Chords for Sixto Rodriguez - Streetboy (audio)
Tempo:
102.15 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
F#
A
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[E]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Street Boy, you've been [A] out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, you're [A] gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy,
[F#] [F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m] you go home, [F#] but you can't stay, [C#m] because something's [F#m] always pulling you away.
[C#m] You're fast for those [F#m] and quick goodbyes.
[C#m] You're just a street boy with [C#] the streetlights in your eyes.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street [B] Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're [C#m] planning.
Street Boy,
[F#m] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] your sister [F#] says that every week [C#m] you just come home to eat and [F#] go to sleep.
[C#m] And you make plans you never [F#] keep, [C#m] because your mind is always [F#m] in the streets.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, [A] ain't you got enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy,
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#] there's one last word, [F#m] then I'll conclude, [C#] before you pick up and put [F#] on your attitude.
But you'll [C#m] never find, [F#m]
or ever meet, [C#m] any street boy who's ever [F#] beat the streets.
[C#m] Street Boy, [F#]
[C#] Street Boy, [F#m]
Street [C#m] Boy, [F#m]
[C#m] Street Boy, [F#m]
Street [C#] Boy, [F#m]
[F#] Street [C#m] Boy, [F#]
Sweet [C#] Boy.
[F#m] [C#m]
[E]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Street Boy, you've been [A] out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, you're [A] gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy,
[F#] [F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m] you go home, [F#] but you can't stay, [C#m] because something's [F#m] always pulling you away.
[C#m] You're fast for those [F#m] and quick goodbyes.
[C#m] You're just a street boy with [C#] the streetlights in your eyes.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street [B] Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're [C#m] planning.
Street Boy,
[F#m] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] your sister [F#] says that every week [C#m] you just come home to eat and [F#] go to sleep.
[C#m] And you make plans you never [F#] keep, [C#m] because your mind is always [F#m] in the streets.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, [A] ain't you got enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy,
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#] there's one last word, [F#m] then I'll conclude, [C#] before you pick up and put [F#] on your attitude.
But you'll [C#m] never find, [F#m]
or ever meet, [C#m] any street boy who's ever [F#] beat the streets.
[C#m] Street Boy, [F#]
[C#] Street Boy, [F#m]
Street [C#m] Boy, [F#m]
[C#m] Street Boy, [F#m]
Street [C#] Boy, [F#m]
[F#] Street [C#m] Boy, [F#]
Sweet [C#] Boy.
[F#m] [C#m]
Key:
C#m
F#
A
F#m
E
C#m
F#
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] Street Boy, you've been [A] out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, you're [A] gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy, _ _
[F#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] you go home, [F#] but you can't stay, [C#m] because something's [F#m] always pulling you away.
_ [C#m] You're fast for those [F#m] and quick goodbyes.
[C#m] You're just a street boy with [C#] the streetlights in your eyes.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street [B] Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're [C#m] planning.
Street Boy, _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] your sister [F#] says that every week [C#m] you just come home to eat and [F#] go to sleep.
_ [C#m] And you make plans you never [F#] keep, _ [C#m] because your mind is always [F#m] in the streets.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, [A] ain't you got enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy, _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] there's one last word, [F#m] then I'll conclude, _ [C#] before you pick up and put [F#] on your attitude.
_ But you'll [C#m] never find, _ [F#m]
or ever meet, _ [C#m] any street boy who's ever [F#] beat the streets.
_ [C#m] Street Boy, _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] Street Boy, _ [F#m] _
_ _ Street [C#m] Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] Street Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ Street [C#] Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] Street [C#m] Boy, _ [F#] _ _
_ Sweet [C#] Boy.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] Street Boy, you've been [A] out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, you're [A] gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy, _ _
[F#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] you go home, [F#] but you can't stay, [C#m] because something's [F#m] always pulling you away.
_ [C#m] You're fast for those [F#m] and quick goodbyes.
[C#m] You're just a street boy with [C#] the streetlights in your eyes.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street [B] Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, ain't you got [A] enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're [C#m] planning.
Street Boy, _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] your sister [F#] says that every week [C#m] you just come home to eat and [F#] go to sleep.
_ [C#m] And you make plans you never [F#] keep, _ [C#m] because your mind is always [F#m] in the streets.
[B] You better get yourself together, look for something better.
[E] Street Boy, [A] you've been out too long.
[E] Street Boy, [A] ain't you got enough sense to go home?
[E] Street Boy, [A] you're gonna end up alone.
[F#] You need some love and understanding, [A] not that dead-end life you're planning.
[C#m] Street Boy, _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] there's one last word, [F#m] then I'll conclude, _ [C#] before you pick up and put [F#] on your attitude.
_ But you'll [C#m] never find, _ [F#m]
or ever meet, _ [C#m] any street boy who's ever [F#] beat the streets.
_ [C#m] Street Boy, _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] Street Boy, _ [F#m] _
_ _ Street [C#m] Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] Street Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ Street [C#] Boy, _ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] Street [C#m] Boy, _ [F#] _ _
_ Sweet [C#] Boy.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _