Chords for Van Halen - "Mean Street" - 1981 Italian TV Performance Lip Sync [HIGHEST QUALITY]

Tempo:
136.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Abm

Db

Gb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Halen - "Mean Street" - 1981 Italian TV Performance Lip Sync [HIGHEST QUALITY] chords
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Wow
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Bb]
[Bb] [B]
[Ebm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Abm]
[B] And I [Ab] know what this stinking [Gb] street has the [Ab] craziest on my [Gb] block and I [Ab] see the same old
Faces and [Abm] I hear that same old [Eb] time and I'm [Ab] searching for the latest thing
I break in this routine.
I'm talking some new [Gb] kicks.
What's like [Abm] you ain't never [Gb] seen This [Ab] is
[E]
[Ab]
The only one I know
[Db]
[Eb] And [Ab] we don't worry about [Gb] tomorrow
[Ab] We're sick of these small [Eb] balls
[Ab] What you think is nothing might be [Abm] something after [Gb] all now, [Abm] you know, this ain't no fruit [Gb] street [Abm] and this daddy Hey
[Ab] What most labor [Gb] keeps down [Abm] here?
They're the living dead
Down
[Ab]
[Ab] [E] [Ab]
[F] They're [Abm] dancing now
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gb]
[Ab] [B] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [B]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] It [Ab] ain't once upon a [Gb] time [Abm] it's all over but the shouting I'm gonna take what's mine
[Ab]
Thing I break in this team [Abm] talking some new kids what's like you ain't never [Eb] seen
[Abm]
[Ab]
[E]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Abm]
See [B] a gun is real easy
[Db] in this desperate part of town
[Ebm] [Abm]
[B] Oh
[Abm] [Db]
[Abm] [B]
[Db]
[Abm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Abm]
[Ab]
[Abm]
[Bb]
[Db]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[Eb]
[Abm]
[Db] [Abm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
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To learn Van Halen - Mean Street chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gb, Ab, Db, Eb, Ab, Gb, Ab, B, Abm and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 136. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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Wow
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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ And I [Ab] know what this stinking [Gb] street has the [Ab] craziest on my [Gb] block and I [Ab] see the same old
Faces and [Abm] I hear that same old [Eb] time and I'm [Ab] searching for the latest thing
I break in this routine.
I'm talking some new [Gb] kicks.
What's like [Abm] you ain't never [Gb] seen This [Ab] is _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The _ _ only one I know
[Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ And [Ab] we don't worry about [Gb] tomorrow
[Ab] We're sick of these small [Eb] balls
[Ab] What you think is nothing might be [Abm] something after [Gb] all now, [Abm] you know, this ain't no fruit [Gb] street [Abm] and this daddy _ Hey
[Ab] What most labor [Gb] keeps down [Abm] here?
They're the living dead
_ _ Down
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] They're [Abm] dancing now
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] It [Ab] ain't once upon a [Gb] time [Abm] it's all over but the shouting I'm gonna take what's mine
[Ab] _
_ _ _ Thing I break in this team [Abm] talking some new kids what's like you ain't never [Eb] seen
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
See [B] a gun is real easy _
_ _ [Db] _ _ in this desperate part of town
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[B] Oh
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This song was penned by Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen.

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