Streets Of Edinburgh chords by The Proclaimers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Difficulty: Novice

Piano Intro riff:
FF
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

Verse:
FF      C majorC        Bb majorBb     C majorC
Along these broken pavements, I let my mind run free
FF    C majorC        Bb majorBb       C majorC
The past and the present, Seem just the same to me
G minorGm     C majorC         A minorAm     DmDm
The people I have loved most, Among these stones they dwell
G minorGm                Bb majorBb        C majorC
And in the plainest language, The stories they did tell

Chorus:
FF       C majorC       FF      Bb majorBb
  They pass,  they pass   They pass, they pass
FF       DmDm     G minorGm       C majorC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FF      C majorC     FF      Bb majorBb
 In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FF       DmDm G minorGm  Bb majorBb   C majorC    FF
The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me

Piano riff:
FF
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

Verse:
FF     C majorC         Bb majorBb      C majorC
Depending on your viewpoint, This place is blessed or cursed
FF     C majorC           Bb majorBb       C majorC
And in the years I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the best and worst
G minorGm    C majorC       A minorAm     DmDm
An air of sordid passion, A augmentedA look of dirty grace
G minorGm             Bb majorBb      C majorC
But not right in your face, It’s not that kind of place

Chorus:
FF       C majorC       FF      Bb majorBb
  They pass,  they pass   They pass, they pass
FF       DmDm     G minorGm       C majorC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FF      C majorC     FF      Bb majorBb
 In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FF       DmDm G minorGm  Bb majorBb   C majorC    FF
The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me

Piano riff:
FF
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

Verse:
FF      C majorC        Bb majorBb      C majorC
Down greasy potholed roadways, I watch the traffic crawl
FF      C majorC        Bb majorBb    C majorC
But for the cars and buses, I give no thought at all
G minorGm    C majorC       A minorAm    DmDm
I think about the future, I wonder at her health
G minorGm             Bb majorBb      C majorC
How with this human wealth, She does renew herself (hold C majorC chord 4 measures)

Chorus:
FF       C majorC       FF      Bb majorBb
  They pass,  they pass   They pass, they pass
FF       DmDm     G minorGm       C majorC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FF      C majorC     FF      Bb majorBb
 In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FF       DmDm G minorGm  Bb majorBb   C majorC    FF
The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me