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Faces in the street chords by
John Schumann
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Key: B major
Intro 1
G
G

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Verse 1
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G

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They lie, the men who tell us
C
C

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For reasons of their own,

want is here a stranger
G
G

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Miseries unknown,

where the nearest suburb
C
C

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and the city proper meet

My windowsill is level
G
G

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with the faces in the street

Drifting past, drifting past
C
C

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to the feet of weary feet

I sorrow for the owners
G
G

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of the faces in the street

And cause I have to sorrow
C
C

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in a land so young and fair

To see upon those faces
G
G

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the marks of wanton care

And I look in vain for traces
C
C

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of the fresh and fair and sweet

In the sallow, sunken faces
G
G

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that are drifting through the street

Drifting on, drifting on
C
C

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to the scrape of restless feet

I sorrow for the owners
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G

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C
C

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G

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C
C

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of the faces in the street
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G

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And I wonder would the apathy
C
C

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of wealthy men endure

For all their windows level
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G

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with the faces of the poor

Come mammon slaves,

your knees shall knock,
C
C

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your hearts in terror beat

When your God demands a reason
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G

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for the sorrows of the street

The wrong things and the bad things,
C
C

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and the sad things that we meet

In the filthy lane and alley,
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G

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G

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C
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and the cruel and heartless street
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G

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And I cried, God Almighty,
C
C

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if I might I'd still endure

Now show me inner vision,
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G

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for the wrongs of earth are cure

And low, with shops all shuttered,
C
C

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I saw a city street

And in the warning distance
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G

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heard the trampled mimey feet

Pouring on, pouring on
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C

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to a drum's loud threatening beat

And the war hymns

and the cheering
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G

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C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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of the people in the street
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G

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So it must be that while the world
C
C

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goes rolling round its course

The warning pen shall write it faint,
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G

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the warning voice grow hoarse

And kindle lies all blazing bright,

C
C

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the revolution's heat

And flashing swords
G
G

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reflecting rigid faces in the street

Coming near, coming near
C
C

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to a drum's dull distant beat

Then I saw the army
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G

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that was marching down the street
C
C

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G

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Drifting on, drifting on, drifting on
C
C

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Faces in the street
G
G

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Pour it on
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C

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Pour it on
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G

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Pour it on
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C

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Faces in the street
G
G

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Coming near
C
C

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Coming near
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G

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Coming near
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C

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Faces in the street
G
G

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Drifting past,
C
C

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Drifting past,
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G

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Drifting past,
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Chords
  • G

  • C

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Faces in the street by John schumann is B major.

The primary chords used in Faces in the street are B, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Faces in the street is approximately 77 beats per minute.

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