Downtown Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

piano, 2X):

E A/E

B

E / / / / / / / /

Verse 1

E A/E

B

  E When you're alone and life is making you lonely

  E You can always go

A/E

B

  E Downtown

When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry

Seems to help, I know

Downtown

  E Just listen to the muC♯msic of the traffic in the city

  E Linger on the sidewalk wherC♯me the neon signs are pretty

  G♯m7 How can you lose

A B/A A

B

  A A ThB/Ae lightAs are much brighter there

  B/A A YouB/A can F♯7forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go

Chorus 1

E/B

E7M

  B Downtown

  A/B Things'lBl be great when you're

E/B

E7M

  B Downtown

  A/B You'll finBd a place for sure

E/B

E7M

  B Downtown

  A/B EverythinBg's waiting for you

  E A/B (DowE7Mntown) A/B

  E A/B (DowE7Mntown) A/B

Verse 2

E E7M A/E

B

  E Don't hang around and let your problems surround you

  E E7M There are movie shows

A/E

B

  E Downtown

Maybe you know some little places to go to

Where they never close

Downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle Bossa Nova

You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over

Happy again

The lights are much brighter there

You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go

Chorus 2

Downtown

Where all the lights are bright

Downtown

Waiting for you tonight

Downtown

You're gonna be all right now

  E A/B (DoE7Mwntown) A/B

(key changes to

F):

F

A♯

C F7M

A♯

  C (Downtown)

Instrumental break

2X):

F F7M / / A♯/F/ / /C/F / / /

F Am/ / / A♯ / / C / / /

(Downtown)

Verse 3

partial):

  F And you may find somebodDmy kind to help and understand you

  F Someone who is just like yoDmu and needs a gentle hand to

  Am7 Guide them along

A♯ C/A♯ A♯

C

  A♯ A♯ C/A♯So mayA♯be I'll see you there

  C/A♯ A♯ WeC/A♯ can G7forget all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go

Chorus 3

F

F7M

  C Downtown

A♯

  C ThingsC'll be great when you're

F

F7M

  C Downtown

A♯

  C Don'tC wait a minute more

F

F7M

  C Downtown

A♯

  C EveryCthing's waiting for you

F

A♯

C F7M

A♯

  C (Downtown)

F

A♯

C F7M

A♯

  C (Downtown)

Coda

repeat to fade):

F

A♯

C F7M

A♯

  C (Downtown)