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Did You Know? The Jenny mentioned in the chorus of Youngstown is a reference to the Jeanette Blast Furnace owned by the Youngstown Sheet And Tube Company that was shut down in 1977. It's rusting hulk was visible from miles around and one journalist described it as 'the remains of a lost civilisation'.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Youngstown Chords And Strumming, Bruce Springsteen
Django Chords:
Django C chord
Django D chord
Django F chord
Strumming:
"The Driver*": |D D U D U D U |
Tempo: 142 bpm Key: Dm
Intro -
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 1 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - || x2
(Dx4)Here in northeast Ohio back in eighteen-o-three
(Cx3)James and Dan Heaton found the ore that was linin' Yellow (D)Creek
(Dx4)They built a blast furnace here along the shore
(Cx3)And they made the cannonballs that helped the Union win the (D)war
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dx4)Youngstown
Verse 2 -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Well my (Dx4)daddy worked the furnaces kept 'em hotter than hell
I come (Cx3)home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer a job that'd suit the devil as (D)well
(Dx4)Taconite coke and limestone fed my children and made my pay
Them (Cx3)smokestacks reachin' like the arms of God into a beautiful sky of (Dx2)soot and clay
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dx4)Youngstown
Verse 3 -
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Well my (F)daddy come on the Oh(Cx2)io works when he come home from World War (D)Two
Now the (D)yard's just scrap and (Cx2)rubble he said "Them big boys did what Hitler (Dx2)couldn't do."
These (F)mills they built the (Cx2)tanks and bombs that won this country's (D)wars
We (Cx3)sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam now we're wondering what they were (Dx2)dyin' for
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dx4)Youngstown
Verse 4 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - || x2
From the (Dx4)Monongahela valley to the Mesabi iron range
To the (Cx3)coal mines of Appalachia the story's always the (D)same
(Dx4)Seven hundred tons of metal a day now sir you tell me the world's changed
(Cx3)Once I made you rich enough rich enough to forget my (D)name
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
In (Cx2)Youngstown, In (Dx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dx4)Youngstown
Verse 5 -
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
When I (F)die I don't want no part of (Cx2)heaven I would not do heaven's work (D)well
I pray the (Cx3)devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery fur(Dx2)naces of hell
Final Chorus (Instrumental) -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Final Chord Strum: D
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Youngstown Chords And Strumming, Bruce Springsteen
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open Cadd9 chord
Open Dm chord
Open F∆7 chord
Strumming:
"The Driver*": |B D U D U D U |
Tempo: 142 bpm Key: Dm
Intro -
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Verse 1 -
| |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - || x2
(Dmx4)Here in northeast Ohio back in eighteen-o-three
(Cadd9x3)James and Dan Heaton found the ore that was linin' Yellow (Dm)Creek
(Dmx4)They built a blast furnace here along the shore
(Cadd9x3)And they made the cannonballs that helped the Union win the (Dm)war
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F∆7)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 2 -
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Well my (Dmx4)daddy worked the furnaces kept 'em hotter than hell
I come (Cadd9x3)home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer a job that'd suit the devil as (Dm)well
(Dmx4)Taconite coke and limestone fed my children and made my pay
Them (Cadd9x3)smokestacks reachin' like the arms of God into a beautiful sky of (Dmx2)soot and clay
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F∆7)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 3 -
|F∆7 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Dm - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Well my (F∆7)daddy come on the Oh(Cadd9x2)io works when he come home from World War (Dm)Two
Now the (Dm)yard's just scrap and (Cadd9x2)rubble he said "Them big boys did what Hitler (Dmx2)couldn't do."
These (F∆7)mills they built the (Cadd9x2)tanks and bombs that won this country's (Dm)wars
We (Cadd9x3)sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam now we're wondering what they were (Dmx2)dyin' for
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F∆7)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 4 -
| |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - || x2
From the (Dmx4)Monongahela valley to the Mesabi iron range
To the (Cadd9x3)coal mines of Appalachia the story's always the (Dm)same
(Dmx4)Seven hundred tons of metal a day now sir you tell me the world's changed
(Cadd9x3)Once I made you rich enough rich enough to forget my (Dm)name
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
In (Cx2)Youngstown, In (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F∆7)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 5 -
|F∆7 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
When I (F∆7)die I don't want no part of (Cadd9x2)heaven I would not do heaven's work (Dm)well
I pray the (Cadd9x3)devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery fur(Dmx2)naces of hell
Final Chorus (Instrumental) -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Final Chord Strum: Dm
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Blue Pick Level
Youngstown Chords And Strumming, Bruce Springsteen
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open Cadd9 chord
Open Dm chord
Barre Chords:
F chord
Strumming:
"The Driver*": |B D U D U D U |
Tempo: 142 bpm Key: Dm
Intro -
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Verse 1 -
| |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - || x2
(Dmx4)Here in northeast Ohio back in eighteen-o-three
(Cadd9x3)James and Dan Heaton found the ore that was linin' Yellow (Dm)Creek
(Dmx4)They built a blast furnace here along the shore
(Cadd9x3)And they made the cannonballs that helped the Union win the (Dm)war
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 2 -
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Well my (Dmx4)daddy worked the furnaces kept 'em hotter than hell
I come (Cadd9x3)home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer a job that'd suit the devil as (Dm)well
(Dmx4)Taconite coke and limestone fed my children and made my pay
Them (Cadd9x3)smokestacks reachin' like the arms of God into a beautiful sky of (Dmx2)soot and clay
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 3 -
|F - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Dm - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Well my (F)daddy come on the Oh(Cadd9x2)io works when he come home from World War (Dm)Two
Now the (Dm)yard's just scrap and (Cadd9x2)rubble he said "Them big boys did what Hitler (Dmx2)couldn't do."
These (F)mills they built the (Cadd9x2)tanks and bombs that won this country's (Dm)wars
We (Cadd9x3)sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam now we're wondering what they were (Dmx2)dyin' for
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Here in (Cx2)Youngstown, here in (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 4 -
| |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - || x2
From the (Dmx4)Monongahela valley to the Mesabi iron range
To the (Cadd9x3)coal mines of Appalachia the story's always the (Dm)same
(Dmx4)Seven hundred tons of metal a day now sir you tell me the world's changed
(Cadd9x3)Once I made you rich enough rich enough to forget my (Dm)name
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
In (Cx2)Youngstown, In (Dmx2)Youngstown
My sweet (F)Jenny I'm sinkin' (Cx2)down, here darlin' in (Dmx4)Youngstown
Verse 5 -
|F - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |
|Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Cadd9 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
When I (F)die I don't want no part of (Cadd9x2)heaven I would not do heaven's work (Dm)well
I pray the (Cadd9x3)devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery fur(Dmx2)naces of hell
Final Chorus (Instrumental) -
|C - - - |C - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
Final Chord Strum: Dm
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