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"Downtown"
(Tony Hatch)

Intro (piano, 2X):

EE Piano Chord 
           A/EA/E Piano Chord 
   B/EB/E Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 1:

EE Piano Chord 
                            A/EA/E Piano Chord 
        B/EB/E Piano Chord 

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
EE Piano Chord 

You can always go
A/EA/E Piano Chord 
  B/EB/E Piano Chord 

Downtown

When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know
Downtown

EE Piano Chord 
                          C#mC#m Piano Chord 

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
EE Piano Chord 
                                C#mC#m Piano Chord 

Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 

How can you lose

AA Piano Chord 
   B/AB/A Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 
  B/AB/A Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 
  B/AB/A Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 

The lights are much brighter there
B/AB/A Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  B/AB/A Piano Chord 
 F#7F#7 Piano Chord 

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

Chorus 1:

E/BE/B Piano Chord 
 Emaj7/BEmaj7/B Piano Chord 

Downtown
A/BA/B Piano Chord 
           BB Piano Chord 

Things'll be great when you're
E/BE/B Piano Chord 
 Emaj7/BEmaj7/B Piano Chord 

Downtown
A/BA/B Piano Chord 
             BB Piano Chord 

You'll find a place for sure
E/BE/B Piano Chord 
 Emaj7/BEmaj7/B Piano Chord 

Downtown
A/BA/B Piano Chord 
            BB Piano Chord 

Everything's waiting for you

EE Piano Chord 
   A/BA/B Piano Chord 
  Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
  A/BA/B Piano Chord 

(Downtown)
EE Piano Chord 
   A/BA/B Piano Chord 
  Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
  A/BA/B Piano Chord 

(Downtown)

Verse 2:

EE Piano Chord 
         Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
                A/EA/E Piano Chord 
         B/EB/E Piano Chord 

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
EE Piano Chord 
    Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

There are movie shows
A/EA/E Piano Chord 
  B/EB/E Piano Chord 

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

EE Piano Chord 
  A/BA/B Piano Chord 
  Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
  A/BA/B Piano Chord 

(Downtown)

(key changes to F):

FF Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 

(Downtown)

Instrumental break (2X):

FF Piano Chord 
   Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 
   C/FC/F Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

FF Piano Chord 
     AmAm Piano Chord 
     BbBb Piano Chord 
    CC Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
(Downtown)

Verse 3 (partial):

FF Piano Chord 
                             DmDm Piano Chord 

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
FF Piano Chord 
                                DmDm Piano Chord 

Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Am7Am7 Piano Chord 

Guide them along
BbBb Piano Chord 
  C/BbC/Bb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 C/BbC/Bb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
  C/BbC/Bb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 

So maybe  I'll see you there
C/BbC/Bb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 C/BbC/Bb Piano Chord 
 G7G7 Piano Chord 

We can  forget all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go

Chorus 3:

F/CF/C Piano Chord 
 Fmaj7/CFmaj7/C Piano Chord 

Downtown
Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
           CC Piano Chord 

Things'll be great when you're
F/CF/C Piano Chord 
 Fmaj7/CFmaj7/C Piano Chord 

Downtown
Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
          CC Piano Chord 

Don't wait a minute more
F/CF/C Piano Chord 
 Fmaj7/CFmaj7/C Piano Chord 

Downtown
Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
          CC Piano Chord 

Everything's waiting for you

FF Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 

(Downtown)
FF Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 

(Downtown)

Coda (repeat to fade):

FF Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 

(Downtown)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers