Intro
D G Em
[Verse 1]
Dsus2
Joey comes from a sacred part of town
F#m7add11
Where sometimes you talk so tough, your feet don't touch the ground
Dsus2
And the sidewalk soldiers sing the midnight blues
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While the old men recite their story lines about when I was young like you
[Pre-chorus]
D G D G
They say, oh yeah we were cruising to the back beat
D G A
Oh yeah, making love in the backseats, and oooohh
[Chorus]
D Dsus2
We were wild, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild, wild in the streets
[Verse 2]
Dsus2
D member of the boy's brigade had a date with the girl next door
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You know it made her daddy crazy, it only made her want him more
Dsus2
They weren't looking for trouble that boy didn't want a fight, not tonight
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So she headed out thru her bathroom window, what her daddy didn't know was gonna be alright
[Pre-chorus]
D G D G
They said oh yeah we're cruising to the backbeat
D G A
Oh yeah, making love in the backseats, and oooohh
[Chorus]
D Dsus2
We were wild, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild, wild in the streets
D Dsus2
We were wild, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild, wild in the streets, rock me !
[Solo]
D G Em x2
[Bridge]
D
Sometimes this town ain't pretty but you know it ain't so bad
Bm7
Just like a girl who looks so happy when inside she's so so sad
D
In here we got this code of honor nobody's going down
Bm7 G
You don't walk in vain trough the kid's parade 'cause this is my hometown
[Chorus]
D Dsus2
We were wild, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild, wild in the streets
D Dsus2
We were wild, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild, wild in the streets
[Outro]
D
Yeah we were wild in the streets, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild in the streets, wild in the streets
D
Wild in the streets, wild in the streets
G Em
Wild in the streets, wild in the streets
D
Wild !!!