Biography:
Jarle Bernhoft is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Nittedal, Akershus, Norway, Bernhoft co-founded, and performed lead vocals for, the rock band Span in 1999, which rose to fame both in his home country and internationally. After their split in 2005, Bernhoft became a solo artist, moving from the rock aesthetic of Span to funk and soul.
Bernhoft's first studio album as a solo artist, Ceramik City Chronicles, was released in 2008.
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[Intro]
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Wow, wow, wow (2x)
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
[Verse]
F#m7 B7
Shoved inside a container when fifteen
D6 C#7
Shipped on board a boat bound for Seville
F#m7 B7
Recycled by the members of the crew
D6 C#7
She ends up on the streets of dowNtown Oslo
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And defiant and proud she stands her ground at night (somebody will give in)
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And I don't know how she feels but I know it ain't right
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
[Verse]
F#m7 B7
Swinging hips and smiles from ivory teeth
D6 C#7
There is a darker story underneath
F#m7 B7
And you say, "She sure enough makes this part of town look good, now."
D6 C#7
Is it professional face that appeals the most to you?
[pre chorus]
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And now swallow hard, play the game, get through the night (Get on)
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And now, I don't know how she feels but I know it ain't right
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Wow, wow, wow (2x)
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Call for the blinders
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes, beastly shapes
[Outro]
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Wow, wow, wow (2x)
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
[Verse]
F#m7 B7
Shoved inside a container when fifteen
D6 C#7
Shipped on board a boat bound for Seville
F#m7 B7
Recycled by the members of the crew
D6 C#7
She ends up on the streets of dowNtown Oslo
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And defiant and proud she stands her ground at night (somebody will give in)
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And I don't know how she feels but I know it ain't right
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
[Verse]
F#m7 B7
Swinging hips and smiles from ivory teeth
D6 C#7
There is a darker story underneath
F#m7 B7
And you say, "She sure enough makes this part of town look good, now."
D6 C#7
Is it professional face that appeals the most to you?
[pre chorus]
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And now swallow hard, play the game, get through the night (Get on)
F#m7 B7 D6 C#7
And now, I don't know how she feels but I know it ain't right
[Chorus]
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7
Call for the blinders
Dmaj7
Glaring the dark sides of
C#7
The rule of supply and demand
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Wow, wow, wow (2x)
F#m7
The treacherous streetlights
B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Call for the blinders
F#m7
I'll never be street wise
A6
But signs of the times I know
Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
Will reveal themselves in beastly shapes, beastly shapes
[Outro]
F#m7 B7 Dmaj7 C#7
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Jarreau Vandal
Jarrod Alonge
Jarrod Birmingha (...)
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