Chicago – Street Player (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 | |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 | |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |
|Dm7      |Bbmaj7  A7sus4  |Dm7      |Bbmaj7  | 
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|A7sus4 |A7sus4 |A7sus4 |A7sus4 | [Verse]
Dm7                             Bbmaj7  A7sus4
I'll never forget those aimless years

Dm7                               Bbmaj7  A7sus4
Street sounds swirling through my mind

Dm7                      Bbmaj7  A7sus4
Trouble was often in the air

      Dm7                      Bbmaj7  A7sus4
So we fought to forget our des pair
[Chorus]
      Dm7            Cm7
I'm a street player

         Bbmaj7           A7sus4  A7
And I'll play you a song

   Dm7                  Cm7     F7
Be cause you know, my   heart & soul

     Bbmaj7       A7sus4    Dm7
Will carry, carry on

Bbmaj7     Dm7
Car   ry   on

Gm7        Dm7
Car   ry   on

Bbmaj7
Car     ry

|Dm7      |Bbmaj7  A7sus4  |Dm7      |Bbmaj7  A7sus4  |
oo-o-on
|Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7+9 | |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 | | |
Dm7                  Bbmaj7  A7sus4
City life's the only way

Dm7                         Bbmaj7  A7sus4
Street corners and billiard halls

Dm7          Bbmaj7  A7sus4
Was our home away

Dm7                   Bbmaj7  A7sus4
Lessons learned still help me today
[Chorus #2]
      Dm7            Cm7
I'm a street player

Bbmaj7       A7sus4  A7
I've seen it all

Dm7                  Cm7          F7
Hit men, thieves and many a brawl

           Bbmaj7            A7sus4  A7/G
But as you see I still stand tall
|F#m7 |Gmaj7 |F#m7 |Gmaj7 |
F#m7          Gmaj7                 F#m7
       It was such a small space in time

        Gmaj7             F#m7
I never knew that I would find

  Gmaj7   F#m7     Gmaj7  F#m7
A musical path for all to see

Bm7          A7sus4
Anxiety into ecstasy

      Dm7           Bbmaj7 A7sus4
I'm a street player

      Dm7            Bbmaj7  A7sus4
I'm a street player

      Dm7            Bbmaj7  A7sus4
I'm a street player

      Dm7            Bbmaj7  A7sus4
I'm a street player
[Trumpet Solo] |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 | |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |Dm7 |Bbmaj7 A7sus4 |
Dm7                 Cm7
I'm a street player

Bbmaj7       A7sus4  A7
I've seen it all

Dm7                  Cm7          F7
Hit men, thieves and many a brawl

           Bbmaj7            A7sus4  A7/G
But as you see I still stand tall
[Bridge]
F#m7          Gmaj7                 F#m7
       It was such a small space in time

        Gmaj7             F#m7
I never knew that I would find

  Gmaj7   F#m7     Gmaj7  F#m7
A musical path for all to see

Bm7
Anxiety to

|A7sus4     |         |A#7sus4    |            |
 ecstasy
[Chorus]
     D#m7          C#m7
 I'm street player

    Bmaj7        A#7sus4 A#7
I'm street player

     D#m7          C#m7  F#7
 I'm street player

     Bmaj7   A#7sus4   A#7             D#m7
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persussion followed by brass ensemble piano returns, guitar solo, vocals ad lib, repeat and fade |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 | |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 | |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 | |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 |D#m7 |Bmaj7 A#7sus4 | street player what do do