Atlantic City Uke tab by Bruce Springsteen

4 Chords used in the song: Em, G, C, D

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Album: 
Year:  1982
Difficulty: 
3.25
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
[Verse]

Em Em G G C C G G
Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Em Em G G C C G G
Now, they blew up his house, too
Em Em G G C C G G
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
Em Em G G C C G G
Gonna see what them racket boys can do
Em Em G G C C G G
Now, there's trouble bustin' in from outta state
Em Em G G C C G G
And the D D.A. can't get no relief
Em Em G G C C G G
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
Em Em G G C C D D
And the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by the skin of his teeth




[Chorus]

Em Em G G C C G G
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
Em Em G G D D Em Em
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
G G C C G G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
Em Em G G C C G G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Verse]

Em Em G G C C G G
Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away
Em Em G G C C G G
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
Em Em G G C C G G
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
Em Em G G C C D D
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus



[Chorus]

Em Em G G C C G G
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
Em Em G G D D Em Em
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
G G C C G G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
Em Em G G C C G G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Bridge]

D D C C Em Em
Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold
C C D D Em Em
But with you forever I'll stay
C C Em Em
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin' to gold
C C G G C C G G
Put on your stockin's baby, `cause the night's gettin' cold
C C G G C C G G
And maybe ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
C C G G D D C C
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back



[Verse]

Em Em G G C C G G
Now, I been lookin' for a job, but it's hard to find
Em Em G G
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't
C C G G
get caught on the wrong side of that line
Em Em G G C C G G
Well, I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
Em Em G G
So, honey, last night I met this guy and I'm gonna
C C G G
do a little favor for him


[Chorus]

Em Em G G C C G G
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
Em Em G G D D Em Em
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
G G C C G G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
Em Em G G C C G G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

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About this song: Atlantic City

The song depicts a young couple's romantic escape to the New Jersey city Atlantic City, but also wrestles with the inevitability of death as the man in the relationship intends to take a job in organized crime once arriving in the city. The opening lines of "Atlantic City" refer to mafia violence in nearby Philadelphia, with Springsteen singing: "Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night, now they blew up his house too." (The "chicken man" was a mafia boss named Philip Testa Read more on Last.fm.

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