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Street Lights

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Regular Tuning
This song is in Db major and uses the following chords:
    Gb     Fm     Ab     Db   The repeated notes that run through the song are
e|--2---|---1---|--4--|--4--|----------------11---13-------------------------|
B|--2---|---1---|--4--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---|---1---|--5--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---|---3---|--6--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---|---3---|--6--|--4--|------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---|---1---|--4--|--x--|------------------------------------------------|
You can play this song with just power chords of the above and
have a tremelo effect on and it’ll sound like the background guitar
Song sounds good with a piano, a distorted guitar, and drums (and singers of course)
Beginning: You can use a delay pedal or something to 
just keep the repeated notes going throughout the whole song
Starts with Gb and the repeating notes
[Verse 1]
Let me Gbknow, do I still got time to
Fmgrow, things ain't always set in
GbstoneAb, that bein' known, let me
Dbknow, let me, it seems like
[Chorus]
GbStreetlights, glowin', happen to be just like
Fmmoments, passin' in front of me
so, I Gbhopped in the cab and AbI paid my fare
see, I Dbknow my destination, but I'm just not Db7there
GbStreetlights, glowin', happen to be just like
Fmmoments, passin' in front of me
so, I Gbhopped in the cab and AbI paid my fare
see, I Dbknow my destination, but I'm just not tDb7here
[Bridge]
In the Gbstreets
In the Fmstreets, I'm just not there
In the Gbstreets, I'm just not there
Fmlife's just not fair
[Chorus] 
GbStreetlights, glowin', happen to be just like
Fmmoments, passin' in front of me
so, I Gbhopped in the cab and AbI paid my fare
see, I Dbknow my destination, but I'm just not thDb7ere
[Chorus] 
GbStreetlights, glowin', happen to be just like
Fmmoments, passin' in front of me
so, I Gbhopped in the cab and AbI paid my fare
see, I Dbknow my destination, but I'm just not tDb7here
[Outro] 
GbStreetlights, glowin', happen to be just like
Fmmoments, passin' in front of me
so, I Gbhopped in the cab and AbI paid my fare
see, I Dbknow my destination, but I'm just not thDb7ere
[Coda]
in the Gbstreets
in the Fmstreets, I'm just not there
in the Gbstreets, AbI'm just not there
Dblife's just not fair, life's just not fair…

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Street Lights

by Kanye West

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db7

Regular Tuning

This song is in Db major and uses the following chords:

Gb Fm Ab Db The repeated notes that run through the song are

e|--2---|---1---|--4--|--4--|----------------11---13-------------------------|

B|--2---|---1---|--4--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|

G|--3---|---1---|--5--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|

D|--4---|---3---|--6--|--6--|------------------------------------------------|

A|--4---|---3---|--6--|--4--|------------------------------------------------|

E|--2---|---1---|--4--|--x--|------------------------------------------------|

You can play this song with just power chords of the above and

have a tremelo effect on and it’ll sound like the background guitar

Song sounds good with a piano, a distorted guitar, and drums (and singers of course)

Beginning: You can use a delay pedal or something to

just keep the repeated notes going throughout the whole song

Starts with Gb and the repeating notes

[Verse 1]

Let me know, do I still got time to

grow, things ain't always set in

Gb Ab

stone, that bein' known, let me

know, let me, it seems like

[Chorus]

Streetlights, glowin', happen to be just like

moments, passin' in front of me

Gb Ab

so, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare

Db Db7

see, I know my destination, but I'm just not there

Streetlights, glowin', happen to be just like

moments, passin' in front of me

Gb Ab

so, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare

Db Db7

see, I know my destination, but I'm just not there

[Bridge]

In the streets

In the streets, I'm just not there

life's just not fair

[Chorus]

Streetlights, glowin', happen to be just like

moments, passin' in front of me

Gb Ab

so, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare

Db Db7

see, I know my destination, but I'm just not there

[Chorus]

Streetlights, glowin', happen to be just like

moments, passin' in front of me

Gb Ab

so, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare

Db Db7

see, I know my destination, but I'm just not there

[Outro]

Streetlights, glowin', happen to be just like

moments, passin' in front of me

Gb Ab

so, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare

Db Db7

see, I know my destination, but I'm just not there

[Coda]

in the streets

in the streets, I'm just not there

Gb Ab

in the streets, I'm just not there

life's just not fair, life's just not fair…

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