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Gaslight Street:Herman's Hermits.
Album - There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World -
#13 on BB Hot 200 on EMI Records in 1967.
INTRO:  G   Am  C  
#1.
GThere's a place on the edge of town (edge of Ctown) 
Amwhere the kids Call hang aDround (hang aGround.)
GCobbled streets and terraced houses, Amwindow boxes 
all aDround.
CIt's never changed in Dsixty years and it's Emtumbling 
down.
CIt's never really Dknow by name, it's called EGaslight 
Street, AmGaslight GStreetEm.C  
#2.
GIn the evening when the sun goes down (sun goes Cdown)
and there Amain't nobody Celse aAmround (else aGround.)
GThe lamp lighter walks down the street, illuminCation, 
AindisDcreet.
CIt doesn't have much Deffect, it seems he's Emwasting his 
time.
CThe lamp light don't Dshine so bright on EGaslight Street,
AmGaslight CStreet.Em  C  
BRIDGE:
BEvery night at Gnine there's Dchildren Cplaying around the 
BmstreetD.
BmTrying to dodge their Gparents when they Ccall them in to 
Dgo Cto Gsleep.C  
#3.
GMonday morning and as a rule (as a Crule) the Amplace is quiet 
they're all at Cschool (Emall at Gschool.)
GLines of washing hang across the street, Ama weary policeman 
Cwalks his Dbeat.
CIt's never changed in Dsixty years and it's Emtumbling down.
CIt's never really Dknow by name, it's called EGaslight 
Street, CGaslight GStreetEm.D  C  G  
OUTRO:
GHmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmm-hmm-(hmm-hmmm-hmm)
AmLa-la-la-la-la-la-Dla-la-la (Emaaaahhh-oooooooo)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Gaslight Street

by Herman's Hermits

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Gaslight Street:Herman's Hermits.

Album - There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World -

#13 on BB Hot 200 on EMI Records in 1967.

G Am C

INTRO:

#1.

G C

There's a place on the edge of town (edge of town)

Am C D G

where the kids all hang around (hang around.)

G Am

Cobbled streets and terraced houses, window boxes

all around.

C D Em

It's never changed in sixty years and it's tumbling

down.

C D E

It's never really know by name, it's called Gaslight

Am G Em C

Street, Gaslight Street.

#2.

G C

In the evening when the sun goes down (sun goes down)

Am C Am G

and there ain't nobody else around (else around.)

G C

The lamp lighter walks down the street, illumination,

A D

indiscreet.

C D Em

It doesn't have much effect, it seems he's wasting his

time.

C D E

The lamp light don't shine so bright on Gaslight Street,

Am C Em C

Gaslight Street.

BRIDGE:

B G D C

Every night at nine there's children playing around the

Bm D

street.

Bm G C

Trying to dodge their parents when they call them in to

D C G C

go to sleep.

#3.

G C Am

Monday morning and as a rule (as a rule) the place is quiet

C Em G

they're all at school (all at school.)

G Am

Lines of washing hang across the street, a weary policeman

C D

walks his beat.

C D Em

It's never changed in sixty years and it's tumbling down.

C D E

It's never really know by name, it's called Gaslight

C G Em D C G

Street, Gaslight Street.

OUTRO:

Hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmm-hmm-(hmm-hmmm-hmm)

Am D Em

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (aaaahhh-oooooooo)(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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