Positively 4th Street
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Written by Bob Dylan. This is The Byrds version.
Intro:
G C Cm G
You got a lotta nerve
G D C G D Dsus4 D
To say you are my friend
G C Cm G
When I was down
G D C G D
You just stood there grinning
G C Cm G
You got a lotta nerve
G D C G D Dsus4 D
To say you gota helping hand to lend
G C Cm G
You just want to be on
G D C G D
The side that's winning
G C Cm G
You say I let you down
D C G D Dsus4 D
You know it's not like that
G C Cm G
If you're so hurt
G D C G D
Why then don't you show it
G C Cm G
You say you lost your faith
G D C G D Dsus4 D
But that's not where it's at
G C Cm G
You had no faith to lose
G D C G D
And you know it
G C Cm G
I know the reason
G D C G D Dsus4 D
That you talk behind my back
G C Cm G
I used to be among the crowd
G D C G D
You're in with
G C Cm G
Do you take me for such a fool
G D C G D Dsus4 D
To think I'd make contact
G C Cm G
With the one who tries to hide
G D C G D
What he don't know to begin with
G C Cm G
You see me on the street
D C G D Dsus4 D
You always act surprised
G C Cm G
You say, "How are you?" "Good luck"
G D C G D
But you don't mean it
G C Cm G
Y ou've got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
G D C G D Dsus4 D
When you know as well as me
G C Cm G
You'd rather see me paralyzed
G D C G D
Why don't you just come out once
G C Cm G
And scream it
G D C G D Dsus4 D
No, I do not feel that good
G C Cm G
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
G D C G D
If I was a master thief
G C Cm G
Perhaps I'd rob them
G D C G D Dsus4 D
And now I know you're dissatisfied
G C Cm G
With your position and your place
G D C G D
Don't you understand
G D C G D
It's not my problem
G D C G D Dsus4 D
I wish that for just one time
G C Cm G
You could stand inside my shoes
G D C G D
And just for that one moment
G C Cm G
I could be you
G D C G D Dsus4 D
Yes, I wish that for just one time
G C Cm G
You could stand inside my shoes
G D C G D
You'd know what a drag it is
G C Cm G
To see you
ENJOY!
How to play Positively 4th Street
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The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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