Streets Of Bakersfield — Buck Owens
Chords and lyrics for Streets Of Bakersfield by Buck Owens (key of D).
Verse 1
* = strum once
Intro
| A | D | A D | A*
Verse 1
I came here lookin' for [D]somethin'
[E7] I couldn't find anywhere [A]else
[A] But I don't want to be [D]nobody,
[E7] Just want a chance to be [A]myself
[A] I've done a thousand miles of [D]thumbin',
[E7] Yes, I've worn blisters on my [A]heels
[A] Tryin' to find me somethin' [D]better
[E7] On the streets of [A]Bakersfield[D]
Chorus
You don't know me but you don't [D]like me,
[E7] You say you care less how I [A]feel
[A] How many of you that sit and [D]judge me
[E7] Ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?[D]
Solo
[A] [D]
[E7] [A]
[A] [D]
[E7] [A] [D] [A]
Verse 2
[A] Spent some time in San [D]Francisco,
[E7] Spent a night there in the [A]can
[A] They threw this drunk man in my [D]jail cell,
[E7] I took fifteen dollars from that [A]man
[A] I left him my watch and my old [D]house keys,
[E7] I don't like folks thinkin' that I'd [A]steal
[A] Then I thanked him as he was [D]sleepin',
[E7] And I headed out for [A]Bakersfield[D]
Chorus
You don't know me but you don't [D]like me,
[E7] You say you care less how I [A]feel
[A] How many of you that sit and [D]judge me
[E7] Ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?
Outro
[A] How many of you that sit and [D]judge me
[E7] Ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?[D]
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