Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway - Street Life Chords

Tempo:
79.7 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Eb

Bbm

Db

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway - Street Life chords
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[Cm] I [Ebm] still hang around,
[F] [Bbm] neither [Dbm] lost nor found
[Eb] Hear [Ab] the [Ebm] lonely [Eb] [F] sound [Fm] [Bb]
[Db] of [Fm] music in the night
[Bbm] Nights are [Fm] always bright, [D] that's all [Ab] that's left for me [Db] [Ab] Yeah, [Gb] yeah
[B]
[Bb] [B] [Db] [D] [Fm]
[Db] [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [F] [Fm] Streetlight, streetlight, streetlight, streetlight
I play the streetlight, [Cm]
[Db] because there's no place I can go
[Eb] Streetlight, [Fm] cause it's the only life I know
Streetlight, [Bbm] there's a thousand parts to play
[Eb] Streetlight, [Fm] still you play your life away
Streetlight, streetlight, streetlight, streetlight
Streetlight, [Bbm] you can run away from [Fm] [Eb] time
Streetlight, [Fm] for a nickel or a dime
Streetlight, [Bbm] but you better not get [Fm] old
[Eb] Streetlight, [Fm] or you're gonna feel the [Ab] cold
[Db] You let the [Bbm] people see [Cm] just who you [A] wanna be
[Bbm] And every night [Eb] you shine [Ab] just like a superstar
[Abm] That's how my [Db] life has played, a [Bbm] tense and masquerade
[Db] You dress, you [Eb] walk, you talk, you're who you think you [C] [Fm] are
Streetlight, streetlight
[F] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[F] [Db] [G]
[Eb] [Abm] [Db]
[Gb] [Gm] [Bbm] Streetlight, [Eb]
[Fm] streetlight, streetlight, streetlight
I play the streetlight, because [Bbm] there's no place I can go
[Fm] [Cm] [Eb] Streetlight, cause it's [Fm] the only life I know
Streetlight, well there's [Bbm] a thousand parts to [Ab] play
[Eb] Streetlight, still you [Fm] play your life away Streetlight, streetlight
[Bb] [Fm] Streetlight, [Cm] [Fm]
streetlight
[Bb] Streetlight, [Eb] streetlight
[D] [Bb] Streetlight, [Cm] streetlight [Ab] Streetlight, [Fm] [Gm] [Fm] streetlight
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Fm]
[F]
[Fm] [F]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
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To learn Joe Sample - (feat. Lalah Hathaway) Street Life chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bbm, Eb, Fm, Eb, Fm, Bbm, Fm, Cm and Eb in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 39 BPM and then match the original tempo of 80 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Ab Major.

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[Cm] _ _ I [Ebm] still hang around, _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ neither [Dbm] lost nor found
[Eb] Hear _ [Ab] _ the [Ebm] lonely [Eb] _ [F] sound [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] of [Fm] music in the night
[Bbm] _ Nights are [Fm] always bright, _ [D] that's all [Ab] that's left for me [Db] _ [Ab] _ Yeah, [Gb] yeah
_ [B] _
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[Bb] _ [B] _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] Streetlight, streetlight, _ _ _ _ _ streetlight, streetlight
I play the streetlight, [Cm]
[Db] because there's no place I can go
[Eb] _ Streetlight, [Fm] cause it's the only life I know
_ Streetlight, [Bbm] there's a thousand parts to play
[Eb] _ Streetlight, [Fm] still you play your life away
_ Streetlight, streetlight, _ _ _ _ _ streetlight, streetlight
_ _ _ _ _ Streetlight, [Bbm] you can run away from [Fm] [Eb] time
Streetlight, [Fm] for a nickel or a dime
Streetlight, [Bbm] but you better not get [Fm] old
[Eb] _ Streetlight, [Fm] or you're gonna feel the [Ab] cold
[Db] You let the [Bbm] people see [Cm] just who you [A] wanna be
[Bbm] And every night [Eb] you shine [Ab] just like a superstar
[Abm] That's how my [Db] life has played, a [Bbm] tense and masquerade
[Db] You dress, you [Eb] walk, you talk, you're who you think you [C] [Fm] are _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Streetlight, streetlight
_ _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Db] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bbm] _ Streetlight, [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ streetlight, _ _ _ _ _ streetlight, streetlight
_ _ I play the streetlight, because [Bbm] there's no place I can go
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] Streetlight, cause it's [Fm] the only life I know
_ _ Streetlight, well there's [Bbm] a thousand parts to [Ab] play
[Eb] _ Streetlight, still you [Fm] play your life away _ Streetlight, streetlight _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ Streetlight, [Cm] _ [Fm]
streetlight
_ [Bb] _ _ Streetlight, [Eb] streetlight
[D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Streetlight, [Cm] streetlight [Ab] _ Streetlight, _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] streetlight
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _
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[Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Among the tracks on the album The Song Lives On, written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings, this one stands out.

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