Guitar chords Streets of Philadelphia

Streets of Philadelphia was written and performed by Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 movie Philadelphia. The song deals with themes of loss, suffering, and the struggle with AIDS, reflecting on the stigma faced by those who suffer from the disease. Springsteen was inspired by a request from the films director, Jonathan Demme, to contribute a song that captured the emotional essence of the story.

Key:  F
Introduction:
F
  
Am
  
     
F
 
I was  bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt
     
Am
 
I was  unrecognizable to myself
      
F
 
saw my  reflection in a window and didn't know my own face
          
Am
 
oh brother  are you gonna leave me wasting like this on the
             
Bb
           
F/A
      
C
 
streets of Philadelphia
Bb
 
F/A
 
C
 
        
F
 
I walked  the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone
       
Am
 
I heard  voices of friends vanished and gone
          
F
 
At night I  hear the blood in my veins
       
Am
 
just as  black and whispery as the rain on the
             
Bb
            
F/A
     
C
 
streets of Philadelphia
Bb
 
F/A
 
C
 

Bb
                        
Dm
 
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
Bb
                         
F
 
  It's just you and I my friend
Am
                         
Bb
         
C
 
  and my clothes don't fit me no more   I walked a
thousand miles just to slip this skin

F
 
The night is falling, I'm lying awake
     
Am
 
I can  feel my self fading away
    
F
 
so receive me brother with your faithless kiss or
       
Am
 
will we  leave each other alone like this on the
             
Bb
            
F/A
     
C
 
streets of Philadelphia...

Bb
     
F/A
    
C