Street serenade chords by Robbie Robertson

SimplifiedD · Em · Bm · B · G …

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D
Em
Bm
B
G
C
Gsus4
F#m
E

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Shots rang
D 
out from the joint next door
Em 
D 
A woman screams on the upper floor
Em 
The footsteps thunder down
D 
the fire escape
Em 
Sirens coming closer
D 
C 
Might be too late
D 
C 
Opera spills out a neighbors window
Em 
C 
Just across the avenue
Mmhm
Hear the heartbeat
D 
Of the urban jungle
C 
D 
It seems to play a rhapsody in blue

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Verse 2

The thought of sinking,

don't be afraid

That's the sound of the street serenade

It's one big circus

Here on parade

It keeps on jammin'

A street serenade

Verse 3
D 
A chorus of horns
In a traffic jam
Em 
Jack hammers roar
D 
Em 
Like they don't give a damn
D 
Someone wailing on a bottleneckguitar
Em 
D 
Em 
D 
Comes blasting out of a gay bar
C 
A lonely trumpet
D 
C 
Down the boulevard
Em 
Plays an homage to restless souls
C 
The rhythm of tires
D 
Over pot holes
C 
And in the distance
D 
C 
A church bell tolls
G 
C 
Thousand whistles

Verse 4
G 
D 
And not on our neighbors
Plays it's part in the
Street serenade
Gsus4 
C 
The echoes of prayers
G 
D 
From a holy crusade
Heading up town for the

Interlude 1

Street serenade, yea

Gsus4

If you're new in town

Verse 5
G 
D 
Don't be afraid
That's the sound of the
street serenade
Gsus4 
G 
It's one big circus
In a long parade
D 
That keeps on jammin'

Interlude 2

A street serenade

Verse 6
Bm 
Some people sayin'
It's a sea of noise
F#m 
Bm 
But they don't hear
F#m 
The unheard music
E 
Hidden in the sky
(Hidden in the sky)
Em 
Bm 
It's a symphony
Come on