Sleeping On The Sidewalk
View chords used in this chart
E-|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------9-------------------------------------9---------|
A-|-------9---12p9-12-9--------12---12-9-------\9---9-9-9-x-|
E-|-10-11---------------12-10------------12-10--------------|
Verso 1:
E-|------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B-|------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G-|------------------|--9---7b8-------|-----------------|----9--7b8----------|
D-|----9---7-7-------|-----9---9-p7h9-|----9---7-7------|------9----9-p7h9p7-|
A-|-------9---7b8-5--|----------------|-------9---/7-5--|-------------------9|
E-|-x-x-------------7|-x--------------|-x-7-------------|-x-x----------------|
E-|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------|-----9---7b8-----|--------------------------------|
D-|-----9-9p7--7x-----|--------9---9-9p7|-9--7-7-7---------9-9-9---9---9-|
A-|-----------9---/7-5|-----------------|---------\7-5--5/9-9-9-9---9----|
E-|---7---------------|-x-x-------------|--------------------------------|
Refrão:
E-|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|---10---9---x---|-x-x--x-10---9--7--|-----------------|---------------|
G-|----9---9---x---|-x-x--x--9---9--7--|-----------------|---------------|
D-|---11---9---x---|-x-x--x-11---9--7--|-----9---7-------|----9---9-9-9--|
A-|----------------|-------------------|-x-9---9---9\7-5-|---x--9-9-9-10-|
E-|--------------9-|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
B-|-----12--11-11------|------------------------------------------|
G-|-11--11--11-11------|--------------------------------11-11-----|
D-|-11---x--11-11-11\--|/9-7-7----------------------9---11-11-----|
A-|-9------------------|------/7-5----------6-7-8-9------8--8-12\-|
E-|--------------------|-----------777-777-7----------------------|
Verso 2:
E-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----9--7b8-----------|
D-|----9--x7--------|----9--7-7------|----9--x7--------|------------9--7h9p7--|
A-|-----------9\7-5-|-----------9\7\-|-----------9\7-5-|--------------------9-|
E-|-x-x-------------|-x-x------------|-x-x-------------|-7-7------------------|
E-|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
B-|------------------|-------------|-----------7-7-7\2/7-|
G-|------------------|-------------|-----------7-7-7\2/7-|
D-|-----9--7---------|--9--7-7-----|-9-7--9-9--7-7-7\2/7-|
A-|-------9---9\7-5--|-x--9----7/9-|---------------------|
E-|-x-x--------------|-------------|---------------------|
Refrão:
E-|------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B-|-x---9--9---------|------10--9--7---|-----------10b12--10b12-b11-|
G-|-x---9--9---------|-------9--9--7---|----------------------------|
D-|-x---9--9-------9-|------11--9--7---|----9-x7--------------------|
A-|-----------9h11---|-----------------|----------------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-x-x------------------------|
E-|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-|-x--11--11/12--11-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|-x--11--11/12--11-|-9------------------------------------------|
D-|-x--11------------|----7---------------------9p7---------------|
A-|------------------|------/7--5-------6-7-8-9-----x-7-7--7-6-x--|
E-|-------------------------------7-7--7--------------------------|
Verso 3:
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x-10--x-9--9-9-|
G-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x--9--x-9--9-9-|
D-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x-11--x-9--9-9-|
A-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------|-------------------4---|
G-|-----------4--4-|-4--4------4--4-5--5-x-|
G-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-|-4--4------4--4-4----x-|
D-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-6----x-|
A-|----------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|-x-10---10-9---9-x---9-x---x-10---10-9--10-x--|
G-|-x--9----9-9---9-x---9-x---x--9----9-9---9-x--|
D-|-x-11---11-9---9-x---9-x---x-11---11-9---9-x--|
A-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9--------9--9---|
G-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9-------79--7---|
D-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9---7/9---------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verso 4:
E-|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B-|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G-|-9----7------7---------|---------------------|-----x---------------|
D-|-7----7----7-7---------|------9---7b8--------|-----x---x-7---------|
A-|------------------8----|--------------9\7-5--|--------------9\7-5--|
E-|-7--x----6-7--------10-|-x-7-----7-----------|-x-7-----------------|
E-|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B-|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G-|------9----7b8-----------|--------------------|-------------9b-----|
D-|---------9------9-7h9p7--|----9----7--7-------|-----9---7----------|
A-|-----------------------9-|-x-x---9------9\7-5-|--------9-----------|
E-|---x---------------------|--------------------|-x-x----------------|
E-|------------------|----------7-------------------|
B-|------------------|-10-10b12---10-7--------------|
G-|------------------|-----------------10-9-7-9-9---|
D-|-9--9-7--x-9--9-x-|----------------------------9-|
A-|------------------|------------------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------------------|
Refrão:
E-|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|----7----------|
B-|-9--10--9---x-x--|-x-10--9--7--7--|--------------------|---------------|
G-|-9--10--9---x-x--|-x--9--9--7--7--|--------------------|---------------|
D-|-9--10--9---x-x--|-x-11--9--7--7--|-----7---7------7h9-|---------9--9--|
A-|-----------------|----------------|--------x---7h9-----|---------------|
E-|-----------------|----------------|-x-x----------------|-x----x--------|
