Where The Streets Have No Name

Words & Music by U2

Csus2(#11) Csus2 Dsus2 G5(6) Bm'11 A7sus4 D5* D5

7fr 7fr 7fr

Gtr. 1 (elec.)
Intro
[D5]
*     

2 bar count in:

                   
q = 125



Organ
mf w/clean tone + tapped delay (120ms 360ms) gradual fade in

10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12

Play Gtr. 1 throughout * small notes imply speed of delay.

Chords in brackets represent overall harmony

   
[G]
     
               

10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12

         
[Bm]

               

10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12

              

 
[Asus4]
               
 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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Sorgdal
                               
[Dsus4] sim.

                            

 
f reduce delay fx Fig. 1 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Gtrs. 1+2 (elec.)

*
[D5]
                                   

  
cue: bass
Gtr. 2 w/slight crunch

 10

 

10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12

* abbreviated notation - hold and strum shape moving 3rd string harmony as indicated (i.e. as Fig. 1)


                                  
[D5]

 
cue: drums

 10



10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12


[Gsus2]

                                  
 

10



10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12


                                 
[Bm]

10


10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12

Sorgdal
2
 
                                 
[Asus4]


10


10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12

                        
[Dsus4/C]

                          

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

  
3

  
1. I wan - na

                              
                                


Verse 1 cont. in slashes

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

[D]
$ *
1°                               
Verse
     
        
run, I want to
feel sun - light on my
flood and our love turns to

  
 
2°


 
mf 1° Gtr. 2 plays slashes, 3° Gtr. 1 plays Fig. 1 w/slight P.M. ad lib.

 10
*

 110

10

Sorgdal * (mute strings w/l.h. at chord position shown in parentheses - fret ad lib. to sound note(s) of the chord)
3
 
[D]
(open)
                                              

       
            
  
hide, I wan - na tear down the walls
face. I see the dust cloud dis - appear

     
rust. We’re beaten and blown by the wind,

        
    

 

let ring  sim.

0 0 0


3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

[G5]
                                       
           
     
      
        
  
that hold me in - side. I wan - na reach
with - out a trace. I wan - na take

 
tramp - led in dust. I’ll show you a

       
             

15 0


3 15 3 3 3 3
2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 5 4

[Bm]
                              

     
     

  
out and touch the flame
shelter from the poi - son rain,

                                 
place high on a des -

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
7

Sorgdal
4
 [A5]
                              
   
     
where the
where the
- - ert plain, where the

                                 


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
7
7

*2° + 3° Csus2(#11) Csus2

1.
Csus2/6
                               
  
3
   
    
streets have no name.
streets have no name.


streets have no name.

                  
 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

* see chord boxes

cont. in stave

                               
      3  
       

 
Ha, ha, ha. 2. I wan - na

   




Sorgdal
5
 2, 3.
Csus2 Csus2(#11) Csus2
                cont. sim

     
      
       
  
Ho,

      
        
       
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

        
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chorus
Dsus2 cont. sim.

               
    
3
   
    

   
Where the streets have no name,

          
     
 

  
    f

   
10 10 10 10


8 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 7
0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7

       
G5(6)
    

3
         3
  
  

          
where the streets have no name. We’re still build - ing and burn - ing down

    
                  


7 7 7 7 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 8 8 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

         
        
  

                         
love, burn - ing down love And when I


     

  
   
 
    

        7 7 7 7 

7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 10 10 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Sorgdal
6
 Bm'11 To Coda Ø
   
A7sus4
      
3
       
3

    

                
go there. I go there with you (it’s all I can

       
        
 
 
      
 


                

10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 8 7 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

D5*
    
     
  
        
 
    

                 

do.)

                                 

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

D.S. al Coda

                 

   3 
     

                 

3. The ci - ty’s a

                                 

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

ØCoda Dsus2
Gtr. 2        
  
A7sus4
    
   
cont. sim.
 
it’s all I can do.

        

                    
I see love,

 

 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10



5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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          
  
Our love turns to rust,

         

see our love turns to rust,

                  *               

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

* abbreviated notation - hold and strum shape moving

3rd string harmony as indicated (i.e. as Fig. 1)

  
G5(6)
   
  
3
  


                                 
we’re beat - en and blown by the wind,


12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11

     
3

   
 

                                 
blown by the


12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11

1. 2.
        
       

                                  
wind. Oh, and wind. Oh when I

 




12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11

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 Bm'11
   3 
        
 
go there,

                                 
I go there with


12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11


A7sus4
   
   
  

                                  
you, It’s all I

 


12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11


Outro

            

      
        
can do.

           
 
w/delays (120ms & 360ms)

 10 10 10 10



10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12

       
                  
Repeat to fade

 
fade
10 10 10 10



10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 12

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