Chords for Rod Stewart - Street Fighting Man (1969) [HQ+Lyrics]

Tempo:
134.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

F#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rod Stewart - Street Fighting Man (1969) [HQ+Lyrics] chords
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[E] [Em] [E] [A]
[E] [Am] [Em]
[A] [G]
[E] [D] [Em]
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet.
Summer's here and the time is [E] right for fighting in [Em] the streets.
Oh, hey, think the time is right for a Paris Revolution.
Where I live the game you play is just to compromise my solution.
I'm [Bm] [F#] not gonna put more to it, except to sing for a rock and roll band.
[B] Because [F#] the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street [C#m] party man.
[F#] [E]
[Em]
Hey, did I tell you that my name was Colton Sturgeon?
I'll shout and [Bm] scream and I'll kill the king, and [Em] I'll rail at a holy show.
[F#] I'm not gonna put more to it, except to sing for a rock and roll band.
Because the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street [C#] party man.
[B] [A]
[B]
[A] [Em]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[G]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging [E] feet.
[A]
Summer's here and the [E] time is right for fighting in [A] the [E] streets.
[A] [F#]
I'm not gonna put more to it, except to sing for a rock and roll band.
Because the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street party [C#] man.
[C] [E] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[C#m]
[F#]
[C#]
[E] [F#]
[C#]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Rod Stewart - Street Fighting Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, A and E. For best results, commence at 67 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 134. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging _ _ feet. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Summer's here and the time is [E] right for fighting in [Em] the _ streets.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ hey, think the time is _ right for a Paris _ Revolution. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where I live the game you play is just to compromise my _ _ solution. _ _ _
I'm _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] not gonna put more to it, except to sing for a rock and roll band.
[B] Because [F#] the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street [C#m] party man.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey, did I tell you that my name was Colton _ Sturgeon? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll shout and [Bm] scream and I'll kill the king, and [Em] I'll rail at a holy _ _ _ _ _ show. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] I'm not gonna put more to it, except to sing for a rock and roll band.
Because the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street [C#] party man. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
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[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A]
Everywhere _ _ _ _ _ I hear the sound of marching, charging [E] feet.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Summer's here and the [E] time is right for fighting in [A] the [E] streets.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _
I'm not gonna put more to it, _ _ except to sing for a rock and roll _ band.
Because the sleepy and laundry man, that's just not a place for a street party [C#] man. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Keith Richards and Mick Jagger who authored this song.

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