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Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche - Bleecker Street
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G   D/F# C G/C   C/G G/C
[Verse 1]
Fog’s rolling in off the D/F#east river Cbank    G  
Like a sAmhroudAm/G______Am/F#__
It covGers Bleecker EmStreet
Fills the B7alleys where men Csleep
Hides the GshepherdD/F#___
From the Emsheep   G  D/F#  C  G/C  C/G  G/C  
[Verse 2]
Voices D/F#leaking from a Csad caGfe
Smiling AmfacesAm/G______Am/F#__
Try to GundersEmtand
I saw a B7shadow touch a Cshadow's hand
On GBleD/F#ecker EmStreetG  D/F#  C  G/C  C/G  G/C  
[Verse 3]
The poet D/F#reads Chis crooked Grhyme
Holy, AmholyAm/G______Am/F#__
Is his GsacraEmment
Thirty B7dollars pays your Crent
On GBleD/F#ecker EmStreetG  D/F#  C  G/C  C/G  G/C  
[Verse 4]
I heard a D/F#church bell Csoftly Gchime
In a AmmelodyAm/G______Am/F#__
SuGstainiEmng
It's a B7long road to CCanaan
On GBleD/F#ecker EmStreetG  D/F#  C  G/C  C/G  G/C  

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Bleecker Street

by Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/C

C/G

Am/G

Am/F#

Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche - Bleecker Street

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G D/F# C G/C C/G G/C

[Verse 1]

D/F# C G

Fog’s rolling in off the east river bank

Am Am/G Am/F#

Like a shroud________

G Em

It covers Bleecker Street

B7 C

Fills the alleys where men sleep

G D/F#

Hides the shepherd___

Em G D/F# C G/C C/G G/C

From the sheep

[Verse 2]

D/F# C G

Voices leaking from a sad cafe

Am Am/G Am/F#

Smiling faces________

G Em

Try to understand

B7 C

I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand

G D/F# Em G D/F# C G/C C/G G/C

On Bleecker Street

[Verse 3]

D/F# C G

The poet reads his crooked rhyme

Am Am/G Am/F#

Holy, holy________

G Em

Is his sacrament

B7 C

Thirty dollars pays your rent

G D/F# Em G D/F# C G/C C/G G/C

On Bleecker Street

[Verse 4]

D/F# C G

I heard a church bell softly chime

Am Am/G Am/F#

In a melody________

G Em

Sustaining

B7 C

It's a long road to Canaan

G D/F# Em G D/F# C G/C C/G G/C

On Bleecker Street

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