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On Yonge Street

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Gordon Lightfoot - On Yonge Street
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] Em   Cmaj7   Em   Cmaj7  Em  
[VERSE 1:]
See the people walking Cmaj7up and downEm  
See the people moving Cmaj7all aroundEm  
On the streets of Cmaj7my hometown
On DYonge GStreetB7  Em  
[VERSE 2:]
Longest street in the Cmaj7world they sayEm  
Summertime soon Cmaj7slips awayEm  
I hope I'll see you Cmaj7one fine day
On DYonge GStreet
[CHORUS:]
DEverywhere you go in a Amcity by a Clake
DBack there in the flow you may Amgive a hand a Cshake
DEveryone you pass seems to Amwant to say helClo
DEven late at night on the Amfreshly fallen Csnow Em  Cmaj7  Em  Cmaj7  Em  
[VERSE 3:]
See the children jumping Cmaj7all around Em  
See the parents looking Cmaj7up and down Em  
Upon the streets of Cmaj7my hometown
On DYonge GStreet B7  Em  
[VERSE 4:]
It's a mean street Cmaj7if you choose Em  
It's a lean street Cmaj7when you lose Em  
An in between street Cmaj7when you cruise
Along DYonge Gstreet
[CHORUS:]
DEverywhere you go in a Amcity by a Clake
DYou'll be sure and find it's a Amcase of give and Ctake
DEveryone you pass seems to Amwant to say helClo
DEven late at night when the Amstreets are all aCglowEm  Cmaj7  Em  Cmaj7  Em  
[VERSE 5:]
It's the longest street Cmaj7in the world Em  
With the most feet Cmaj7in the world Em  
Another street where Cmaj7boy meets girl
On DYonge GstreetB7  Em  
[VERSE 6:]
See the people walking Cmaj7up and down Em  
See the people moving Cmaj7all around Em  
Those are the streets of Cmaj7my hometown
On DYonge GStreet
[INSTRUMENTAL:] D   Am   C   D   Am  C  
[CHORUS:]
DEverywhere you walk people Amalmost say helClo
DEven late at night when the Amstreets are all aCglowEm  Cmaj7  Em  Cmaj7  Em  
On DYonge GstreetB7  Em  
On DYonge GstreetB7  Em  Cmaj7  Em  Cmaj7  Em  Cmaj7  
On DYonge GstreetB7  Em  
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