Santa Maria Street
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Sand Rubies
(From the 1993 Album SAND RUBIES)
[Intro]
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
[Verse 1]
C
Hey you
D C
Don't let them get to you
D C D
Take these candles where we'll meet
C D
Down on Santa Maria Street
[Verse 2]
C
Hey you
D C
Take these flowers but take care
D C D
There's only whores and cheats down there
C D
Down on Santa Maria Street
[Chorus]
Em C D
The northern lights, the neon signs
Em
The progress that ruined once quiet nights
C D
Except this corner where we will meet
N.C.
On Santa Maria Street
[Interlude]
C D C D
C D C D
[Verse 3]
C
Hey now
D C
Plaster chips off Mary's face
D C
Our little nook of weathered grace
D C D
Place another candle at her feet
[Verse 4]
C
Hey now
D C
This corner they forgot to raze
D C
Or got caught in a guilty phase
D C D
I hope they don't remember this place
[Chorus]
Em C D
The northern lights, the neon signs
Em
The progress that ruined once quiet nights
C D
They took the past and sold it back
Em
On restaurant menus and baseball caps
C D
It's not this place but in our minds
C
And in this corner by candlelight
C
And that's where we'll meet
Em
On Santa Maria Street
[Interlude]
Em C Em C
Em C D C
D C D
[Guitar Solo]
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
C D C D
[Out-Chorus]
Em C D
The northern lights, the neon signs
Em
The progress that ruined once quiet nights
C D
They took the past and sold it back
Em
On restaurant menus and baseball caps
C D
It's not this place but in our minds
C
And in this corner by candlelight
C
And that's where we'll meet
N.C. Em
On Santa Maria Street
How to play Santa Maria Street
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.