Chords for Bobby Bare - Streets of Baltimore
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [E]
I sold the farm [A] to take my woman [E] where she [A] longed to be.
[B] We left our kin and all our friends [E] back there in Tennessee.
I bought those one [A]-way tickets [E] she had often [A] begged me for.
[B] And they took us to the streets of [E] Baltimore.
[B] Her heart was filled with laughter when she [E] saw those city lights.
She said, the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore [B] at night.
Well, [E] a man feels [A] proud to give his woman [E] what she's longing [A] for.
[B] And I kind of like the streets [E] of Baltimore.
Then I got myself [A] a factory job.
[E] I ran an [A] old machine.
[B] I bought a little cottage [E] and a neighborhood serene.
Yet every night [A] when I came home [E] with a grim [A] muscle sore,
[B] she would drag me through the streets [E] of Baltimore.
[A] [B]
Well, I did my [E] best to bring her back to what she used to be.
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than [B] she loved me.
Now [E] I'm going back [A] on that same train [E] that brought me here [A] before.
[B] While my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore.
Yes, [B] my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore.
I sold the farm [A] to take my woman [E] where she [A] longed to be.
[B] We left our kin and all our friends [E] back there in Tennessee.
I bought those one [A]-way tickets [E] she had often [A] begged me for.
[B] And they took us to the streets of [E] Baltimore.
[B] Her heart was filled with laughter when she [E] saw those city lights.
She said, the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore [B] at night.
Well, [E] a man feels [A] proud to give his woman [E] what she's longing [A] for.
[B] And I kind of like the streets [E] of Baltimore.
Then I got myself [A] a factory job.
[E] I ran an [A] old machine.
[B] I bought a little cottage [E] and a neighborhood serene.
Yet every night [A] when I came home [E] with a grim [A] muscle sore,
[B] she would drag me through the streets [E] of Baltimore.
[A] [B]
Well, I did my [E] best to bring her back to what she used to be.
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than [B] she loved me.
Now [E] I'm going back [A] on that same train [E] that brought me here [A] before.
[B] While my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore.
Yes, [B] my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore.
Key:
E
A
B
F#
E
A
B
F#
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[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I sold the farm [A] to take my woman [E] where she [A] longed to be.
_ [B] We left our kin and all our friends [E] back there in Tennessee. _
_ I bought those one [A]-way tickets [E] she had often [A] begged me for.
_ [B] And they took us to the streets of [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Her heart was filled with laughter _ when she [E] saw those city lights.
_ She said, the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore [B] at night.
_ _ _ Well, [E] a man feels [A] proud to give his woman [E] what she's longing [A] for.
_ [B] And I kind of like the streets [E] of Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ _ Then I got myself [A] a factory job.
[E] I ran an [A] old machine.
[B] I bought a little cottage [E] and a neighborhood serene.
_ _ Yet every night [A] when I came home [E] with a grim [A] muscle sore,
_ [B] she would drag me through the streets [E] of Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _
_ _ Well, I did my [E] best to bring her back to what she used to be. _ _
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than [B] she loved me. _ _ _ _
Now [E] I'm going back [A] on that same train [E] that brought me here [A] before.
_ [B] While my baby walks the streets of _ [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _
Yes, [B] my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I sold the farm [A] to take my woman [E] where she [A] longed to be.
_ [B] We left our kin and all our friends [E] back there in Tennessee. _
_ I bought those one [A]-way tickets [E] she had often [A] begged me for.
_ [B] And they took us to the streets of [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Her heart was filled with laughter _ when she [E] saw those city lights.
_ She said, the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore [B] at night.
_ _ _ Well, [E] a man feels [A] proud to give his woman [E] what she's longing [A] for.
_ [B] And I kind of like the streets [E] of Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ _ Then I got myself [A] a factory job.
[E] I ran an [A] old machine.
[B] I bought a little cottage [E] and a neighborhood serene.
_ _ Yet every night [A] when I came home [E] with a grim [A] muscle sore,
_ [B] she would drag me through the streets [E] of Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _
_ _ Well, I did my [E] best to bring her back to what she used to be. _ _
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than [B] she loved me. _ _ _ _
Now [E] I'm going back [A] on that same train [E] that brought me here [A] before.
_ [B] While my baby walks the streets of _ [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _
Yes, [B] my baby walks the streets of [E] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _