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14th Street

Rufus Wainwright
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Verse
Ab
e:---3----2----0-----1------0----0---------------0----2------3-----------:
B:---0----0----0-----0------0----2----3-----2----1----1------1------3----:
G:---0----2----0-----0------0----0----4-----3----2----2------2------5----:
D:---0----1----2-----0------2----2----5-----4----2----0------0------4----:
A:---x----2----2------------3----0----2-----1----0------------------5----:
E:---3---------0----------------------------------------------------4----:
Chorus Bridge
Cdim6 E
:---3----0----2--- ---3----0----------1-----0---:
:---0----1----3--- ---3----1----4-----3-----0---:
:---0----0----2--- ---4----0----2-----2-----1---:
:---0----2----0--- ---5----2----4-----0-----2---:
:---x----x-------- ---5----3----3-----x-----2---:
:---3----3-------- ---3---------------1-----0---:
walking bass-notes in Chorus
Eb
|-2----2----2----2----| |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
|-3----3----3----3----| |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
|-2----2----2----2----| |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
|-0----x----x----x----| |-x----x----x----x----|-x----x----x----x--x--|
|------3----2----0----| |-7----5----4----3----|-2----3----4----5--6--|
|---------------------| |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
 
  1.
 
  2.
 
 
 
  3/4
 
  Verse
  Chorus
 
 
  ½ Instrumental Verse (2nd half)
  Final Chorus:
 
 (repeat till fading out into the Banjos, then fade out completely)
 Lyrics:
 You've got my lost brother's soul
 My dear mother's eyes
 A brown horse's mane
 And my uncle's name
 You walked me down 14th Street
 For the doctor to meet after thoughts of the grave
 In the home of the brave and of the weak
 But why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
 Why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a minor part?
 I could have clipped and saved and planted in the garden
 Damn, you guess I'll have to get a new one
 I'd love to sit and watch you drink
 With the reins to the world
 Gripping a smoke
 Vaguely missing link
 Don't ever change, you hungry little bashful hound
 I got the sheep, poor little Bo Peep
 Has lost and filed for grounds
 But why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
 Why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a minor part?
 I could have ripped apart and thrown into the river
 Wonder if there are hearts that will deliver
 Don't ever change
 Don't ever worry
 Because I'm coming back home tomorrow
 To 14th Street where I won't hurry
 And where I'll learn how to save, not just borrow
 And they'll be rainbows
 And we will finally know
 Why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
 Why'd you have to break all my heart?
 Couldn't you have saved a minor part of it?
 Chords in Ab major:
 
  1.
 
  2.
 
 
 
  3/4
 
  Verse
  Chorus
 
 
  ½ Instrumental Verse (2nd half)
  Final Chorus:
 
 (repeat till fading out into the Banjos, then fade out completely)

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Readable chord sheet for 14th Street by Rufus Wainwright

Verse
     [G]    [B7]   [Em]   [G7] [D]  [Cmaj7]  [A7]  [G/B]  [F#] [Bb]  [Am]   [D7]  [D7sus4]  [D7] [Ab]
e:---3----2----0-----1------0----0---------------0----2------3-----------:
B:---0----0----0-----0------0----2----3-----2----1----1------1------3----:
G:---0----2----0-----0------0----0----4-----3----2----2------2------5----:
D:---0----1----2-----0------2----2----5-----4----2----0------0------4----:
A:---x----2----2------------3----0----2-----1----0------------------5----:
E:---3---------0----------------------------------------------------4----:

  Chorus            Bridge
     [G]   [C/G]   [D]       [G]    [C]  Cdim6  [Dm] [F]   [E]
 :---3----0----2--- ---3----0----------1-----0---:
 :---0----1----3--- ---3----1----4-----3-----0---:
 :---0----0----2--- ---4----0----2-----2-----1---:
 :---0----2----0--- ---5----2----4-----0-----2---:
 :---x----x-------- ---5----3----3-----x-----2---:
 :---3----3-------- ---3---------------1-----0---:

  walking bass-notes in Chorus
   [D]    [C]    [B]    [A]          [Em]   [D]    [C#]   [C]      [B]    [C]    [C#]   [D]  [Eb]
 |-2----2----2----2----|   |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
 |-3----3----3----3----|   |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
 |-2----2----2----2----|   |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|
 |-0----x----x----x----|   |-x----x----x----x----|-x----x----x----x--x--|
 |------3----2----0----|   |-7----5----4----3----|-2----3----4----5--6--|
 |---------------------|   |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0--0--|

    [G]  [B7]   [Em]  [G7] [D]   [Cmaj7]   [A7]

 1.
  [G/B]  [F#] [Bb]  [Am]  [D7]   [D7sus4]

 2.
  [G/B]  [F#] [Bb]  [Am]  [D7] [Ab]   [G]

    [G]   [C/G]   [G]   [D]  [C]  [B]  [A]

  [Em]  [D]  [C#]  [C]    [B]  [C]  [C#]  [D]  [Eb]

 3/4
  [Em]  [D]  [C#]   [D]

 Verse

 Chorus

    [G]   [C]   [Cdim6]   [G]

  [Dm] [F]   [E]   [E]

 ½ Instrumental Verse (2nd half)

 Final Chorus:
    [G]   [C/G]   [G]   [D]  [C]  [B]  [A]

(repeat till fading out into the Banjos, then fade out completely)

Lyrics:
You've got my lost brother's soul
My dear mother's eyes
A brown horse's mane
And my uncle's name
You walked me down 14th Street
For the doctor to meet after thoughts of the grave
In the home of the brave and of the weak

But why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
Why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a minor part?
I could have clipped and saved and planted in the garden
Damn, you guess I'll have to get a new one

I'd love to sit and watch you drink
With the reins to the world
Gripping a smoke
Vaguely missing link
Don't ever change, you hungry little bashful hound
I got the sheep, poor little Bo Peep
Has lost and filed for grounds

But why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
Why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a minor part?
I could have ripped apart and thrown into the river
Wonder if there are hearts that will deliver

Don't ever change
Don't ever worry
Because I'm coming back home tomorrow
To 14th Street where I won't hurry
And where I'll learn how to save, not just borrow
And they'll be rainbows
And we will finally know

Why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a little bit of it?
Why'd you have to break all my heart?
Couldn't you have saved a minor part of it?

Chords in Ab major:

    [Ab]  [C7]   [Fm]  [Ab7] [Eb]   [C#maj7]   [Bb7]

 1.
  [Ab] [C]  [G/B]  [Bbm]  [Eb7]   [Eb7sus4]

 2.
  [Ab] [C]  [G/B]  [Bbm]  [Eb7] [A]   [Ab]

    [Ab]   [C#] [Ab]   [Ab]   [Eb]  [C#]  [C]  [Bb]

  [Fm]  [Eb]  [D]  [C#]    [C]  [C#]  [D]  [Eb]  [E]

 3/4
  [Fm]  [Eb]  [D]   [Eb]

 Verse

 Chorus

    [Ab]   [C#]   [Dbdim6]   [Ab]

  [Ebm] [F#]   [F]   [F]

 ½ Instrumental Verse (2nd half)

 Final Chorus:
    [Ab]   [C#] [Ab]   [Ab]   [Eb]  [C#]  [C]  [Bb]

(repeat till fading out into the Banjos, then fade out completely)

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