Downtown Life Chords by Daryl Hall
Tempo:
110.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
Bm
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[E] [Em]
[E]
We're going to sing the word to brother.
[Em] Move those ashes like [Bm] wildlife.
All over the ground and in the undercover.
We're wound [A] up so tight.
We love the downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
She said I knew the name of the man.
But he walks [B] along and tells her [E] brother.
[Bm] Everything black with a white collar and a cry.
They stand and wave along the [F#] dollar.
But they can't [A] steal the night.
[E] Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on.
Downtown life.
You're [C] the downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
And [C] the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
Hang on.
[C] My baby knows she got to go through this kind of life.
[D] Go sit it out, can't stand to see the sunlight.
[C] Close the door, better leave it alone.
[D] Cause I can only take it far so long.
[C] Young girl, is it hard to do?
[D] The kids cry when her heart's full too.
She said, [C] can you believe this is only her lonely time?
[B] Stay home while the blues are lost on you.
[Bm] Ain't it [A] true?
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
[Am] And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on.
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the rush hour.
And the good times [Am] are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
[C] Downtown life.
Downtown life baby.
[D] [E] Hang it on.
Hang it on.
Downtown [Am] life.
Downtown life baby.
[Bm] Hang [E] it on.
[C] You're downtown life.
[D] