Devil's Sidewalk

Song Devil's Sidewalk
Artist Graham Parker
Album The Up Escalator

Lyrics

pre>
Like no holding back you can get the main melody (riff) in your head
To play over over the intro chords, you're set.
Capo at 2 makes the transitions more manageable for
Solo guitar. chords mapped out as if they were open.
Em　c　 em　　/ / /
Em　c　 em　/ / /
Em　c em　d
G　　　c　　　 d　　c
Took a walk down　hell's pavement
G　　　　c　　　 d　 c
Took a walk down pulled by the tide
G　　 c　　　　d　　 c
I had to make some　　new arrangement
Em　　　 c　　　 g
Oh i thought i'd reach the other side
D　　　　em　　　　c　　　g
Then someone opened up their mouth to talk
D　　　em　　c　g　 d
They said (hey!) you ain't where you think you are
Em　　c　 em　 d
You just landed on the devil's sidewalk
G　 c　d　　c
Had a minor misunderstanding
G　　　c　d　　c
With a street lamp　one night
G　　c　　　 d　　c
The smell of burning ... rubber hit my senses
Em　　　c　　 g
I thought i'd reach the other side
D　　 em　　 c　 g
When someone opened up their mouth to talk
D　　　　em　　　c　　 g　d
They said (hey!) you ain't where you think you are
Em　 c　　　em　　d
You're　just　stranded on the devil's sidewalk
Em　　　 c　　em　 d
You're just stranded on the devil's sidewalk
F#m am7
And it's cold, so cold
F#m　　　am7
And it's cold, so cold
F#m　　　am7　　d
And it's cold, so cold
G　　d　g　　　c
No-one's got names, under the flames
G　　d　 g　　　 c
Everyone screams, hope its a dream
G　　　d g　　 c　f#m
Nothing makes sense, everything's tense
Bm　d
Wish i could say　　what it meant
G　　 c　　 d c
Took a long look　 down at the mirror
G　　　 c　　d　　c
Couldn't see my face at all
G　　　　 c　　　d　c
Just those strait lines, leading to nowhere
Em　　　　 c g
Oh i thought i'd reach the other side
D　em　c　　　 g
When someone opened up their mouth as if to talk
D　　 em　　 c　　　g　d
They said (hey!) you ain't where you think you are
Em　 c　em　d
You　just landed on the devil's sidewalk
Em　 c　em　d
You　just landed on the devil's sidewalk
Repeat and fade /pre>

Pinyin

pre
Like no holding back you can get the main melody riff in your head
To play over over the intro chords, you' re set.
Capo at 2 makes the transitions more manageable for
Solo guitar. chords mapped out as if they were open.
Em　 c　 em　　
Em　 c　 em　
Em　 c em　 d
G　　　 c　　　 d　　 c
Took a walk down　 hell' s pavement
G　　　　 c　　　 d　 c
Took a walk down pulled by the tide
G　　 c　　　　 d　　 c
I had to make some　　 new arrangement
Em　　　 c　　　 g
Oh i thought i' d reach the other side
D　　　　 em　　　　 c　　　 g
Then someone opened up their mouth to talk
D　　　 em　　 c　 g　 d
They said hey! you ain' t where you think you are
Em　　 c　 em　 d
You just landed on the devil' s sidewalk
G　 c　 d　　 c
Had a minor misunderstanding
G　　　 c　 d　　 c
With a street lamp　 one night
G　　 c　　　 d　　 c
The smell of burning ... rubber hit my senses
Em　　　 c　　 g
I thought i' d reach the other side
D　　 em　　 c　 g
When someone opened up their mouth to talk
D　　　　 em　　　 c　　 g　 d
They said hey! you ain' t where you think you are
Em　 c　　　 em　　 d
You' re　 just　 stranded on the devil' s sidewalk
Em　　　 c　　 em　 d
You' re just stranded on the devil' s sidewalk
F m am7
And it' s cold, so cold
F m　　　 am7
And it' s cold, so cold
F m　　　 am7　　 d
And it' s cold, so cold
G　　 d　 g　　　 c
Noone' s got names, under the flames
G　　 d　 g　　　 c
Everyone screams, hope its a dream
G　　　 d g　　 c　 f m
Nothing makes sense, everything' s tense
Bm　 d
Wish i could say　　 what it meant
G　　 c　　 d c
Took a long look　 down at the mirror
G　　　 c　　 d　　 c
Couldn' t see my face at all
G　　　　 c　　　 d　 c
Just those strait lines, leading to nowhere
Em　　　　 c g
Oh i thought i' d reach the other side
D　 em　 c　　　 g
When someone opened up their mouth as if to talk
D　　 em　　 c　　　 g　 d
They said hey! you ain' t where you think you are
Em　 c　 em　 d
You　 just landed on the devil' s sidewalk
Em　 c　 em　 d
You　 just landed on the devil' s sidewalk
Repeat and fade pre