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[Intro]
E A/E B/E
E A/E B/E
[Verse]
E A/E B/E
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
E
You can always go
A B
Down town
E A/E B/E
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
E
Seems to help, I know
A B
Down town
E C#m
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
E C#m
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
G#m
How can you lose
A B/A A B/A A B/A A
The lights are much brigh ter there
B/A A B/A F#7
You can for get all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
[Chorus]
E/B Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
Things'll be great when you're
E/B Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
You'll find a place for sure
E/B Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
Everything's waiting for you
E A/B Emaj7 A/B
(Down town)
E A/B Emaj7 A/B
(Down town)
[Verse]
E Emaj7 A/E B/E
Don't hang around and let your problems sur-round you
E Emaj7
There are movie shows
A B
Down-town
E Emaj7 A/E B/E
Maybe you know some little places to go to
E E6
Where they never close
A B
Down town
E C#m
Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle Bossa Nova
E C#m
You'll be dancing with 'em too be fore the night is over
G#m
Happy again
A B/A A B/A A B/A A
The lights are much brigh ter there
B/A A B/A F#7
You can for get all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
[Chorus]
E Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
Where all the lights are bright
E Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
Waiting for you tonight
E Emaj7/B
Down town
A/B B
You're gonna be all right now
E A/B Emaj7 A/B
(Downtown)
(key changes to F):
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)
[Instrumental]
F Fmaj7 Bb/F C/F
F F/A Bb C
F Fmaj7 Bb/F C/F
F F/A Bb C
[Verse]
(partial):
F Dm
And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
F Dm
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Am
Guide them along
Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb Bb
So may be I'll see you there
C/Bb Bb C/Bb G7
We can for get all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go
[Chorus]
F/C Fmaj7/C
Down town
Bb/C C
Things'll be great when you're
F/C Fmaj7/C
Down town
Bb/C C
Don't wait a minute more
F/C Fmaj7/C
Down town
Bb/C C
Everything's waiting for you
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)
[Outro]
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)
F Bb/C Fmaj7 Bb/C
(Down town)