Western Stars chords by Bruce Springsteen

Intro:
Em F Em F G G

Verse 1:

         Em   F            G
I wake up in the morning, just glad my boots are on

             Em       F             G
Instead of empty in the whispering grasses down the Five at Forest Lawn

            Em      F              G
On the set, the makeup girl brings me two raw eggs and a shot of gin

                    Em          F               G
Then I give it all up for that little blue pill that promises to bring it all back to you again

       C  F           G
Ride me down easy, ride me down easy, friend

       Em         F       G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Verse 2:

              Em  F               G
Here in the canyons above Sunset, the desert don't give up the fight

              Em             F             G
A coyote with someone's Chihuahua in its teeth skitters 'cross my veranda in the night

             Em       F            G
Some lost sheep from Oklahoma sips her Mojito down at the Whiskey Bar

                 Em         F              G
Smiles and says she thinks she remembers me from that commercial with the credit card

               C   F          G
Hell, these days there ain't no more, now there's just again

       Em         F       G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Interlude:
Em F G G

Verse 3:

             Em F            G
Some days I take my El Camino, throw my saddle in and go

                Em  F           G
East to the desert where the charros, they still ride and rope

        C         F                 G
Our American brothers cross the wire and bring the old ways with them

       Em         F       G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Instrumental:
C F G G Em F G G

Verse 4:

          Em    F             G
Once I was shot by John Wayne, yeah, it was towards the end

                Em           F             G
That one scene's bought me a thousand drinks, set me up and tell it for you, friend

        C   F          G
Here's to the cowboys, riders in the whirlwind

       Em         F       G
Tonight the western stars are shining bright again

     Em         F       G
And the western stars are shining bright again

Bridge:

            C       F           G
Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds

     Em         F       G
And the western stars are shining bright again

            C  F           G
C'mon and ride me down easy, ride me down easy, friend

          Em         F       G
'Cause tonight the western stars are shining bright again

Tag:

        Em  F             G
I woke up this morning just glad my boots were on