streetlight manifesto – toe to toe
as far as i can tell this is played entirely on acoustic guitar . the chords are played
as barres high up the fret board but it can be played with open chords and will sound fuller .
for the solo , the song is in the key of G so have a play around .
chords used :
G B Em D
E | – – 10 – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 10 – – |
B | – – 12 – – | B | – – 9 – – – | B | – – 10 – – | B | – – 10 – – |
G | – – 12 – – | G | – – 10 – – | G | – – 11 – – | G | – – 11 – – |
D | – – 12 – – | D | – – 11 – – | D | – – 11 – – | D | – – 12 – – |
A | – – 10 – – | A | – – 11 – – | A | – – 9 – – – | A | – – 12 – – |
E | – – 10 – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 10 – – |
C
E | – – 8 – – – |
B | – – 8 – – – |
G | – – 9 – – – |
D | – – 10 – – |
A | – – 10 – – |
E | – – 8 – – – |
G B Em D
C
some day you will grow up and learn to lie
G D
just like your Daddy did when he told you no one ever really dies
G B Em D C
G
i hope that i’m not there when you realize
D C G
that those with their nose in the air will never look you in the eye
[ chorus ]
Em G
and you will go toe to toe
C G B
like david and goliath
Em C
who will be goliath?
G
and will you throw the stone?
Em G
i dont know yeah i dont know
C G B
said the man with all of the answers
Em
if he dont have the answers
C G
how will i ever know?
Em D
i knew an old man
C G
with nothing to do but wait
D
he invited himself
C G Em
and he still showed up late
D C G
D
when it came to the end of the night he would always overstay
C Em D
but i never had a reason to complain
C G
until the day he stopped coming by and i missed his company
[ chorus ]
Em G
and you will go toe to toe
C G B
like david and goliath
Em C
who will be goliath?
G
and will you throw the stone?
Em G
i dont know yeah i dont know
C G B
said the man with all of the answers
Em
if he dont have the answers
C G
how will i ever know?
[ horn section ]
C G
and i dont care
D Em D C
what you do with the little time everyone gets
G B Em
C
as long as you do the math , choose a path that will never hurt anyone else
G D Em
D C
although theyll hurt you make them sure they burned you
G B
they will not forget
[ solo ]
G B Em C
someday i will find you and stop on by
G D G
and youll say how have you been , and ill say ive been fine
B Em C G
we will both know that its a lie
D C G
turns out what i figured out is i was wrong and you were right
[ chorus ]
streetlight manifesto – toe to toe
as far as i can tell this is played entirely on acoustic guitar . the chords are played
as barres high up the fret board but it can be played with open chords and will sound fuller .
for the solo , the song is in the key of G so have a play around .
chords used :
G B Em D
E | – – 10 – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 10 – – |
B | – – 12 – – | B | – – 9 – – – | B | – – 10 – – | B | – – 10 – – |
G | – – 12 – – | G | – – 10 – – | G | – – 11 – – | G | – – 11 – – |
D | – – 12 – – | D | – – 11 – – | D | – – 11 – – | D | – – 12 – – |
A | – – 10 – – | A | – – 11 – – | A | – – 9 – – – | A | – – 12 – – |
E | – – 10 – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 9 – – – | E | – – 10 – – |
C
E | – – 8 – – – |
B | – – 8 – – – |
G | – – 9 – – – |
D | – – 10 – – |
A | – – 10 – – |
E | – – 8 – – – |
G B Em D
C
some day you will grow up and learn to lie
G D
just like your Daddy did when he told you no one ever really dies
G B Em D C
G
i hope that i’m not there when you realize
D C G
that those with their nose in the air will never look you in the eye
[ chorus ]
Em G
and you will go toe to toe
C G B
like david and goliath
Em C
who will be goliath?
G
and will you throw the stone?
Em G
i dont know yeah i dont know
C G B
said the man with all of the answers
Em
if he dont have the answers
C G
how will i ever know?
Em D
i knew an old man
C G
with nothing to do but wait
D
he invited himself
C G Em
and he still showed up late
D C G
D
when it came to the end of the night he would always overstay
C Em D
but i never had a reason to complain
C G
until the day he stopped coming by and i missed his company
[ chorus ]
Em G
and you will go toe to toe
C G B
like david and goliath
Em C
who will be goliath?
G
and will you throw the stone?
Em G
i dont know yeah i dont know
C G B
said the man with all of the answers
Em
if he dont have the answers
C G
how will i ever know?
[ horn section ]
C G
and i dont care
D Em D C
what you do with the little time everyone gets
G B Em
C
as long as you do the math , choose a path that will never hurt anyone else
G D Em
D C
although theyll hurt you make them sure they burned you
G B
they will not forget
[ solo ]
G B Em C
someday i will find you and stop on by
G D G
and youll say how have you been , and ill say ive been fine
B Em C G
we will both know that its a lie
D C G
turns out what i figured out is i was wrong and you were right
[ chorus ]
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