Streets of Bakersfield — Dwight Yoakam
Chords and lyrics for Streets of Bakersfield by Dwight Yoakam (key of A).
Intro
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Verse 1
[A]I came here looking for [D]something
[E]I couldn't find anywhere [A]else
Hey, I'm not trying to be [D]nobody[E]
I just want a chance to be [A]myself
I've spent a thousand miles of [D]thumbin'[E]
Yes I've worn blisters on my [A]heels
Trying to find me something [D]better[E]
Here on the streets of [A]Bakersfield
Chorus
Hey you don't know me, but you don't [D]like me[E]
You say you care less how I [A]feel
But how many of you that sit and [D]judge me[E]
Have ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?
Instrumental
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Verse 2
[A]Spent sometime in San [D]Francisco[E]
I spent a night there in the [A]can
They threw this drunk man in my [D]jail cell[E]
I took fifteen dollars from that [A]man
Left him my watch and my old [D]house key[E]
Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd [A]steal
Then I thanked him as I was [D]leaving[E]
And I headed out for [A]Bakersfield
Chorus
Hey you don't know me, but you don't [D]like me[E]
You say you care less how I [A]feel
But how many of you that sit and [D]judge me[E]
Have ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?
Hey you don't know me, but you don't [D]like me[E]
You say you care less how I [A]feel
But how many of you that sit and [D]judge me[E]
Ever walked the streets of [A]Bakersfield?
How many of you that sit and [D]judge me[E]
Ever walked the streets of [A][D]Bakersfield?[A]
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