[Intro - Just bass drum] [A7sus4][F7sus4][G7sus4][G7sus4] (x3)
A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 G7sus4 A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 G7sus4 E -7--------3--6-------3---5----------7-------3--6---3--3---------- B -8----10--4----4--6--3-3------------8------*4------3-------------- G -7--------5----------5--------------7-------5-----*5------------ D -7--------3----------3--------------7-------3------3------------ A -0--------3----------5--------------0-------3------5----------- E ---------------------3-----------------------------3------------
A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 G7sus4 to F pickup E -7-787----3--6-------3--------------------------------- B -8-----10-4----4----*3---3----------------------------- G -7--------5----------5-5----5--2-5-------------------- D -7--------3----------3---------0---------------------- A -0--------3----------5---------x----------------------- E ---------------------3---------3-----------------------
[Notes - *play full F then take first finger barre off and use it to fret 1st string on B string to play Fmaj7, then with D play xx023x xx025x xx023x]
F* D F G G G G E -1-0----x----------------------1-0--3------ B -1-1----3-5-3------3--3--------1-1--3-------- G -2-2----2----------2--2----x3--2-2--0------------- D -3-3----0----------0--0--------3-3--0--------- A -3-3---------------------------3-3--x---------- E -1-x---------------------------1-x--3-----------
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap - Rhythm is A is on, then off - sus4, A - off 1xxx x2x4] [A] Winding your way [Asus4]down on [A] Baker Street [Asus4] [A] Lite in your head [Asus4], and [A] dead on your feet [Asus4] Well an- [Em] other crazy day, you [G] drink the night away And for- [D]get about e- [Dsus4]very- [D] thing
[A] This city desert [Asus4] makes you [A] feel so cold, it' [Asus4] s got [A] So many people [Asus4] but it's [A] got no soul [Asus4] And it' [Em] s taken you so long to [G] find out you were wrong When you [D] thought it held e- [Dsus4]very- [D] thing
[Chorus 1] [Dm7] You used to think that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea- [Am]sy [Dm7] You used to say that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea- [Am]sy But [C] you're tryin, [G] you're tryin [D] now [Quick phrase][Dsus2][D][Dsus4][D] [Dm7] Another year and then you'd [Am]be [Asus2]ha-[Am]ppy [Dm7] Just one more year and then you'd [Am]be [Asus2]ha- [Am]ppy But [C] you're cryin', [G] you're cryin [A] ' now [F]
[Verse 2] [A] Way down the street [Asus2] there's a [A] light in his place [Asus2] He [A] opens the door, [Asus2] he's got that [A] look on his face [Asus2] And he [Em] asks you where you've been, you [G] tell him who you've seen And you [D] talk about a- [Dsus4]ny- [D]thing
[A] He's got this dream a- [Asus2] bout [A] buyin' some land [Asus2] He's gonna [A] give up the booze [Asus2] and the [A] one night stands [Asus2] And [Em] then he'll settle down, in some [G] quiet little town And for- [D] get about e [Dsus4] - very- [D] thing
[Chorus 2] [Dm7] But you know he'll always [Am] keep [Asus2] mo- [Am] ving [Dm7] You know he's never gonna [Am] stop [Asus2] mo- [Am] ving Cause [C] he's rollin', [G] he's the rolling [D] stone [Dm7] And when you wake up it's a [Am] new [Asus2] mor- [Am] ning [Dm7] The sun is shining it's a [Am] new [Asus2] mor- [Am] ning And [C] you're going, [G] you're going [A] home [F]
[Verse 1] I play the [Em7] street life, because there's [Am7] no place I can go [Bm7] Street life, Its the [Em7] only life I know. [Em7] Street Life, and there's a [Am7] thousand cards to play, [Bm7] Steet Life, until you [Em7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Am7] let the people [C/D-x5555x] see, just who you [Bm7] wanna be, [E7#9-020103] And [Am7] every night you [C/D-x5555x] shine, just [Gmaj7] like a superstar. The [Gm7] type of life that's [Bb/C-x3333x] played, a [Fmaj7] temptin' mas[F#m7-5-232252] querade You [Am7] dress you walk you [C/D-x5555x] talk, You're [Gmaj7] who you think you are [B7#5#9-hendrix-x21233]
[Verse 2] [Em7] Street life, You can [Am7] run away from time, [Bm7] Street life, For a [Em7] nickel, or a dime, [Em7] Street life, But you [Am7] better not get old, [Bm7] Street life, Or you're [Em7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Am7] always love for [C/D] sale a [Bm7] grown-up fairy [E7#9] tale Prince [Am7] Charming always [C/D] smiles behind [Gmaj7] a silver spoon And [Gm7] if you keep it young [Bb/C] your [Fmaj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Am7] love will pay your way [C/D] beneath [Gmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[Verse] I play the [Em7] street life Because there's [Am7] no place I can go [Bm7] Street life It's the [Em7] only life I know [Em7] Street life And there's a [Am7] thousand cards to play [Bm7] Street Life Until you [Em7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Em7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --5p3p0--------- B 0---------- G 0---------- D 0---------- A 0---------- E ----------
