move, listen now to what I'm saying 
    Bb 
Hey you, you better get up if you plan to be staying 
         C 
And get loose, you gotta live for what the band is playing 
Bb         C 
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa 

  
  F            Bb              C 
Tonight, we're rocking on the rhythm 
 F       Bb            C 
Alright, until you go beserk 
 F        Bb                  C              F       C 
Don't go, unless you get the feeling, don't go 



     F 
It's cool, well everybody now you better take heed 
      Bb 
Their cool, well I got all the action you need 
          C 
But don't fool, I'm satisfaction guaranteed 
Bb         C 
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa 

  

  F            Bb             C 
Tonight, we're rocking on the rhythm 
 F       Bb           C 
Alright, until you go beserk 
      F   Bb                  C             F 
Don't go, unless you get the feeling, don't go 

  

Solo: C 

      Bb    C     F    Dm     Bb     C     F       Bb  C 


    F 
Hey man, now don't let the little girls sly 
     Bb 
Understand, move your body from side to side 
          C 
Raise your hand, and shout until you're satisfied 
 Bb         C 
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa 

  

 F             Bb             C 
Tonight, we're rocking on the rhythm 
 F       Bb           C 
Alright, until you go beserk 
      F   Bb                 C              F 
Don't go, unless you get the feeling, don't go 

  
Gm      C 

Sax final: 
F     Dm    C    Bb 
F     Dm    C    Bb 
F     Bb    Am   Gm     F 
    	

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante