Herman's Hermits – Gaslight Street (Guitar)

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There's a place on the edge of town (edge of town) 

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where the kids all hang around (hang around.)

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Cobbled streets and terraced houses, window boxes 

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all around.

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It's never changed in sixty years and it's tumbling 

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It's never really know by name, it's called Gaslight 

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Street, Gaslight Street.

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In the evening when the sun goes down (sun goes down)

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and there ain't nobody else around (else around.)

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The lamp lighter walks down the street, illumination, 

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indiscreet.

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It doesn't have much effect, it seems he's wasting his 

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The lamp light don't shine so bright on Gaslight Street,

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Gaslight Street.

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Every night at nine there's children playing around the 

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street.

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Trying to dodge their parents when they call them in to 

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go to sleep.

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Monday morning and as a rule (as a rule) the place is quiet 

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they're all at school (all at school.)

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Lines of washing hang across the street, a weary policeman 

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walks his beat.

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It's never changed in sixty years and it's tumbling down.

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It's never really know by name, it's called Gaslight 

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Street, Gaslight Street.

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Hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmm-hmm-(hmm-hmmm-hmm)

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La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (aaaahhh-oooooooo)(Fade.)