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14Th Street

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You've got my lGost bB7rother's sEmoul
My dCmaj7ear mother's eyes
A A7brown horse's mane
And Gmy G7uncle's D7name
You walked me dGown 1B74th EmStreet
For the dCmaj7octor to meet after tA7houghts of the grave
In the Ghome of the bD7rave and of the wGeak
But Gwhy'd you have to break aCll my heart
GCouldn't you have saved a lDittle bD7it of it?
GWhy'd you have to break Call my heart?
GCouldn't you have saved a mD7inor part?
I could have cEmlipped and sEm/Daved and pEm/C#lanted in the Em/CgardenEm/B  Em/C#  Em/D  Em/D#  
EmDamn you gEm/Duess I'll Em/C#have to gEm/Cet a neDw one
I'd love to Gsit and wB7atch you drEmink
With the rCeins to the world, A7gripping a smoke
GVaguely G7missing D7link
Don't ever cGhange you B7hungry little Embashful hound
I Cgot the sheep, poor A7little Bo Peep
Has Glost and D7filed for Ggrounds.
But Gwhy'd you have to break aCll my heart
GCouldn't you have saved a lDittle bD7it of it?
GWhy'd you have to break Call my heart?
GCouldn't you have saved a mD7inor part of it?
I could have Gripped apart and B7thrown into the Emriver
CWonder if there's A7hearts that will deliver
Don't ever Gchange, don't ever Cmaj7worry
Because I'm C#dimcoming back home tGomorrow
To 14th SGtreet where I won't hCmaj7urry
And where I'll lC#dimearn how to save, not just bGorrow
And they'll be Amrainbows and we will fB7inally know
Now run down chromatically from G (single notes) for 1 octave and start the progression for the verse

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14Th Street

by Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

Em/D

Em/C#

Em/C

Em/B

Em/D#

C#dim

G B7 Em

You've got my lost brother's soul

Cmaj7

My dear mother's eyes

A brown horse's mane

G G7 D7

And my uncle's name

G B7 Em

You walked me down 14th Street

Cmaj7 A7

For the doctor to meet after thoughts of the grave

G D7 G

In the home of the brave and of the weak

G C

But why'd you have to break all my heart

G D D7

Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?

G C

Why'd you have to break all my heart?

G D7

Couldn't you have saved a minor part?

Em Em/D Em/C# Em/C Em/B Em/C# Em/D Em/D#

I could have clipped and saved and planted in the garden

Em Em/D Em/C# Em/C D

Damn you guess I'll have to get a new one

G B7 Em

I'd love to sit and watch you drink

C A7

With the reins to the world, gripping a smoke

G G7 D7

Vaguely missing link

G B7 Em

Don't ever change you hungry little bashful hound

C A7

I got the sheep, poor little Bo Peep

G D7 G

Has lost and filed for grounds.

G C

But why'd you have to break all my heart

G D D7

Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?

G C

Why'd you have to break all my heart?

G D7

Couldn't you have saved a minor part of it?

G B7 Em

I could have ripped apart and thrown into the river

C A7

Wonder if there's hearts that will deliver

G Cmaj7

Don't ever change, don't ever worry

C#dim G

Because I'm coming back home tomorrow

G Cmaj7

To 14th Street where I won't hurry

C#dim G

And where I'll learn how to save, not just borrow

Am B7

And they'll be rainbows and we will finally know

Now run down chromatically from G (single notes) for 1 octave and start the progression for the verse

About 14Th Street Chords by Rufus Wainwright

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The chords for "14Th Street" show the original chord names (including G, B7, Em, Cmaj7, A7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.