On Broadway
The Drifters · C
On Broadway
The Drifters
R&B
Real Key
C
Rate
Real Key
C
C
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Intro
[F#] [E/F#] [4X]
Verse 1
[F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E]/[F#] [F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E/F#]
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway (on Broadway)
[F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E]/[F#] [F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E/F#]
They say there's always magic in the air (on Broadway)
[B] [A/B] [B] [A]/[B]
But when you're walkin' down the street
[B] [A/B] [B] [C#]
And you ain't had enough to eat
[F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E]/[F#] [F#] [E/F#] [F#] [E/F#]
The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere (on Broadway)
[key change to G]
Verse 2
[G] [F/G] [G] [F]/[G] [G] [F/G] [G] [F/G]
They say the girls are something else on Broadway (on Broadway)
[G] [F/G] [G] [F]/[G] [G] [F/G] [G] [F/G]
But looking at them just gives me the blues (on Broadway)
[C] [Bb]/[C] [C] [Bb]/[C]
'Cause how you gonna make some time
[C] [Bb]/[C] [C] [D]
When all you got is one thin dime
[G] [F/G] [G] [F]/[G] [G] [F/G] [G] [F/G]
And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes (on Broadway)
[key change to Ab]
Verse 3
[Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab]
Ha! They say that I won't last too long on Broadway (on Broadway)
[Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab]
I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say (on Broadway)
[Db] [Cb]/[Db] [Db] [Cb]/[Db]
[3: But] Oh! They're dead wrong, I know they are
[Db] [Cb]/[Db] [Db] [Eb]
'Cause I can play this here guitar
[Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]/[Ab]
And I won't quit 'til I'm a star on Broadway (on Broadway)
[repeat verse 3 with strings, horns, and guitar solo over first two lines]
Coda
[Ab] [Gb]/[Ab] [Gb] [Ab]/[Gb]
I'm gonna make it, yeah (on Broadway)
I'll be a big, big, big man (on Broadway)
I'll have my name in lights (on Broadway)
Everybody, everybody's gonna know me, yes (on Broadway)
All up and down Broadway (on Broadway) [fade]
Chords Used (18)
Guitar
Ukulele
F#
1 / 4
E/F#
1 / 4
E
1 / 4
B
1 / 4
A/B
1 / 4
A
1 / 4
C#
1 / 4
G
1 / 5
F/G
1 / 5
F
1 / 5
C
1 / 4
Bb
1 / 4
D
1 / 4
Ab
1 / 4
Gb
1 / 4
Db
1 / 4
Cb
1 / 4
Eb
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
C
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