Original Artist - Streetlight Singer guitar chord

Streetlight Singer

Written by: John Baumann

2003

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I heard when he was young he was a star

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Played all the stages and small town bars

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Had himself a pretty good band

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And they decided to give Nashville a chance

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But the beer and the women and fame came

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And one day, he just faded away

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Its 40 degrees on this cold, winter night

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But he’s still playing his guitar under the streetlight

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Picks break, strings snap

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But he keeps on coming back

CHORUS

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He watches the people dance when he closes his eyes

No dreams of Nashville, just music flowing in his mind

I used to come and watch him play

Singing songs about good times and old days

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Streetlight Singer(2x)

He looks down in his empty case

But he keeps a smile on his face

People all just pass him bye

All alone, playing on in to the night

Chorus

Bridge

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Oh and as the people pass, the years do too

He grows old and gray

And one day he wasn’t there anymore

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Guess he just faded away

Chorus 2

He would’ve liked to watch the people dance on their feet

Humming to his melody

Always watching him play

Singing songs about good times and old days

Streetlight Singer(2x)