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Bleeker Street

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Gmajor

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1/1

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 1Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

All D/F# listed looks like this
e|--0--|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|--2--|
[Intro]
G C G
GFog's rollin' Din off the CEast River bGank
Like a Dshroud        D7it coverGs Bleecker SEmtreet
Fills the Bmalleys where men Csleep
Hides the Gshepherd         D/F#from the sEmheep
G C G
GVoices Dleaking from a Csad cafGe
Smiling Dfaces         D7try to GunderstandEm  
I saw a shBmadow touch a sChadow's hand
On GBleeckeD/F#r         EmStreet
G C G
GA poet Dreads Chis crooked rhGyme
Holy, hDoly       D7is hGis sacramentEm  
Thirty Bmdollars pays your Crent
On GBleecD/F#ker          EmStreet
 G   C  Gx3
GI heard a Dchurch bell Csoftly cGhime
In a Dmelody        D7suGstainin'Em  
It's a Bmlong road to CCanaan
On GBleecD/F#ker          EmStreet
Huming in the same chords as the verse
On GBleecD/F#ker          EmStreet

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Bleeker Street

by Seth Avett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

All D/F# listed looks like this

e|--0--|

B|--3--|

G|--2--|

D|--0--|

A|--0--|

E|--2--|

[Intro]

G C G

G D C G

Fog's rollin' in off the East River bank

D D7 G Em

Like a shroud it covers Bleecker Street

Bm C

Fills the alleys where men sleep

G D/F# Em

Hides the shepherd from the sheep

G C G

G D C G

Voices leaking from a sad cafe

D D7 G Em

Smiling faces try to understand

Bm C

I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand

G D/F# Em

On Bleecker Street

G C G

G D C G

A poet reads his crooked rhyme

D D7 G Em

Holy, holy is his sacrament

Bm C

Thirty dollars pays your rent

G D/F# Em

On Bleecker Street

G C G

G D C G

I heard a church bell softly chime

D D7 G Em

In a melody sustainin'

Bm C

It's a long road to Canaan

G D/F# Em

On Bleecker Street

Huming in the same chords as the verse

G D/F# Em

On Bleecker Street

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