These are the chords to the '78 version of Racing In The Street from The Promise. It's a terrific rendition of the song and I searched and searched but couldn't find the chords online. Finally I picked up my guitar and sounded them out. I hope this helps anyone else whose been searching for these chords. Intro: F Dm C Bb F Dm I got a '32 Ford, she's a three-eighteen C Bb Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor F Dm And she's waiting tonight down in the parking lot C Bb Outside the 7-Eleven store F Dm Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch C Bb And he rides with me from town to town F Dm We only run for the money got no strings attached C Bb We shut 'em up and we shut 'em down F Dm Tonight, tonight the strip's just right C Bb I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats F Dm Come on out around the world C Bb We're going racing in the street F Dm We take all the action we can meet C Bb And we cover all the northeast states F Dm When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street C Bb From the back roads to the turnpike gates F Dm Well now some guys they do it for the money C Bb Other guys do it 'cause they don't know what else they can do F Dm There just ain't nothing left at home C Bb Waking up in a world that somebody else owns F Dm Tonight, tonight the strip's just right C Bb I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat F Dm Now summer's here and the time is right C Bb For racing in the street Here's where the violin starts and the key changes. It moves up 3 half steps so F = G#, Dm = Fm, C = D#, and Bb = C#. You can throw a capo on the third fret and play all the chords like before, or you can just play barre chords. Ab Fm I met her on the strip three years ago Eb C# In a Camaro with this dude from L.A. Ab Fm Eb C# I blew that Camaro off my back and stole that little girl away Ab Fm Now there's wrinkles 'round my baby's eyes Eb C# She cries herself to sleep at night Ab Fm When I come home, the house is dark she sighs, Eb C# "Baby did you make it all right?" Ab Fm She sits on the porch of her daddy's house Eb C# But honey your pretty dress is torn Ab Fm She stares out alone into the night Eb C# With the eyes of one who hates for just bein' born Ab Fm For all the blown-off strangers and hot rod angels Eb C# Stumbling through this promised land Ab Fm Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea Eb C# And wash these sins off our hands Ab Fm Tonight tonight the strip's just right Eb C# I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat Ab Fm Come on out the time is right Eb C# We're goin' racing in the street Also if you want, you can play E in the bass of the F chord before changing to Dm. It sounds fine if you don't, but it sounds more like the recording if you do. Ab Fm Eb C# -4-- -1-- -3-- -4-- -4-- -1-- -4-- -6-- -5-- -1-- -3-- -6-- -6-- -2-- -5-- -6-- -6-- -2-- -6-- -4-- -4-- -1-- -3-- -4--
