Boulevard — Jackson Browne

Chords and lyrics for Boulevard by Jackson Browne (key of A).

Intro

[C#7] [A] [D/A] [A] [E/B] [A] [F#m] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [F#m7] [D/A] [A] [F#m/A] [C#m7] [A] [A] [E]

Verse 1

The way the game [F#m]is run
But if you choose [E]to stay
You wanna play it [F#5]anyway
It's [D]okay

Verse 2

[A] [F#m] [A]
In [A]the other kids in shock
Up and down [F#7]the block
[A][F#m7]The folks [D/A]at [A]home playing beat the clock

Verse 3

[A]Down at [E]the golden cup
They set the young [F#m]ones up
Under the neon [E]light
Selling day [F#m]for night
It's [Em7]alright

Chorus

[D]Nobody rides for free
[A/E]Nobody, nobody
[D]Nobody gets it like they [A/E]want it to be
Nobody, nobody
[D]Nobody hands you in it
Nobody, [A/E]nobody
Nobody
[D][A]Nobody, baby

Interlude

[D] [A]

Verse 4

It [D][A]hurts to hurt in the terms of truth
Down [A]on the boulevard
The night's enough
[E]

Verse 5

Time passes through between the streets
[F#m]The shadows and the street lights
The street lights
Everybody [E]walks right by like they're safe or [F#m]something
They [D]don't know
[E]

Chorus 2

Nobody knows
[D]Nobody owes you nothing
[A/E]Nobody, nobody
[D]Nobody shows you what the [A/E]fact is
Nobody, nobody
[D]Nobody
[E7] [A]

Verse 6

Hey, hey, baby
Got to watch the street and keep your feet beyond the door
[D/F#][A]Make it pay, baby
It's only time on the boulevard

Outro

It's like this
It's the way it is
On the boulevard
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[D/A]It's [A]only time on the boulevard
[Fmaj7]