Intro: DbMaj7, EbMaj7, GbMaj7 (if you¡¦re playing this on piano, you should be able to
enough figure out by ear what Ben is playing, using these chords) If you absolutely
however, look at the bottom of this tab for the exact notes played) (this progression is
played as the outro of the 1st chorus, as well as the first two chords of it being played
the outro of the song (the ¡§never leaving, never leaving, never leaving,¡¨ etc part.)
¡KJust listen to the song and you¡¦ll know what I mean¡K
Verse 1:
Now the houses are ghosts over Silver Street
FDmC
you've got them dressed up like clowns
DmCG/B
married couples slamming doors
Gm7
bums praising the lord
Am7 A dim 6/D
your playing tapes for the town
BbEbFF6F
Pre-Chorus 1:
well the neighborhoods next
Am7
and your college friends
A aug 7
are getting younger every year
DmF/CG/B
Chorus1:
the wind don't blow
Bmaj7Am7
and the grass don't grow
AbGm7
you¡¦re never leaving Silver Street
F7 DbMaj7, EbMaj7, GbMaj7
Verse 2:
You bought some brown wire frames at a junkshop
FDmC
that was your trademark at school
DmCG/B
now the're barely hanging on
Gm7
and the styles are moving on
Am7 A dim 6/D
hard for a man to stay cool
BbEbF
Pre-Chorus 2:
now the seasons change
Am7
and the storefronts change
A aug 7
everything else stays the same
DmF/CG/B
Chorus 2:
the wind don't blow
Bmaj7Am7
and the grass don't grow
AbGm7
you¡¦re never leaving Silver Street
F7F, Bb/F, C/F, F
Bridge:
Now don't get me wrong
Bb
cause, oh-o, woah - I
Bbm
like this neighborhood
Am
and, now, seeing you was good
dm D (see note on this D chord below)
but now we spent the day
Dm A aug/Db
so com-pletely unin-spired
F/CG/B
asking why oh why would I be tired?
G, G, G/A, G/Bb, G/Bb,
G/Bb, G/Bb, G/Bb, G/B,
G/B
Verse 3:
the're filling the potholes in on Silver Street
FDmC
waking the neighbors up at noon
DmCG/B
now your friends are out on break
Gm7
and your out on your brown lawn
Am7 A dim 6/D
raking the junk with a broom
BbEbF
Pre-Chorus 3:
now the seasons change
Am7
and the storefronts change
A aug 7
everything else stays the same
DmF/CG/B
Chorus 3:
the wind don't blow
Bmaj7Am7
and the grass don't grow
AbGm7
you¡¦re never leaving Silver Street
F7 DbMaj7, EbMaj7, GbMaj7
outro:
never leaving
DbMaj7, EbMaj7
never leaving
DbMaj7, EbMaj7
never leaving
DbMaj7, EbMaj7
never leaving
DbMaj7, EbMaj7
oh oh oh oh
DbMaj7, EbMaj7, F