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I play the (Am7)street life
be cause there’s no place I can go,
(Em7)street life,
it’s the on ly life I know.
Street life,
and there’s a (Dm7)thou sand parts to play,
(Em7)street life,
un til you play your life a way.
You (Dm7)let the peo ple (G9sus)see just (Em7)who you want to (A)be, and (Dm7)ev ’ry night you (G9sus)shine just (Cmaj7)like a su per star.
That’s (Cm7)how the life is (F9sus)played, a (Bbmaj7)ten cent mas quer (B)ade, you (Dm7)dress, you walk, you (G9sus)talk, you’re (Cmaj7)who you think you are.
(Am7)Street life
be you can run a way from time,
(Em7)street life,
for a nick el or a dime.
Street life,
and but you (Dm7)bet ter not get old,
(Em7)street life,
un or you’re gon na feel the cold.
There’s (Dm7)al ways love for (G9sus)sale, a (Em7)grown up fair y (A)tale, prince (Dm7)charm ing al ways (G9sus)smiles be (Cmaj7)hind a sil ver spoon.
And (Cm7)how the life is (F9sus)played, a (Bbmaj7)ten cent mas quer (B)ade, you (Dm7)dress, you walk, you (G9sus)talk, you’re (Cmaj7)who you think you are.
(Fm7)if you keep it (Ebmaj7)young, your (Ebm7)song is al ways (Dbmaj7)sung, your (Dm7)love will pay your (G9sus)way be (Cmaj7)neath the sil ver moon.
(Abmaj7)Street life,
(Abmaj7)street life,
(Amaj7)street life,
(Amaj7)street life
(Abmaj7)Street life,
(Abmaj7)street life,
(Amaj7)street life,
(Amaj7)street life
This page shows “Street Life” by The Crusaders in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.