Streets of Philadelphia Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays435

Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Am, Bb, F/A, C and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(F    Am   ) nx

     F
I was  bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt 
     Am
I was  unrecognizable to myself 
      F
saw my  reflection in a window and didn't know my own face
          Am
oh brother  are you gonna leave me wasting like this on the 
             Bb           F/A      C
streets of Philadelphia
 
        F
I walked  the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone
       Am
I heard  voices of friends vanished and gone
          F
At night I  hear the blood in my veins 
       Am
just as  black and whispery as the rain on the 
             Bb            F/A     C
streets of Philadelphia
 
 
   Bb                        Dm
   Ain't no angel gonna greet me
 Bb                         F
   It's just you and I my friend
 Am                         Bb         C
   and my clothes don't fit me no more   I walked a

   thousand miles just to slip this skin
 

F
The night is falling, I'm lying awake
     Am
I can  feel my self fading away
    F
so receive me brother with your fateless kiss or
       Am
will we  leave each other alone like this on the 
             Bb            F/A     C
streets of Philadelphia...

(Bb     F/A    C) nc

    	

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