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The Drifters - On Broadway Chords

Chord reference A, G, D, C, E, F, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A]They say the [G]neon [A]lights are [G]bright on [A]Broadway [G] [A] [G] [A]They say there’s [G]always [A]magic [G]in the [A]air [G] [A] [G]

[D]But when you’re [C]walking [D]down that [C]street [D] And you ain’t [C]had [D]enough to [E]eat [A]The glitter [G]rubs right [A]off [G]and you’re [A]nowhere [G] [A] [G]

[A]They say the [G]girls are [A]something [G]else on [A]Broadway [G] [A] [G] [A]But looking at [G]them [A]just [G]gives me the [A]blues [G] [A] [G]

[D]’Cause how ya [C]gonna [D]make some [C]time [D] When all you [C]got is [D]one thin [E]dime? [A]And one thin [G]dime won’t [A]even [G]shine your [A]shoes [G] [A] [G]

Ha! [A]They say that [G]I won’t [A]last too [G]long on [A]Broadway [G] [A] [G] [A]I’ll catch a [G]Greyhound [A]bus for [G]home, they all [A]say [G] [A] [G]

[D]But oh! They’re dead [C]wrong, I [D]know they [C]are [D] ‘Cause I can [C]play this [D]here [E]guitar [A]And I won’t [G]quit till [A]I’m a [G]star on [A]Broadway [G] [A] [G]

[D]But oh! They’re dead [C]wrong, I [D]know they [C]are [D] ‘Cause I can [C]play this [D]here [E]guitar [A]And I won’t [G]quit till [A]I’m a [G]star on [A]Broadway [G] [A] [G] On Broadway (on Broadway)

Artist The Drifters
Album Under the Boardwalk
Genres R&B, Soul
Year 1964
Key A

How to Play On Broadway on Guitar?

The Drifters - On Broadway can be played in the key of A using the A, G, D, C, E, F, Bb chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play On Broadway with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.