Street 66 Chords by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Tempo:
147.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Am
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
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[A] The room was dark, dusk howling softly six o'clock [G] charcoal light, the fine sight was moving black.
[A] The sound was music, mellow [Am] steady flow.
[G] And man [Ab] son mine just mistic red, green, red, [A] green, you are seeing.
[A] No man would dance but leap and shake [G] that shock through feeling right.
Shape that sound, tumbling down, [Am] making movement, roughing up.
Cause
[G] when the music met I taps, I felt the sting, knew the shock, [Am] yeah, had to do and ride the rock.
[Gm] Out of this rock shall come a greener rhythm, even more dread than [Am] what the breeze of glory bred.
Vibrating violence is how we [G] move, rocking with green rhythm, the drought and dry root out.
[Am]
[A] The mighty poet Iroi was on the wire, [Gm] western did a [G] skank and each man laugh, [A] me feeling
iry, dread eye.
Street 66 the said [G] man said, any policeman come here will get some righteous rascal [A] hot
legs, yeah man, who [Am] leave a kicks.
[G]
[A] [Am] I was beat, the scene moving right, when all on a sudden, [G] bam, bam, bam, [G] a knocking from the door.
Who is [A] that?
Asked western, [E] feeling right.
[A] Open up, it's the police, [Gm] come on open up.
[G] What address do you want?
Number 66, [A] come on open up.
Western feeling high [F] replied, [G] yes, this is street 66, step right in and [Am] take some legs.
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[A] The room was dark, dusk howling softly six o'clock [G] charcoal light, the fine sight was moving black.
[A] The sound was music, mellow [Am] steady flow.
[G] And man [Ab] son mine just mistic red, green, red, [A] green, you are seeing.
[A] No man would dance but leap and shake [G] that shock through feeling right.
Shape that sound, tumbling down, [Am] making movement, roughing up.
Cause
[G] when the music met I taps, I felt the sting, knew the shock, [Am] yeah, had to do and ride the rock.
[Gm] Out of this rock shall come a greener rhythm, even more dread than [Am] what the breeze of glory bred.
Vibrating violence is how we [G] move, rocking with green rhythm, the drought and dry root out.
[Am]
[A] The mighty poet Iroi was on the wire, [Gm] western did a [G] skank and each man laugh, [A] me feeling
iry, dread eye.
Street 66 the said [G] man said, any policeman come here will get some righteous rascal [A] hot
legs, yeah man, who [Am] leave a kicks.
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[A] [Am] I was beat, the scene moving right, when all on a sudden, [G] bam, bam, bam, [G] a knocking from the door.
Who is [A] that?
Asked western, [E] feeling right.
[A] Open up, it's the police, [Gm] come on open up.
[G] What address do you want?
Number 66, [A] come on open up.
Western feeling high [F] replied, [G] yes, this is street 66, step right in and [Am] take some legs.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ The room was dark, dusk howling softly six o'clock _ _ [G] _ _ charcoal light, the fine sight was moving black.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ The sound was music, mellow [Am] steady flow. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] And man [Ab] son mine just mistic red, _ green, red, _ [A] green, you are seeing. _
_ _ [A] _ _ No man would dance but leap and shake [G] _ that shock through feeling right.
_ _ Shape that sound, tumbling down, [Am] _ making movement, roughing up.
Cause _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] when the music met I taps, I felt the sting, knew the shock, [Am] yeah, had to do and ride the rock. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Out of this rock shall come a greener rhythm, _ even more dread than [Am] what the breeze of glory bred.
_ _ _ _ _ Vibrating violence is how we [G] move, _ _ rocking with green rhythm, the drought and dry root out.
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[A] The mighty poet Iroi was on the wire, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ western did a [G] skank _ and each man laugh, _ _ [A] me feeling
iry, dread eye.
_ _ Street 66 _ the said [G] man said, _ any policeman come here will get some righteous rascal [A] hot
legs, yeah man, who [Am] leave a kicks. _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] I was beat, the scene moving right, when all on a sudden, _ _ _ [G] _ bam, bam, bam, [G] a knocking from the door. _ _ _ _
_ Who is [A] that?
_ _ Asked western, _ [E] feeling right.
[A] _ _ Open up, it's the police, [Gm] come on open up. _ _
[G] _ What address do you want? _ _
Number 66, [A] come on open up. _
_ _ _ _ Western feeling high [F] replied, _ [G] _ _ yes, this is street 66, _ step right in and [Am] take some legs. _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ The room was dark, dusk howling softly six o'clock _ _ [G] _ _ charcoal light, the fine sight was moving black.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ The sound was music, mellow [Am] steady flow. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] And man [Ab] son mine just mistic red, _ green, red, _ [A] green, you are seeing. _
_ _ [A] _ _ No man would dance but leap and shake [G] _ that shock through feeling right.
_ _ Shape that sound, tumbling down, [Am] _ making movement, roughing up.
Cause _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] when the music met I taps, I felt the sting, knew the shock, [Am] yeah, had to do and ride the rock. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Out of this rock shall come a greener rhythm, _ even more dread than [Am] what the breeze of glory bred.
_ _ _ _ _ Vibrating violence is how we [G] move, _ _ rocking with green rhythm, the drought and dry root out.
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[A] The mighty poet Iroi was on the wire, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ western did a [G] skank _ and each man laugh, _ _ [A] me feeling
iry, dread eye.
_ _ Street 66 _ the said [G] man said, _ any policeman come here will get some righteous rascal [A] hot
legs, yeah man, who [Am] leave a kicks. _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] I was beat, the scene moving right, when all on a sudden, _ _ _ [G] _ bam, bam, bam, [G] a knocking from the door. _ _ _ _
_ Who is [A] that?
_ _ Asked western, _ [E] feeling right.
[A] _ _ Open up, it's the police, [Gm] come on open up. _ _
[G] _ What address do you want? _ _
Number 66, [A] come on open up. _
_ _ _ _ Western feeling high [F] replied, _ [G] _ _ yes, this is street 66, _ step right in and [Am] take some legs. _ _
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