Streets Of Edinburgh Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: F Difficulty: Novice Piano Intro riff: F bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2 Verse: F C Bb C Along these broken pavements, I let my mind run free F C Bb C The past and the present, Seem just the same to me Gm C Am Dm The people I have loved most, Among these stones they dwell Gm Bb C And in the plainest language, The stories they did tell Chorus: F C F Bb They pass, they pass They pass, they pass F Dm Gm C The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me F C F Bb In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts F Dm Gm Bb C F The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me

Piano riff: F bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2 Verse: F C Bb C Depending on your viewpoint, This place is blessed or cursed F C Bb C And in the years I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the best and worst Gm C Am Dm An air of sordid passion, A look of dirty grace Gm Bb C But not right in your face, It’s not that kind of place Chorus: F C F Bb They pass, they pass They pass, they pass F Dm Gm C The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me F C F Bb In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts F Dm Gm Bb C F The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me Piano riff: F bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2 Verse: F C Bb C Down greasy potholed roadways, I watch the traffic crawl F C Bb C But for the cars and buses, I give no thought at all Gm C Am Dm I think about the future, I wonder at her health Gm Bb C How with this human wealth, She does renew herself (hold C chord 4 measures) Chorus: F C F Bb They pass, they pass They pass, they pass F Dm Gm C The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me F C F Bb In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts F Dm Gm Bb C F The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me