Intro
|A7sus4 |A7sus4 |A7sus4 |A7sus4 |
[Verse]
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
I'll never forget those aimless years
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
Street sounds swirling through my mind
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
Trouble was often in the air
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
So we fought to forget our des pair
[Chorus]
A#m7 G#m7
I'm a street player
Gbmaj7 F7sus4 A7
And I'll play you a song
A#m7 G#m7 C#7
Be cause you know, my heart & soul
Gbmaj7 A7sus4 A#m7
Will carry, carry on
Gbmaj7 A#m7
Car ry on
D#m7 A#m7
Car ry on
Gbmaj7
Car ry
|A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |
oo-o-on
|A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7+9 |
|A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 | | |
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
City life's the only way
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
Street corners and billiard halls
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
Was our home away
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
Lessons learned still help me today
[Chorus #2]
A#m7 G#m7
I'm a street player
Gbmaj7 F7sus4 A7
I've seen it all
A#m7 G#m7 C#7
Hit men, thieves and many a brawl
Gbmaj7 F7sus4 A7/D#
But as you see I still stand tall
|Dm7 |D#maj7 |Dm7 |D#maj7 |
Dm7 D#maj7 Dm7
It was such a small space in time
D#maj7 Dm7
I never knew that I would find
D#maj7 Dm7 D#maj7 Dm7
F musical path for all to see
Gm7 A7sus4
Anxiety into ecstasy
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
I'm a street player
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
I'm a street player
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
I'm a street player
A#m7 Gbmaj7 A7sus4
I'm a street player
[Trumpet Solo]
|A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |
|A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |A#m7 |Gbmaj7 A7sus4 |
A#m7 G#m7
I'm a street player
Gbmaj7 F7sus4 A7
I've seen it all
A#m7 G#m7 C#7
Hit men, thieves and many a brawl
Gbmaj7 F7sus4 A7/D#
But as you see I still stand tall
[Bridge]
Dm7 D#maj7 Dm7
It was such a small space in time
D#maj7 Dm7
I never knew that I would find
D#maj7 Dm7 D#maj7 Dm7
F musical path for all to see
Gm7
Anxiety to
|A7sus4 | |A#7sus4 | |
ecstasy
[Chorus]
Bm7 Am7
I'm street player
Gmaj7 F#7sus4 A#7
I'm street player
Bm7 Am7 D7
I'm street player
Gmaj7 F#7sus4 A#7 Bm7
I'm street player- - - - - - - - - -
persussion followed by brass ensemble
piano returns, guitar solo, vocals ad lib, repeat and fade
|Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |
|Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |
|Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |
|Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |Bm7 |Gmaj7 A#7sus4 |
street player what do do