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This Street That Man This Life by Cowboy Junkies

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"This Street, That Man, This Life"  (by Michael Timmins)
     (from Cowboy Junkies "Black Eyed Man")
 
(Intro)   C    Am    C    Am
 
This street holds its secrets   like a cobra holds its kill
C                           Am     C                                Am
 
   This street . . . business. . . jailer. . . jail
C                      Am           C             Am
 
That house . . . haunted. . . that door's a portal to hell 
F                     G               C                 G           C
 
This street minds its secrets very well
F                            G                 C
 
Repeat (That man wears his skin, etc.)
 
Bridge:
Lord, you play a hard game. You know we followed every rule
Dm                    G                                      C
 
One thing that we thought we'd never lose
Am                      F                           G
 
All I ask is if she's with you, please keep her warm and safe
       Dm               Am                   
C                            Dm
 
  And if it's in your power, please purge the memory of this place
F                         
G                                                         C
 
C   Am   C   Am (then repeat above for final verse ? "this life")