Dead End Street Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][G][F][G][F][G]
[F]
Well, [G]I was

[Verse 1]
raised on a back street
Time's were tough,
but kind of [F]bittersweet
[G]Left school when I was still [F]a child
[G]Hit the streets and started
running [F]wild
[G]Hanging

[Verse 2]
out in the [F]neighborhood
[G]People said they're up to no [F]good
[G]Never thought I'd ever
make it [F]through
[G]Hey boy, what you [F]gonna [G]do?

[Verse 3]
[C]Crosstown traffic, [G]sirens wailing,
[D]screaming in my [G]ear
It's got me [C]on the run,
gotta [G]move on out of here
[D]

[Verse 4]
I'm on a [G]dead end street,
[C]on [Bb]a dead en[G]d street[C][Bb]
Well, it's [G]got me beat,
[C]on [Bb]a dead en[G]d street
[Bb]I can'[C]t go n[D]o further,
won't somebody rescue [C]me?
From this dead end street,
[G]oh [C]yea[Bb]h
[G]

[Verse 5]
[D]
They still [G]talk about the big fight
On the backstreet at midnight
Everybody heard the gunfire
Saw him dragged into the Black [F]Maria
[G]Now, my

[Verse 6]
best friend is doing [F]time
[G]He's committed to a life of crime
Got a feeling, I'll [F]be next in [G]line
[F]I w[G]onder how can I get
out in time?

[Verse 7]
[C]I stepped into a [G]movie,
this can't [D]be [G]reality
If I [C]wasn't so lucky,
I [G]wonder where [D]I'd be?
I'm [G]on a

[Verse 8]
dead end street,
[C]on [Bb]a dead en[G]d street[Bb]
Well, it's [G]got me [Bb]beat,
[G]on [C]a d[Bb]ead end st[G]reet[Bb][G][C]
[Bb]I can't go n[D]o further,
won't somebody rescue [C]me?
From this dead end [G]street, [C]oh [Bb]yeah[G]

[Interlude 1]
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[F][G][C][G]
[F][C][D]
[F][D][G][Bb][G]
[C][F][G][C][Bb][G][C][F][G][Bb][G][C][F][C][D]
[C][G][C][Bb][C][G][D][G]
[C][G][C][G]

[Verse 9]
[C]Crosstown traffic, [G]sirens wailing,
[D]screaming in my [G]ear
It's got me [C]on the run,
gotta [G]move on outta here
[D]

[Verse 10]
I'm [G]on a dead end street,
[C]on [Bb]a dead en[G]d street[C][Bb]
Well, it's [G]got me beat,
[C]on [Bb]a dead [G]end street[A][G][C]
[Bb]It's got me walk[G]ing,
[G]it'[Bb]s got me talk[G]ing
[G]I'm on a [Bb]dead end street,
[G]I'm [G]on [C]a dead end street

[Outro 1]
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