These Streets — Paolo Nutini
Chords and lyrics for These Streets by Paolo Nutini (key of G).
Verse
[D]Cross the [F#m]border, into[G] the big [A7]bad world
[D]Where it takes you about an hour just to [F#m]cross the road,
Just to [G]stumble across another [A7]poor old sole,
[D]From the dreary old lanes to the [F#m]High St madness,
I[G] fight with my brain to [A7]believe my eyes
And [D]it's harder than you think to [F#m]delay this sadness,
It [G]creeps up my spine and haunts me [A7]through the night
Pre-Chorus
[Bm7]Life is good, and the girls are gorgeous,
[G]Suddenly the air smells much greener now
[Bm7]And I'm walking around with a half pack of cigarettes
[A7]Searching for the change I've lost somehow
Chorus
[D]These Streets, have [F#m]too many names for me
[G]I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending [A7]my time down in Orchy
[D]I'll get used to this [F#m]eventually I [G]know, I [A7]know
Verse
[D]Where'd the [F#m]days go [G]when all we did was [A7]play
[D]And the stress that we were under wasn't [F#m]stress at all,
[G]Just a run and a jump into a [A7]harmless fall
[D]From walking by a high-rise to a [F#m]landmark square,
You see [G]millions of people with [A7]millions of cares
[D]And I stuggle to the train to make [F#m]my way home
I[G] look at the people as they [A7]sit there alone
Pre-Chorus
[Bm7]Life is good and the sun is shining,
[G]Everybody floats to their ideal place
[Bm7]And the children all smile as the boats shuffle by them,
[A7]Trying to pretend that they've got some space.
[Chorus] (x2)
[D]These Streets, have [F#m]too many names for me
[G]I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending [A7]my time down in Orchy
[D]I'll get used to this [F#m]eventually I [G]know, I [A7]know
Pre-Chorus
[Bm7]Life is good, and the girls are gorgeous,
[G]Suddenly the air smells much greener now
[Bm7]And I'm walking around with a half pack of cigarettes
[A7]Searching for the change I've lost somehow
[Chorus] (x2)
[D]These Streets, have [F#m]too many names for me
[G]I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending [A7]my time down in Orchy
[D]I'll get used to this [F#m]eventually I [G]know, I [A7]know
[D] [F#m] [G] [A7]
I know, I know, you told me so
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