Streets of Bakersfield Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][D][G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
I came here looking [C]for
something
[D]I couldn't find anywhere e[G]lse
Well, I'm not tryin' to be [C]nobody
[D]Just wanna change to be mysel[G]f

[Verse 2]
I've done a thousand miles of [C]thumbin'
[D]Yes, I've worn blisters on my hee[G]ls
Trying to find me something [C]better[D]
On the streets of Bakersfield
[G][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]
You don't know me, but you don't [C]like me
[D]You say you care less how I f[G]eel
How many of you that sit [C]and judge me
[D]Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
[G][C]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][D][G][C][D]
[G]

[Verse 4]
Spent some time in San Fran[C]cisco
[D]Spent a night there in the can[G]
They threw this drunk man in [C]my jail cell
[D]I took fifteen dollars from that m[G]an

[Verse 5]
[G]I left him my watch and my old h[C]ouse key
[D]Don't want folks thinkin'
that I'd [G]steal
Then I thanked him as he [C]was sleeping
[D]And I headed out for
Bakersfield
[G][C]

[Verse 6]
[G]
You don't know me, but you [C]don't like me
[D]You say you care less how I f[G]eel
How many of you that sit [C]and judge me
[D]Ever walked the streets
of Bakersfield?
[G]

[Verse 7]
How many of you that sit [C]and judge me
[D]Ever walked the streets
of Bakersfield?
[G][C][G]