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Silver Street

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Intro:
F Dm7 Am7
Dm G
Gm7 Am Dm7
Gm---Eb---F--------------
FNow Dm7the Am7houses are ghost over Silver Street
DmYou’F/Cre goG/Bt ‘em dresGsed up like clowns
GmMarrieAmd cDm7ouples slamming doors, bums praising the lord
GmAnd Ebyou'Fre playing tapes for the town
AmNow tAm6he neighborhood mixed and your college friends
DmAre F/CgettiG/Bng younger Gevery year
BbM7The wiAm7nd dAbM7on't blow Gm7and thF#M7e grass don't grow
FAnd you're never leaving Silver Street
FYoDm7u bouAm7ght some brown wire frames at a joke shop
DmThat F/Cwas G/Byour tradeGmark in school
GmNow they're barely hanging on
AmAnd Dm7the styles are moving on
GmIt's EbharFd for a man to stay cool
AmSo thAm6e seasons change and the storefronts change
DmWhilF/Ce eveG/Brything elGse stays the same
BbM7The wiAm7nd dAbM7on't bloGm7w and the F#M7grass don't grow
FYoBb/Fu're nC/Fever Fleaving Silver Street
BbWell now don't get me wrong cause
Bbm7Ohhh, I Am7like this neighborhood
DmOh is seeing you is good
Dm7But nC#augow we sF/Cpend Gthe day so completely uninspired
		Gm7(C13)
Asking why oh why would I be tired
FThDm7ey're Am7filling the pot holes in on Silver Street
DmTheyF/C're wG/Baking the Gneighbors up at noon
Gm7Now you're friends are out on break
AmAnd yDm7ou're out on your brown lawn
GmRakiEbng Fthe dirt with a broom
AmWell Aaugthe seasons change and the storefronts change
DmWhen F/CeverG/Bything elsGe stays the same
BbM7The winAm7d doAbM7n't blGm7ow and the grass don't grow
FYou'll never leave Silver Street

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Silver Street

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

Gm7

F/C

G/B

Am6

BbM7

AbM7

F#M7

Bb/F

C/F

C#aug

C13

Aaug

Intro:

F Dm7 Am7

Dm G

Gm7 Am Dm7

Gm Eb F

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F Dm7 Am7

Now the houses are ghost over Silver Street

Dm F/C G/B G

You’re got ‘em dressed up like clowns

Gm Am Dm7

Married couples slamming doors, bums praising the lord

Gm Eb F

And you're playing tapes for the town

Am Am6

Now the neighborhood mixed and your college friends

Dm F/C G/B G

Are getting younger every year

BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7 F#M7

The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow

And you're never leaving Silver Street

F Dm7 Am7

You bought some brown wire frames at a joke shop

Dm F/C G/B G

That was your trademark in school

Now they're barely hanging on

Am Dm7

And the styles are moving on

Gm Eb F

It's hard for a man to stay cool

Am Am6

So the seasons change and the storefronts change

Dm F/C G/B G

While everything else stays the same

BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7 F#M7

The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow

F Bb/F C/F F

You're never leaving Silver Street

Well now don't get me wrong cause

Bbm7 Am7

Ohhh, I like this neighborhood

Oh is seeing you is good

Dm7 C#aug F/C G

But now we spend the day so completely uninspired

Gm7 C13

()

Asking why oh why would I be tired

F Dm7 Am7

They're filling the pot holes in on Silver Street

Dm F/C G/B G

They're waking the neighbors up at noon

Gm7

Now you're friends are out on break

Am Dm7

And you're out on your brown lawn

Gm Eb F

Raking the dirt with a broom

Am Aaug

Well the seasons change and the storefronts change

Dm F/C G/B G

When everything else stays the same

BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7

The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow

You'll never leave Silver Street

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