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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Not sure about the chords names for the transition so here are the patterns to be clearer:
B BMb5add5 Badd4
e|--2--------2-----------2--------------|
B|--4--------4-----------4--------------|
G|--4--------4-----------4--------------|
D|--4--------3-----------2--------------|
A|--2--------2-----------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse:
B
hello stranger it’s been oh so long
Bmaj7
since we rode our luck where we once belonged
E B
I think of you sometimes when the air is clear
I wonder are you near?
F#
sometimes the end is sweet
E
though when it comes to you my poor heartbeat
B
gets out of sync and time plays tricks
Bmaj7
old visions of you are where this boy sticks
E
i seen you in these books i read
B
are you still being born at breakneck speed?
F#
sometimes there’s no confession on this earth
E
that will not leave you bound
B
Chorus:
G#m E B Eb
Listen to the streetcars breathing
G#m E B Eb
The night is young and life is calling
G#m E B F#
I’ll see you when the dream gets moving
G#m E B Eb
Lift your eyes the world is watching
transition:
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
and after all we both know how this ends
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
we both know we must give back what we spend
Verse:
B
hello stranger did you ever find
Bmaj7
all those priceless jewels that you kept entwined?
E B
I sometimes here your name when the day gets slow
F#
I wonder did you know that I left you’re house praying
E
While those words I spoke hung upside down?
B
Chorus:
G#m E B Eb
Listen to the streetcars breathing
G#m E B Eb
The night is young and life is calling
G#m E B F#
I’ll see you when the dream gets moving
G#m E B Eb
Lift your eyes the world is watching
transition:
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
and after all we both know how this ends
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
we both know we must give back what we spend
Bridge:
B B E B
B B F# E
B
Chorus:
G#m E B Eb
Listen to the streetcars breathing
G#m E B Eb
The night is young and life is calling
G#m E B F#
I’ll see you when the dream gets moving
G#m E B Eb
Lift your eyes the world is watching
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
So lose those sad eyes and be on your way
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
Keep your friends close and your love on display
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
and after all we both know how this ends
B BMb5add5 Badd4 B
we both know we must give back what we spend
Outro:
B
Let it out turn around slip away
Bmaj7
Maybe we’ll meet again some day
Song History
Published: April 4, 2021
Last Updated: April 4, 2021