The Street Only Knew Your Name Chords by Van Morrison

Tempo:
85.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Morrison - The Street Only Knew Your Name chords
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[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] Your street, [Gm] the red street [F] of porn
[Eb] [Dm] Just along with this shore, [Cm] on your [Bb] street
[Eb]
[Bb] There's [F] a place in your heart, [Gm] one you know [Bb] from the start
[Eb] And you [Dm] can't be complete [Eb] without a [Bb] street
[Eb]
[Bb] [F] You keep moving on, [Gm] just [Bb] like a train
[Eb] Sometimes you [Dm] gotta look back, [Cm] but the street will get you
[Bb] [Am] Would you prefer [Gm] all those castles [F] in Spain
[Bb]
[Eb] Or a view [Dm] of the street [Eb] from your window [Bb] pane?
When [Eb] you were young, [F] so young, [Cm] so very, very young
[Bb] [Eb] When you were young, [Dm] so [F] young, so [Cm] very, very, very [Fm] [Bb] young
And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name
[Eb] And the street [Bb] all knew your name
[C] Oh, your precious [Cm] name
[Bbm] [Eb] Precious name
And [Bb] I [F] would walk down the [Gm] street, [Bb] straight and [Eb] long
[Dm] Now I'd run [Eb] around the corner, left and right
[Bb] [F] Get together, [Bb] sing some songs
[Eb] Like Bob on [Dm] the blues, [Cm] you make me feel [Bb] alright
Never [F] in my life before, [Gm] [Bb] born to have fame
[Eb] And not such [Dm] thing as a star, [Eb] when you play that game
[Bb] [F] Everyone knew [Gm] who everyone [F] was
[Eb] There was no [Bb] pretence [Eb] in the [Bb] street, no, no
When you [Eb] were young, [F] so young, so [Cm] very, very, very, very young
[Cm] When [Eb] you were young, [F] so young, so [Cm] very, very, very, very young
[Bb] And the [Eb] street [C] all knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street all [Bb] knew your name
[Cm] Oh, your [Bb] precious name
[Cm]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] Precious [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [D] [Eb] [F] [Gm] name
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] And you walked [F] around in the heart of town, [Gm] listen for that [F] sound
Walked around [Eb] town, left [Dm] and right
[Cm] Left [Bb] and right
[Eb] And you walked [F] around in the heart of [G] town, listen for that [F] sound
[Eb] Blues [Dm] way, [Cm] blues way, [Bb] blues way
When [Eb] you were young, [F] so young, [Cm] so very, very, very, very young
[Eb] When you were young, [F] so young, [Dm] so [Cm] very, very, very, very young
[Eb] And the street [Bb] all [Cm] knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street [Bb] all knew your name
And [Eb] the street all [Cm] knew [Bb] your name
Talkin' [Eb] bout the street now, [Bb] baby
Well, I said I'd [Eb] be Buffalula
[Bb] Well, I said I'm blues way, [Eb] choosy
[Bb] I said I'd get down in the smaller
[Eb] [Bb] Well, I sang in tutti frutti
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb] Well, I sang in weg, I say
[Eb] [Bb] Well, I sang in club in the [Eb] blues
You know, who's [Bb] that jokin'
And [Eb]
the street [Bb] all knew your name, baby
[Eb]
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, [Eb] yeah
[C] Talkin' [Bb] bout the street now, baby
[Eb]
[Bb] And [Eb]
[Bb] the [Eb] street [Cm] all knew [Bb] your name
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
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To start learning Van Morrison - (Disc 2) The Street Only Knew Your Name chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Bb, Eb, Gm, Bb and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 42 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 85. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Major.

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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Your street, [Gm] the red street [F] of porn
[Eb] _ [Dm] Just along with this shore, [Cm] on your [Bb] street
[Eb] _
[Bb] There's [F] a place in your heart, [Gm] one you know [Bb] from the start
[Eb] And you [Dm] can't be complete [Eb] without a [Bb] street
[Eb] _
[Bb] _ [F] You keep moving on, [Gm] just [Bb] like a train
[Eb] Sometimes you [Dm] gotta look back, [Cm] but the street will get you _
[Bb] _ [Am] Would you prefer [Gm] all those castles [F] in Spain
[Bb]
[Eb] Or a view [Dm] of the street _ [Eb] from your window [Bb] pane?
When [Eb] you were young, [F] so young, _ [Cm] so very, very young
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] When you were young, _ [Dm] so [F] young, so [Cm] very, very, very [Fm] [Bb] young
And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name _
[Eb] And the street [Bb] all knew your name _
[C] Oh, your precious [Cm] name
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Precious name
_ And [Bb] I [F] would walk down the [Gm] street, [Bb] straight and [Eb] long
_ [Dm] Now I'd run [Eb] around the corner, left and right
[Bb] _ [F] Get together, [Bb] sing some songs
[Eb] Like Bob on [Dm] the blues, [Cm] you make me feel [Bb] alright
_ Never [F] in my life before, [Gm] [Bb] born to have fame
[Eb] And not such [Dm] thing as a star, [Eb] when you play that game
_ [Bb] _ [F] Everyone knew [Gm] who everyone [F] was
[Eb] There was no [Bb] pretence [Eb] in the [Bb] street, no, no
When you [Eb] were young, _ [F] so young, so [Cm] very, very, very, very young _
[Cm] _ When [Eb] you were _ young, [F] so young, so [Cm] very, very, very, very young
[Bb] _ _ And the [Eb] street [C] all knew [Bb] your name
_ And [Eb] the street all knew [Bb] your name
_ And [Eb] the street all [Bb] knew your name
_ _ [Cm] _ Oh, your [Bb] _ _ _ precious name
_ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Precious [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] [Gm] name
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] And you walked [F] around in the heart of town, [Gm] listen for that [F] sound
Walked around [Eb] town, left [Dm] and right
[Cm] Left [Bb] and right
[Eb] And you walked [F] around in the heart of [G] town, listen for that [F] sound _
[Eb] Blues [Dm] way, _ [Cm] blues way, [Bb] blues way
When [Eb] you were young, [F] so young, _ [Cm] so very, very, very, very young
_ [Eb] When you were young, [F] so young, [Dm] so [Cm] _ very, very, very, very young _ _
[Eb] And the street [Bb] all [Cm] knew [Bb] your name
And [Eb] the street [Bb] all knew your name
And [Eb] the street all [Cm] knew [Bb] your name
Talkin' [Eb] bout the street now, [Bb] baby
_ _ Well, I said I'd [Eb] be Buffalula
[Bb] _ Well, I said I'm blues way, [Eb] choosy
[Bb] _ I said I'd get down in the smaller
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ Well, I sang in tutti frutti
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Well, I sang in weg, I say _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ Well, I sang in club in the [Eb] blues
You know, who's [Bb] that jokin'
_ And [Eb]
the street [Bb] all knew your name, baby
_ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ Yeah, _ yeah, [Eb] yeah
[C] Talkin' [Bb] bout the street now, baby
_ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] And _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ the [Eb] street [Cm] all knew [Bb] your name _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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