Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
Bruce plays it in A, playing his guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret so that the chords he plays are in the key of G. My arrangement will also be in G — tune up a full step to play along with the record.
The main riff played during the verse is very simple:
The only other deviation from the straight chord pattern is an added suspended 2nd on the D chord:
VERSE
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
I hold you in my arms
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
as the band plays
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
What are those words whispered baby
D / Dsus2 D
just as you turn away
I saw you last night
out on the edge of town
I wanna read your mind
To know just what I've got in this new thing I've found
CHORUS
Em G C G
So tell me what I see
Em G C G
when I look in your eyes
Em G D Em
Is that you baby
C G D
or just a brilliant disguise
VERSE
I heard somebody call your name
from underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame
underneath your pillow
Well I've tried so hard baby
but I just can't see
What a woman like you
is doing with me
CHORUS
So tell me who I see
when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby
or just a brilliant disguise
BRIDGE
D
Now look at me baby
G
struggling to do everything right
C
And then it all falls apart
G
when out go the lights
D
I'm just a lonely pilgrim
C
I walk this world in wealth
G
I want to know if it's you I don't trust
D
'cause I damn sure don't trust myself
VERSE
Now you play the loving woman
I'll play the faithful man
But just don't look too close
into the palm of my hand
We stood at the alter
the gypsy swore our future was right
But come the wee wee hours
Well maybe baby the gypsy lied
CHORUS
So when you look at me
you better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby
or just a brilliant disguise
OUT VERSE
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
Tonight our bed is cold
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
I'm lost in the darkness of our love
G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
God have mercy on the man
D G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
Who doubts what he's sure of
Brilliant Disguise Tab (PDF)
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