Key: E
Introduction: A/E
E A/E B/E
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
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You can always go
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Downtown when you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
E
Seems to help, I know
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Downtown, just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
E C#m
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
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How can you lose
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The lights are much brighter there
B/A A B/A F#7
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
Chorus
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Downtown things'll be great when you're
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Downtown you'll find a place for sure
E/B E7M A/B B
Downtown everything's waiting for you
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Downtown
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Downtown
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Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
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There are movie shows
A/E B/E
Downtown
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Maybe you know some little places to go to
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Where they never close
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Downtown
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Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle Bossa Nova
E C#m
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
G#m7
Happy again
A B/A A B/A A B/A A
The lights are much brighter there
B/A A B/A F#7
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
Chorus
E/B E7M A/B B
Downtown where all the lights are bright
E/B E7M A/B B
Downtown waiting for you tonight
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Downtown you're gonna be all right now
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Downtown
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(Downtown)
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Downtown
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
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Guide them along
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So maybe I'll see you there
C Bb C G7
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go
Chorus
F/C F7M Bb/C C
Downtown things'll be great when you're
F/C F7M Bb/C C
Downtown don't wait a minute more
F/C F7M Bb/C C
Downtown everything's waiting for you
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Downtown, downtown,
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Downtown,
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Downtown things'll be great when you're
F/C F7M Bb/C C
Downtown don't wait a minute more
F/C F7M Bb/C C
Downtown everything's waiting for you
F Bb/C F7M Bb/C
Downtown, downtown,
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Downtown
F Bb/C F7M Bb/C
Downtown downtown (fade)