F
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

[Verse]
F           C               Bb          C
Along these broken pavements, I let my mind run free
F       C                Bb             C
The past and the present, Seem just the same to me
Gm         C                  Am          Dm
The people I have loved most, Among these stones they dwell
Gm                               Bb                C
And in the plainest language, The stories they did tell

[Chorus]
F             C             F           Bb
   They pass,    they pass     They pass,  they pass
F              Dm         Gm             C
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
F           C          F            Bb
  In scores,  in droves  The living and the ghosts
F              Dm  Gm   Bb     C       F
The streets of Edinburgh  Mean most to me

[Piano riff]
F
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

[Verse]
F          C                 Bb            C
Depending on your viewpoint, This place is blessed or cursed
F         C                      Bb             C
And in the years I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the best and worst
Gm        C              Am         Dm
An air of sordid passion, A look of dirty grace
Gm                          Bb            C
But not right in your face, It’s not that kind of place

[Chorus]
F             C             F           Bb
   They pass,    they pass     They pass,  they pass
F              Dm         Gm             C
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
F           C          F            Bb
  In scores,  in droves  The living and the ghosts
F              Dm  Gm   Bb     C       F
The streets of Edinburgh  Mean most to me

[Piano riff]
F
bar chord 1st fret pick strings 6 3 2 3 4 x 2

[Verse]
F            C                Bb           C
Down greasy potholed roadways, I watch the traffic crawl
F           C               Bb        C
But for the cars and buses, I give no thought at all
Gm        C              Am        Dm
I think about the future, I wonder at her health
Gm                         Bb           C           
How with this human wealth, She does renew herself (hold C chord 4 measures)

[Chorus]
F             C             F           Bb
   They pass,    they pass     They pass,  they pass
F              Dm         Gm             C
The streets of Edinburgh, Hold half the world for me
F           C          F            Bb
  In scores,  in droves  The living and the ghosts
F              Dm  Gm   Bb     C       F
The streets of Edinburgh  Mean most to me