Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Key: F
Difficulty: Novice
Piano Intro riff:
F
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2
Verse:
FCBbC
Along these broken pavements, I let my mind run free
FCBbC
The past and the present, Seem just the same to me
GmCAmDm
The people I have loved most, Among these stones they dwell
GmBbC
And in the plainest language, The stories they did tell
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Chorus:
FCFBb
They pass, they pass They pass, they pass
FDmGmC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FCFBb
In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FDmGmBbCF
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:
FCBbC
Depending on your viewpoint, This place is blessed or cursed
FCBbC
And in the years I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the best and worst
GmCAmDm
An air of sordid passion, A look of dirty grace
GmBbC
But not right in your face, It’s not that kind of place
Chorus:
FCFBb
They pass, they pass They pass, they pass
FDmGmC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FCFBb
In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FDmGmBbCF
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:
FCBbC
Down greasy potholed roadways, I watch the traffic crawl
FCBbC
But for the cars and buses, I give no thought at all
GmCAmDm
I think about the future, I wonder at her health
GmBbC
How with this human wealth, She does renew herself (hold C chord 4 measures)
Chorus:
FCFBb
They pass, they pass They pass, they pass
FDmGmC
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
FCFBb
In scores, in droves The living and the ghosts
FDmGmBbCF
The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me
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