G                       E7             Am                 Ebdim
 They said you went down - to the Grove - looking to score (oh, what a bore)
G                 E7                    Am
 "It was a really heavy scene down there"
                      Ebdim
I've heard that before
G                                     E
 And then you, you bought one gram of icing sugar
    Am                      Eb5    C
Well, I guess that's "sweet aaas"

[Chorus]

    G           D                        Am
Oh, you - yeah, you are such a street operator
    C                      C/G              G
You know just where you're coming from, oh, yeah!
    D                        Am
And you have really got it together
    Ebdim
And nobody can put you on
    C                     G     F      E
And you get it right, oh, every single night
                    Am
So how come you're alone?
D*                       G*  G5
  Yeah, how come you're alone?

[Verse 2]

G                          E7            Am                 Ebdim
 You went to the South Bank - for the Salsa - just last night (oh, outtasight!)
G                           E7
 Got short-changed by the barmaid
               Am                         Ebdim
But you daren't, you daren't put her right
       G                    E
But you, you really took it out on her later
        Am                       Eb5      C
On your own in the middle of the niiight

[Chorus]

    G         D                        Am
Oh, you - oh, you are such a street operator
    C                      C/G              G
You know just where you're coming from, oh, yeah!
      D                        Am
Yeah, you have really got it together
    Ebdim
And nobody can put you on
    C                     G     F      E
And you get it right, oh, every single night
                    Am
So how come you're alone?
D*                       G*  G5
  Yeah, how come you're alone?

[Instrumental]

G    E    Am     Ebdim
G    E    Am     Ebdim

[Verse 3]

G                       E
 Why don't you just face it?
                    Am
You can no longer fake it
                  N.C. Eb5    C
Why don't you just  -  gooo?

[Chorus]

    G         D                        Am
Oh, you - oh, you are such a street operator
    C                      C/G              G
You know just where you're coming from, oh, yeah!
    D                        Am
And you have really got it together
    Ebdim
And nobody can put you on
    C                     G     F      E
And you get it right, oh, every single night
                    Am
So how come you're alone?
D*                       G*
  Yeah, how come you're alone?

[Outro]

E                  Am*
  How come you're alone?
D*                       G*
  Yeah, how come you're alone?