A | A | D/A | E/A |
x2 |
In A, play this E/A in open position
A | E/A |
When you’re a | lone |
D/A | E/A | |
And life is | making you | lonely |
In A, play the C#m with open B and E
A | C#m7 | D | E | |
You can | always | go | downt | own |
A | E/A |
When you’ve got | worries |
D/A | E/A | |
All the | noise and the | hurry |
A | C#m7 | D | E | |
Seems to | help, I | know, | down | town |
A | F#m | |
Just | listen to the music of the | traffic in the city |
A | F#m |
Linger on the sidewalk where the | neon signs are pretty |
C#m7 |
How can you lose? |
Chords follow vocal rhythm
D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D |
The | lights | are | much | brigh | ter | there |
E/D | D | F#m | B |
You | can for | get all your | troubles, forget all your cares and go |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | things’ll be great when you’re |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | no finer place for sure |
Hang on “everything”
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | everything’s waiting for you |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
Down | town |
A | E/A |
Don’t hang a | round |
D/A | E/A | |
And let your | problems sur | round you |
A | C#m7 | D | E | |
There are | movie | shows | down | town |
A | E/A |
Maybe you | know |
D/A | E/A | |
Some little | places to | go to |
A | C#m7 | D | E | |
Where they | never | close | down | town |
A | F#m | |
Just | listen to the rhythm of a | gentle bossanova |
A | F#m |
You’ll be dancing with ‘em too | before the night is over |
C#m7 |
Happy again |
D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D |
The | lights | are | much | brigh | ter | there |
E/D | D | F#m | B |
You | can for | get all your | troubles, forget all your cares and go |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | where all the lights are bright |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | waiting for you tonight |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | you’re gonna be alright now |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
Down | town |
Possible solo on verse chords, in the youtube arrangement I’m following
this sounds great without a lead guitar.
A | F#m | |
And | you may find somebody kind to | help and understand you |
A | F#m |
Someone who is just like you and | needs a gentle hand to |
C#m7 |
Guide them along |
D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D | E/D | D |
So | may | be | I’ll | see | you | there |
E/D | D | F#m | B |
We | can for | get all our | troubles, forget all your cares and go |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | things’ll be great when you’re |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | don’t wait a minute more |
A | Amaj7 | Bm7/E |
Down | town, | everything’s waiting for you |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
A | G/A | A | G/A |
Down | town |