Mean Streets Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
138.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [D]
[A] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [D]
[G] [Am]
[D]
[C] [A]
Raised up with two kinds of [G] people, the good ones [D] and the bad.
[A] I was [C] tough early [G] on, the only choice [D] I had.
[A] Now I see [C] it's clear to me [G] what was [D] in the plan.
[Am] Had to walk the walk, [C] talk the talk, [G] try to be [D] a man.
[F] I swear the wind took [D] me away, but [F] now [C] I'm here [Em] again today.
[A]
I'm back on the main street, [D]
[G] it's the only thing [A] I know.
Never changed me, [D]
[G] it was born in [A] my soul.
And it don't take [C] much to make me [G] mad, push me a little [D] and I'll break back [A] down Main Street.
[D]
[G] Oh, back [A] on the main street.
[D]
[C] [A]
[D]
[A] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] Somebody [C] stole my [G] money, heard a brother [D] say.
[A] Used [C] to be fighting it [G] out, that was [D] yesterday.
[A] Just [C] because you're a packing [G] son, don't make [D] you a man.
[A] If you shoot to [C] kill, or watch to thrill, [G] why don't you [D] understand?
[F] Each time I walk [D] outside my door,
[F] we [C] need to change the [E] national shore.
[A] I'm back on the main street, [D]
[G] it's the only thing [A] I know.
Never changed me, [D]
[G] it was born in [A] my soul.
And it don't take [C] much to make me [G] mad, push me a [D] little and I'll break back [A] down Main Street.
[D]
[G]
Oh, yeah, I'm back on the main [C]
[F] [A]
street.
[Dm]
[G] [E]
[F] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [A]
[E] [Em]
[C]
[D]
[E]
[F#] Do [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [D]
[Em] you ever think about where you're going?
Have [G] you ever thought about where you've been?
[C] Will you ever pass this [D] way again?
[E] [Em] There's a fear, and you know [G] it, but inside you can't [C] show it.
Nowhere for you to [D] run and hide.
[E] I'm [A] back on the main street, [D]
[G] it's the only [A] thing I know.
Never changed [D] me, [G] it was born [A] in my soul.
And it don't take much to [C] make me [G] mad, push me a little and I'll break [A] back down Main Street.
[D]
[G] [A]
Yeah, I'm back on the [E] main street.
[A]
I'm back on the [D] main street, [G] baby.
[A]
Back on the main [D] street.
[G] [Am]
I'm [A] back on the [E] main [G] street.
[Am]
Oh, no, [E]
[G] [Am] I'm back on the [D]
[G] [A]
main [D] street.
[G] [A]
Don't take much to make [F#m] me mad.
[G] [Am]
[Em] [A]
[Am]
[G] [A]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Mean Streets chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, G, A, C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Raised up with two kinds of [G] people, the good ones [D] and the bad.
_ [A] I was [C] tough early [G] on, the only choice [D] I had.
[A] _ Now I see [C] it's clear to me [G] what was [D] in the plan.
[Am] Had to walk the walk, [C] talk the talk, [G] try to be [D] a man.
_ [F] I swear the wind took [D] me away, _ _ but [F] _ now [C] I'm here [Em] again today.
_ _ _ [A]
I'm back on the main street, [D] _ _
[G] it's the only thing [A] I know.
Never changed me, [D] _ _
[G] it was born in [A] my soul.
And it don't take [C] much to make me [G] mad, push me a little [D] and I'll break back [A] down Main Street.
[D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Oh, back _ _ _ _ _ [A] on the main street.
[D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ Somebody [C] stole my [G] money, heard a brother [D] say.
_ [A] _ Used [C] to be fighting it [G] out, that was [D] yesterday. _
_ [A] Just [C] because you're a packing [G] son, don't make [D] you a man.
[A] If you shoot to [C] kill, or watch to thrill, [G] why don't you [D] understand?
_ [F] _ Each time I walk [D] outside my door, _ _
_ [F] _ we [C] need to change the [E] national shore. _ _
[A] I'm back on the main street, [D] _ _
[G] it's the only thing [A] I know.
Never changed me, [D] _ _
[G] it was born in [A] my soul.
And it don't take [C] much to make me [G] mad, push me a [D] little and I'll break back [A] down Main Street.
[D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ yeah, I'm back on the main _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ street.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Do [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] you ever think about where you're going?
Have [G] you ever thought about where you've been?
[C] Will you ever pass this [D] way again? _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] There's a fear, and you know [G] it, but inside you can't [C] show it.
Nowhere for you to [D] run and hide. _
[E] I'm [A] back on the main street, [D] _ _
_ [G] it's the only [A] thing I know.
Never changed [D] me, _ [G] it was born [A] in my soul.
And it don't take much to [C] make me [G] mad, push me a little and I'll break [A] back down Main Street.
[D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
Yeah, I'm back on the [E] main street.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm back on the [D] main street, [G] _ baby.
[A] _ _
Back on the main [D] street. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
I'm [A] back on the [E] main _ [G] street.
_ _ [Am] _ _
Oh, no, _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] I'm back on the _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ main [D] street. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
Don't take much to make [F#m] me mad.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _