Streets Of Bakersfield Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][A][D][G][D]

[Verse 1]
I came here in looking [G]for somethin'
[A]I couldn't find anywhere e[D]lse
Well, I don't want to be [G]nobody,
[A]Just want a chance to be myself.
[D]

[Verse 2]
I've done a thousand miles [G]of thumbin',
[A]Yes, I've worn blisters on my hee[D]ls
Trying to find me something [G]better[A]
On the streets of Bakersfield.
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
You don't know me but
you don't [G]like me,
[A]You say you care less how [D]I feel
How many of you that sit
and [G]judge [A]me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
[D]

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][G][A]
[D][G][A]
[D]

[Verse 4]
Spent some [D]time in San [G]Fran[A]cisco,
Spent a night there in [D]the can
They threw this drunk man in my [G]jail cell,
[A]I took fifteen dollars from that m[D]an.

[Verse 5]
[D]I left him my watch and my old h[G]ouse keys,
[A]I don't like folks thinking
that I'd [D]steal
Then I thanked him as he
was [G]sleeping,[A]
And I headed out for
Bakersfield.
[D][G]

[Verse 6]
[D]
You don't know me but
you don't [G]like me,
[A]You say you care less how I [D]feel
How many of you that sit
and [G]judge [A]me
Ever walked the streets of

[Interlude 2]
Bakersfield
[D][G][A]
[D]

[Verse 7]
How many [D]of you that sit
and [G]judge [A]me

[Outro 1]
Ever walked the streets of [D]Bakersfield...
[G][A]
[D][G][D][G][A]
[D][G][D]