《巴尔的摩街头》(Streets of Baltimore) 是格莱姆·帕森斯(Gram Parsons)在他1973年的专辑《GP》中演唱的一首令人心碎的乡村歌曲。这首歌由汤姆·格雷瑟(Tom Glaser)和哈伦·霍华德(Harlan Howard)创作，讲述了一个男人为了满足妻子的愿望，卖掉农场来到巴尔的摩，最终却创造妻子爱上了城市的繁华，离他而去的故事。歌曲充斥了对逝去恋爱的惋惜和对命运的无奈。
帕森斯的演绎赋予了这首歌奇特的魅力，他的嗓音中带着一丝淡淡的忧伤，仿佛在娓娓道来一个真实产生的故事。歌曲的旋律简单而优美，很容易让人沉浸其中，体会到主人公内心的挣扎和痛苦。
吉他弹奏技巧：
这首歌曲的和弦进行非常简单，主要由 C, F, G 这三个和弦构成，适合初学者练习。谱例中作者提到了使用了一种交替低音的拨弦方式(alternate bass strum)，这种技巧可以使歌曲的节奏更加丰满，更有律动感。你可以考试考试用分歧的拨弦方式来弹奏这首歌，找到最适合自己的风格。注意控制力度，表示出歌曲中淡淡的忧伤情绪。
歌曲的情感和思想：
《巴尔的摩街头》讲述了一个关于希望、梦想和失落的故事。主人公为了恋爱放弃了一切，却最终失去了爱人。这首歌反应了城市生活的诱惑和人性的复杂，也提醒人们在追求梦想的同时，不要忘记珍惜身边的人。
无论你是格莱姆·帕森斯的粉丝，还是喜欢乡村音乐，亦或是仅仅被这首歌的旋律所打动，都可以考试考试弹奏这首《巴尔的摩街头》，感受歌曲中的情感和力量。
示范乐谱：
Date: 11/27/96; 3:03:42 PM From: Ryan Alexander Bright <[email protected]> Subject: Streets of BaltimoreStreets of Baltimore written by Glaser/Howard Recorded by Gram Parsons on GP
I play this with an alternate bass strum.
C F C Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be G F C We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee C F C And I bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for G C And they took us to the streets of Baltimore G F C Well her heart was filled with gladness when she saw those city lights C G
She said the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night C F C Well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for G C And I kind of like the Streets of Baltimore(the second part follows the same chord pattern)
Then I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene And every night when I'd come home with every muscle sore She'd drag me through the Streets of Baltimore Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me Now I'm-a-going back on that same train that brought me here before While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
