| 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 |