E-|----------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
B-|------11--11-12--11---|------------------|-------------------------|
G-|------11--11-11--11---|------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-7----11--11-11--11\7-|-/9-7-------------|----------9p7------------|
A-|--99-9-9---9--9---9---|------/7-5--------|--6-7-8-9-----7-7-7\-----|
E-|----------------------|-----------7-777--|-x-----------------------|
Solo:
E-|----7---------7------------|-------7-----7-----7-------|
B-|-/7-----10b12---10-7-------|-10b12---b12---b12---------|
G-|---------------------7b8---|---------------------7b8---|
D-|-------------------------9-|-------------------------9-|
A-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-|
B-|-10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12--|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------10----------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-10b12-------------|----------------|----1010101010--|
G-|----------9b11-7---|-7b9-7b9-7---7--|9/1111--1111----|
D-|-----------------9-|-----------9---9|----------------|
A-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
E-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------|
B-|----1010101010--1010101010--10101010--10-|
G-|--11----------11----------1111-----------|
D-|-----------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-10--1212----12----1212----12x---14b15-12-------12---10b12--12---10b12--|
G-|----------13----13------13----------------14b16----0-----------14-------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12-----12-----12------10---10--10--10b12-10\7-|
G-|-----1111---1111---1111------------11-----------|
D-|------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|-b10r9-7-------------10--10--10\8--|
D-|---------9-9-7-------10--10--------|
A-|---------------9-8\---8---8--------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
Verso 5:
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x-10--x-9--9-9-|
G-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x--9--x-9--9-9-|
D-|-x----9----9--9-9---9-x--x-11--x-9--9-9-|
A-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------|-------------------4---|
G-|-----------4--4-|-4--4------4--4-5--5-5-|
G-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-|-4--4------4--4-4----4-|
D-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-|-4--4-6--4-4--4-6----6-|
A-|----------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|-x-10---10-9---9-x---9-x---x-10---10-9--10-x--|
G-|-x--9----9-9---9-x---9-x---x--9----9-9---9-x--|
D-|-x-11---11-9---9-x---9-x---x-11---11-9---9-x--|
A-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9--------9--9---|
G-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9-------79--7---|
D-|-x-11---11-11---x-11--11-11--x-9---9-9---7/9---------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ponte:
E-|----------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
B-|-9b10--------9b10---------9b10----------|---------------|---------------|
G-|-9b11-97-----9b11-9797----9b11-9-797----|---7-7---7-7---|-----7-7--7\2/-|
D-|--------9-------------9--------------9--|-777-7-7-7-7---|-----7-7--7\2/-|
A-|----------------------------------------|---------------|-7h9-----------|
E-|----------7-----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
Refrão:
E-|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
B-|-9--x-9--x-9--9----9---x-x-9--9--9--7b8-|---------------|----------------|
G-|-9--x-9--x-9--9-7--9---x-x-8--7--7--7b8-|---------------|----------------|
D-|-9--x-9--x-9--9-7--9---x-x-9--9--9------|----9---7------|-----9---9-9-9--|
A-|-7--x-7--x-7--7----7---x-x-7--7--7------|----------97-5-|----------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|-x-7---7-------|--7-7---7-------|
E-|------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|-------10-9--9-9\-|------------------------------------|
G-|-----x--9-9--9-9\-|---------------------------x-7--8\--|
D-|-x---x-11-9--9-9\-|-9-7-----------------------x-7--7\--|
A-|-x----------------|-----9\7-5-------6--7-8-9-------9\--|
E-|------------------|-----------7-77-7--7----------------|
(one,two,three)
Verso 1:
I was nothing but a city boy
My trumpet was my only toy
I've been blowing my horn
Since I knew I was born
But there ain't nobody wants to know
Refrão:
I've been sleeping on the sidewalk
Rolling down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don't want to go home
Verso 2:
So round the corner comes a limousine
And the biggest grin I ever seen
Here sonny won't you sign
Right along the dotted line
What you saying are you playing
Sure you don't mean me?
Refrão:
I've been sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rolling down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don't want to go home
(Now I tell you what happened...)
Verso 3:
They took me to a room without a table
They said 'blow your trumpet into here'
I played around as well as I was able
And soon we had the record of the year
Verso 4:
I was a legend all through the land
I was blowing to a million fans
Nothing was a missing
All the people want to listen
You'd have thought I was a happy man
Refrão:
And I was sleeping like a princess
Never touch the road
I don't get hungry
And I sure don't want to go home
(Have to have some fun...)
Solo:
Verso 5:
Now they tell me that I ain't so fashionable
And I owe the man a million bucks a year
So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label
It's just me and the road from here
Ponte:
(Yeah)
I'm back to playing and laying
I'm back on the game
Refrão:
I'm sleeping on the sidewalk
Rolling down the road
I sure get hungry and
I sure do wanna go home
(Yeah)
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A- = X 0 2 2 1 0
B- = X 2 4 4 3 2
D- = X X 0 2 3 1
E- = 0 2 2 0 0 0
G- = 3 5 5 3 3 3
How to play Sleeping On The Sidewalk
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.