Down City Streets chords by Archie Roach

Chords with lyrics

D MajorD o w n  C majorC i t y  S t r e e t s


A augmentedA             G+G   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Down city streets I would roam, I had no bed I had no home.
             D MajorD   G+G    D MajorD      A augmentedA
There was nothing that I owned, used my fingers as a comb.
A augmentedA             D MajorD
Crawled out of the bushes early morn.
G+G    D MajorD     A augmentedA                   D MajorD
Used newspapers to keep me warm, then I'd have to score a drink.
G+G    D MajorD      A augmentedA
Calm my nerves, help me to think.


A augmentedA             G+G   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Down city streets I would roam, I had no bed I had no home.
             D MajorD   G+G    D MajorD      A augmentedA
There was nothing that I owned, used my fingers as a comb.
             D MajorD   G+G      D MajorD    A augmentedA
In those days when I was young, drinking and fighting was no fun.
            D MajorD  G+G   D MajorD         A augmentedA
It was daily living for me, I had no choice. It was meant to be.

A augmentedA             G+G   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Down city streets I would roam, I had no bed I had no home.
               G+G   D MajorD          A augmentedA
And there was nothing that I owned, used my fingers as a comb.


INSRUMENTAL

A augmentedA             D MajorD   G+G  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Now I'm a wo/man, I'm not alone. I am married, I have children of my own.
                D MajorD  G+G      D MajorD       A augmentedA
Now I have something I call my own, these are my children, this is my home.
            D MajorD   G+G        D MajorD     A augmentedA
I look around and understand, how street kids feel when they're put down.


A augmentedA             G+G   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Down city streets I would roam, I had no bed I had no home.
               D MajorD   G+G    D MajorD      A augmentedA
And there was nothing that I owned, used my fingers as a comb.
               G+G   D MajorD          A augmentedA  G+G
And there was nothing that I owned, used my fingers as a comb.
G+G     A augmentedA    G+G     A augmentedA    G+G     A augmentedA
Down city streets. Down city streets. Down city streets.


I believe Ruby Hunter wrote this song. RIP, Beautiful Lady.
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