Darlington County Chords

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Darlington County by Bruce Springsteen is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                        
Driving into Darlington County 
                    D           G 
Me and Wayne on the Fourth of July 
G 
Driving into Darlington County  
                             D        G 
Lookin' for some work on the county line  
C                            
We drove down from New York City 
                                               G          
Where the girls are pretty but they just wanna know your name  
G                       
Driving into Darlington City  
                                D        G 
Got a union connection with an uncle of Wayne's  
         D                 
We drove eight hundred miles without seeing a cop  
                                        C 
We got rock'n'roll music blasting off the t-top  

       G                        D  G 
Singing sha-la la, sha la la la la la  
             D     G 
sha-la la la la la la  
                        D  G 
sha-la la, sha-la la la la la  
             D     G 
sha-la la la la la la 
  
G                                      
Hey little girl, standing on the corner 
                              D       G 
Today's your lucky day for shure, all right 
                                   G 
Me and my buddy, we're from New York City 
                                    D         G 
We got two hundred dollars, we want to rock all night 
      C                                
Girl, you're lookin' at two big spenders 
                                G 
Why, the world don't know what me and Wayne might do 
         G                                  
Our pa's each own one of the World Trade Centers 
                                  D           G 
For a kiss and a smile I'll give mine all to you 
      D        
C'mon baby, take a seat on the fender, it's a long night 
                                   C 
Tell me, what else were you gonna do? 

Just me and you, we could ... 

       G                        D  G 
Singing sha-la la, sha la la la la la  
             D     G 
sha-la la la la la la  
                        D  G 
sha-la la, sha-la la la la la  
             D     G 
sha-la la la la la la  
    	

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100 BPM Andante