Mean Street Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B]
[Em][A][B][Em][A][B][Em]
[A][B][Em][B][Em][A]
[F#][B][Em]
[D][Em][G][Em]
[G][Em]
[D][Em]
[G]At night I

[Verse 1]
[Em]walk this stinkin' street pas[D]t t[Em]he crazies on my b[D]lock
[B]And I see [Em]the same old faces
[D]and I [Em]hear that same old talk
[B]And [Em]I'm searching for the latest [D]thing,
a [Em]break in this routine
[B]I'm tal[Em]kin' some new kicks,
ones [D]like [Em]you ain't never seen
[D]This is [Em]home,
this is Mean [D]Street[Em]
(This is) yes-ah home,
the only one I [A]know[B]

[Verse 2]
And we don't [Em]worry
'bout tomorrow
[D]'Cause we're [Em]sick of these four [D]walls
[B]Now wha[Em]t you think is nothin'
might [D]be [Em]somethin' after all
Now you know this ain't no through street,
[D]the end i[Em]s dead ahe[D]ad
[B]The poo[Em]r folks play for keeps dow[D]n her[Em]e,
they're the living dead
[D]Come on

[Verse 3]
[Em]down (huh, ow) down
(this is) to Mean [D]Street[Em]
They're [G]dancin' [Em]now, look,
out on Mean [A]Street
[Em]Dance, [A]baby

[Interlude 1]
[Em][A][Em][A][Em][A]
[Em][A][Em]
[D][Em]
[D][Em]
It's [G]always

[Verse 4]
[Em]here and now my friend,
[D]it ain't [Em]once upon [D]a time
[B]It's all [Em]over but the shouting,
[D]I com[Em]e to take what's mine
[B]We're sea[Em]rchin' for the latest thi[D]ng,
a [Em]break in this [D]routine
[Em]Talkin' some new kicks,
[D]ones like [Em]you ain't never seen
[B]This is

[Verse 5]
[Em]home (ooh) this is
Mean [D]Street[Em]
(This is) yes-ah home,
only one I know
[A]

[Verse 6]
[B]
[Em](This is home) see, a gun is real [G]easy
[Em](This is mean street) in this
desperate part [D]of town
[Em](This is home) turns you from hunted
[G]in to [Em]hunter [G](ye[Em]ah)
(This is mean [A]street) you
go an' hunt somebody [D]down
Wait a minute,
[Em]ah (this is home) somebody s[G]aid "F[Em]air warning", lord
[A](This is mean street) lord, strike that poor boy dow[D]n

[Outro 1]
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[Em][A]
[Em][A]
[D][Em][Em]
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