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Did You Know? Edinburgh was the place where The Proclaimers spent their formative years so they wrote "Streets of Edinburgh" looking backwards and forwards at the city.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
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Streets Of Edinburgh Chords And Strumming, The Proclaimers
Open Chords: (capo fret 3)
Open D chord
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open Bm7 chord
Open Em chord
Open F#m chord
Strumming:
'Miss 4': |D U D U D |
'Edinburgh': |D U D U D U |
'Spector': |D m U D D |
'Straight 8s': |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 111 bpm Key: D
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 1 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Rows 2 & 3: 'Edinburgh'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
(D) Along these (A)broken pavements (G) I let my (A)mind run free
(D) The past (A)and the present (G) seem just the (A)same to me
(Em) The people (A)I have loved most (F#m) among these (Bm7)stones did dwell
(Em) And in the plainest language (G) their stories (A)they did tell
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - Em - |A - - - |
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 2 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Rows 2 & 3: 'Edinburgh'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
(D) Depending (A)on your viewpoint (G) this place is (A)blessed or cursed
(D) And in the (A)years I've lived here (G) I've seen the (A)best and worst
(Em) An air of (A)sordid passion (F#m) a look of (Bm7)dirty grace
(Em) But not right in your face (G)it's not that (D)kind of place
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - Em - |A - - - |
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 3 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Row 2: 'Edinburgh' | Row 4: 'Straight 8s'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|Em (1 strum)|- - - - |G( 1 strum ) |A (1 strum) |
|A - - - |
(D) Down greasy (A)pot-holed roadways (G) I watch the (A)traffic crawl
(D) But for the (A)cars and buses (G) I give no (A)thought at all
(Em) I think a(A)bout the future (F#m) I wonder (Bm7)at her health
(Em) How with this human wealth (G) she does re(A)new herself (A)
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - Em - |A (1 strum)|D
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me
Orange Pick Level - V2
Streets Of Edinburgh Chords And Fingerpicking, The Proclaimers
Open Chords: (capo fret 3)
Open D chord
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open Bm7 chord
Open Em chord
Open F#m chord
Strumming:
'Spector': |D m U D D |
'Straight 8s': |D U D U D U D U |
'1 Strum' |D |
Tempo: 111 bpm Key: D
Intro -
Verse 1 -
(D) Along these (A)broken pavements (G) I let my (A)mind run free
(D) The past (A)and the present (G) seem just the (A)same to me
(Em) The people (A)I have loved most (F#m) among these (Bm7)stones did dwell
(Em) And in the plainest language (G) their stories (A)they did tell
Chorus -
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro -
Verse 2 -
(D) Depending (A)on your viewpoint (G) this place is (A)blessed or cursed
(D) And in the (A)years I've lived here (G) I've seen the (A)best and worst
(Em) An air of (A)sordid passion (F#m) a look of (Bm7)dirty grace
(Em) But not right in your face (G)it's not that (D)kind of place
Chorus -
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro -
Verse 3 -
|Em (1 strum) |- - - - |G( 1 strum ) |A (1 strum ) |
|A (straight 8s) |
(D) Down greasy (A)pot-holed roadways (G) I watch the (A)traffic crawl
(D) But for the (A)cars and buses (G) I give no (A)thought at all
(Em) I think a(A)bout the future (F#m) I wonder (Bm7)at her health
(Em) How with this human wealth (G) she does re(A)new herself (A)
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm7 - Em - |A (1 strum)|D
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm7)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me
Blue Pick Level - V1
Streets Of Edinburgh Chords And Strumming, The Proclaimers
Open Chords: (capo fret 3)
Open D chord
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open Em chord
Barre Chords:
Barre Bm chord
Barre F#m chord
Strumming:
'Miss 4': |D U D U D |
'Edinburgh': |D U D U D U |
'Spector': |D m U D D |
'Straight 8s': |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 111 bpm Key: D
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 1 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Rows 2 & 3: 'Edinburgh'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
