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138Th Street

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Gmajor

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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 14Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
      G/D     Am6     Bm#5       C6       D6  Am6*         G       C      G/B  Am*       Bm     Bm/D      G/B  Am  
e|--3-----5-----7-----8------10--------------------------------8------10-----7-----3-----0--|
B|--3-----7-----8-----10-----12-----13-----12-----8------8-----10-----12-----x-----x-----1--|
G|--4-----5-----7-----9------11-----11-----12-----9------x-----9------11-----7-----4-----2--|
D|--5-----7-----9-----10-----12-----x------12-----10-----9-----7------9---------------------|
A|--5-------------------------------12-----10-----------------------------------------------|
E|--x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
 G/D
[Verse]
I Am6hear tBm#5hat you gC6ot yourself D6a house
AAm6nd all your Bm#5friends you C6finally figurD6ed out
           Am6*                     G        C       G/B  Am*
But you go out in the night til you got no place to go
   Am6*                               G         C       G/B  Am*
I see you on the corner where you're trying to use the phone
And Am6everyBm#5one will sC6ay you missed yD6our chance
And Am6everyBm#5one will sC6ay you've lost yD6ou're edge
               Am6*                                G        C     G/B  Am*
But it's just something that you've heard about a thousand time before
     Am6*                                 G       C       G/B  Am*
And every time you're falling then you'll see me on the floor
And sBmomeday when you turn around
You'll tG/Dake a wife, and sG/Dtart a life
It Bm/Dwon't G/Bbe lAmong
WBm/Don't G/Bbe loAmng
[Instrumental]
G/D
[Verse]
I Am6hear tBm#5hat you gC6ot yourself D6a job
And Am6all your Bm#5friends you fC6inally naD6iled down
           Am6*                     G        C       G/B  Am*
But you go out in the night til you got no place to go
                  Am6                G         C       G/B  Am*
Something you ain't doing right is haunting you at home
Now wAm6e've been Bm#5hanging rC6ound for quite D6a while
So lAm6et's get Bm#5out of heC6re and take D6a drive
       Am6*       G  
On the parkway tonight
                C       G/B  Am*
You can hear the engines roar
      Am6*                                   G         C       G/B  Am*
The flashing lights will nab you when you're driving your way home
And sBmomeday when you turn around you'll see the door is closing
[Outro]
G/D  G/D  G/D

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138Th Street

by The Walkmen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Am6

Bm#5

G/B

Bm/D

[Chords]

G/D Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6 Am6 G C G/B Am Bm Bm/D G/B Am

* *

e|--3-----5-----7-----8------10--------------------------------8------10-----7-----3-----0--|

B|--3-----7-----8-----10-----12-----13-----12-----8------8-----10-----12-----x-----x-----1--|

G|--4-----5-----7-----9------11-----11-----12-----9------x-----9------11-----7-----4-----2--|

D|--5-----7-----9-----10-----12-----x------12-----10-----9-----7------9---------------------|

A|--5-------------------------------12-----10-----------------------------------------------|

E|--x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

G/D

[Verse]

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

I hear that you got yourself a house

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

And all your friends you finally figured out

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

But you go out in the night til you got no place to go

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

I see you on the corner where you're trying to use the phone

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

And everyone will say you missed your chance

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

And everyone will say you've lost you're edge

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

But it's just something that you've heard about a thousand time before

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

And every time you're falling then you'll see me on the floor

And someday when you turn around

G/D G/D

You'll take a wife, and start a life

Bm/D G/B Am

It won't be long

Bm/D G/B Am

Won't be long

[Instrumental]

G/D

[Verse]

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

I hear that you got yourself a job

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

And all your friends you finally nailed down

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

But you go out in the night til you got no place to go

Am6 G C G/B Am

Something you ain't doing right is haunting you at home

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

Now we've been hanging round for quite a while

Am6 Bm#5 C6 D6

So let's get out of here and take a drive

Am6 G

On the parkway tonight

C G/B Am

You can hear the engines roar

Am6 G C G/B Am

* *

The flashing lights will nab you when you're driving your way home

And someday when you turn around you'll see the door is closing

[Outro]

G/D G/D G/D

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