The Streets of Baltimore — Bobby Bare
Chords and lyrics for The Streets of Baltimore by Bobby Bare (key of E).
Verse 1
(From the 1966 Album THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE)
Intro
[E]
Verse 1
[E]I sold the farm to [A]take my woman [E]where she longed to [A]be
We [B7]left our kin and all our friends back [E]there in Tennessee
I bought those oneway [A]tickets she had [E]often begged me [A]for
And they [B7]took us to the streets of [E]Baltimore
Verse 2
Her [B7]heart was filled with laughter when she [E]saw those city lights
She said the prettiest place on earth is Baltimore at [B7]night
Oh well a [E]man feels proud to [A]give his woman [E]what she's longing [A]for
And I [B7]kind of liked the streets of [E]Baltimore
Verse 3
[E]Well I got myself a [A]factory job I [E]ran an old [A]machine
I [B7]bought a little cottage in a [E]neighborhood serene
Yet every night when [A]I came home with [E]every muscle [A]sore
She would [B7]drag me through the streets of [E]Baltimore[B7]
Verse 4
[B7]Well I did my best [E]to bring her back to what she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights much more than she [B7]loved
me
Now I'm a [E]going back on [A]that same train that [E]brought me here [A]before
While my [B7]baby walks the streets of [E]Baltimore
Yes my [B7]baby walks the streets of [E]Baltimore
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