Balboa Park - Bruce Springsteen (Capo 3rd fred) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Gd--------0-------0-|-------0-----0---|---------0---|--------------| (320003@1)b------------------|---------------0-|-------0-----|------1-------| g------0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-----2-|----0-------0-| D----2-------0-----|---2-------0-----|---0---------|--2-------0---| A------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| E--3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----------|-0------0-----| C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GHe (320003@1)lay his blanket underneath the freeway C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Cas (x32010@1)the evening sky grew dark G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Gtook (320003@1)a sniff of toncho from his coke can D (xx0232@1) Cand (x32010@1)headed through Balboa Park G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Gwhere (320003@1)the men in Mercedes C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Ccome (x32010@1)nightly to employ G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gin (320003@1)the cool San Diego evening D (xx0232@1) C| (x32010@1)CG | CG | D| (xx0232@1)CG the services of the border boys C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CHe (x32010@1)grew up near the zona norte G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Cwith (x32010@1)the hustlers and smugglers he hung out with G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ghe (320003@1)swallowed their balloons of cocaine D (xx0232@1) Cbrought (x32010@1)'em cross the 12th street strip G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gsleeping (320003@1)in a shelter C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Cif (x32010@1)the night got too cold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Grunnin' (320003@1)from the migra D (xx0232@1) C| (x32010@1)CG | CG | D| (xx0232@1)CG of the border patrol C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GPast (320003@1)the Salvage yard 'cross the train tracks C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Cand (x32010@1)in through the storm drain G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gthey (320003@1)stretched their blankets out neath the freeway D (xx0232@1) Cand (x32010@1)each one took a name C (x32010@1) Gthere (320003@1)was x-man and cochese C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Clittle (x32010@1)spider his sneakers covered in river mud C (x32010@1) Gthey (320003@1)come north to California D (xx0232@1) C| (x32010@1)CG | CG | D| (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)end up with the poison in their blood Em7 GHe (320003@1)did what he had to do for money D (xx0232@1) Csometimes (x32010@1)he sent home what he could spare Em7 Cthe (x32010@1)rest went to hi-top sneakers and toncho G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Gand (320003@1)jeans like the gavatchos wear C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gone (320003@1)night the border patrol swept 12th street C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Ca (x32010@1)big car come fast down the boulevard G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gspider (320003@1)stood caught in it's headlights D (xx0232@1) Cgot (x32010@1)hit and went down hard C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Gas (320003@1)the car sped away spider held his stomach C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Climped (x32010@1)to his blanket 'neath the underpass G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Glie (320003@1)there tasting his own blood on his tongue Dclosed (xx0232@1)his eyes and listened to the cars C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)| C| (x32010@1)Grushin (320003@1)by so fast C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em7 -0--0--0--0-- -1--0--3--0-- -0--0--2--0-- -2--0--0--0-- -3--2-----2-- ----3-----0--