(D) Along these (A)broken pavements (G) I let my (A)mind run free
(D) The past (A)and the present (G) seem just the (A)same to me
(Em) The people (A)I have loved most (F#m) among these (Bm)stones did dwell
(Em) And in the plainest language (G) their stories (A)they did tell
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - Em - |A - - - |
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 2 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Rows 2 & 3: 'Edinburgh'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
(D) Depending (A)on your viewpoint (G) this place is (A)blessed or cursed
(D) And in the (A)years I've lived here (G) I've seen the (A)best and worst
(Em) An air of (A)sordid passion (F#m) a look of (Bm)dirty grace
(Em) But not right in your face (G)it's not that (D)kind of place
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - Em - |A - - - |
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro - 'Miss 4'
|D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 3 - Row 1: 'Miss 4' | Row 2: 'Edinburgh' | Row 4: 'Straight 8s'
| |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |A - - - || x2
|Em - - - |A - - - |F#m - - - |Bm - - - |
|Em (1 strum)|- - - - |G( 1 strum ) |A (1 strum) |
|A - - - |
(D) Down greasy (A)pot-holed roadways (G) I watch the (A)traffic crawl
(D) But for the (A)cars and buses (G) I give no (A)thought at all
(Em) I think a(A)bout the future (F#m) I wonder (Bm)at her health
(Em) How with this human wealth (G) she does re(A)new herself (A)
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - Em - |A (1 strum)|D
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Blue Pick Level - V2
Streets Of Edinburgh Chords And Fingerpicking, The Proclaimers
Open Chords: (capo fret 3)
Open D chord
Open G chord
Open A chord
Open Em chord
Barre Chords:
Barre Bm chord
Barre F#m chord
Strumming:
'Spector': |D m U D D |
'Straight 8s': |D U D U D U D U |
'1 Strum': |D |
Tempo: 111 bpm Key: D
Intro -
Verse 1 -
(D) Along these (A)broken pavements (G) I let my (A)mind run free
(D) The past (A)and the present (G) seem just the (A)same to me
(Em) The people (A)I have loved most (F#m) among these (Bm)stones did dwell
(Em) And in the plainest language (G) their stories (A)they did tell
Chorus -
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro -
Verse 2 -
(D) Depending (A)on your viewpoint (G) this place is (A)blessed or cursed
(D) And in the (A)years I've lived here (G) I've seen the (A)best and worst
(Em) An air of (A)sordid passion (F#m) a look of (Bm)dirty grace
(Em) But not right in your face (G)it's not that (D)kind of place
Chorus -
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
Intro -
Verse 3 -
|Em (1 strum) |- - - - |G( 1 strum ) |A (1 strum ) |
|A (straight 8s) |
(D) Down greasy (A)pot-holed roadways (G) I watch the (A)traffic crawl
(D) But for the (A)cars and buses (G) I give no (A)thought at all
(Em) I think a(A)bout the future (F#m) I wonder (Bm)at her health
(Em) How with this human wealth (G) she does re(A)new herself (A)
Chorus - 'Spector'
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|D - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |Bm - Em - |A (1 strum)|D
(D) They pass (A) they pass (D) they pa(G)ass they pass
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edinburgh (Em) hold half the (A)world for me
(D) In scores (A) in droves (D) the living (G)and the ghosts
(D) The streets of (Bm)Edin(Em)burgh (A) mean most to (D)me...
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Along these broken pavements
I let my mind run free
The past and the present
Seem just the same to me
The people I have loved most
Among these stones did dwell
And in the plainest language
Their stories they did tell
The pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the World for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me
Depending on your viewpoint
This place is blessed or cursed
And in the years I've lived here
I've seen the best and worst
An air of sordid passion
A look of dirty grace
But not right in your face
It's not that kind of place
The pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the World for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me
Down greasy pot-holed roadways
I watch the traffic crawl
But for the cars and buses
I give no thought at all
I think about the future
I wonder at her health
How with this human wealth
She does renew herself
The pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the World for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me
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