Key: C
Introduction:
C F
Well I tried so hard but still I fall
C G C
Fall back down the great below
C F
And it's been a while since I have prayed
C G C
But tonight I'm on my knees
C F C G
I'm asking why, why, why me?
C
The streets is where I's born
Em Am
And the streets is where I'll die
G F E C
Until then the streets is where I'll be
C
The streets is where I's born
Em Am
And the streets is where I'll die
G F E D7
Until then the streets is where I'll be
C
So keep pouring the drinks till I forget my name
F
I love my life but it gets hard
C G C
As I'm sure it does for us all from time to time
C
So keep living it through, I'll keep living it too
F
I hang my head, hang it low
C G C
And I pray that it gets a little better down the line
C F C G
Why? Why me?
C
The streets is where I's born
Em Am
And the streets is where I'll die
G F E D7
Until then the streets is where I'll be
Am F C
Oh sweet mother of two you work hard, so hard to keep your heads above the
G
water
Am F C G
And although I stand on the shore with a line, I can't seem to untangle it
Am F C G
From the selfish dreams of my own I wish I had just a little more money
Am F C
To help you out in the times when it's hard, so hard, so hard
C
The streets is where I's born
Em Am
And the streets is where I'll die
G F E C
Until then the streets is where I'll be