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
Start Jamming...
[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
[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
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[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 _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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 _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _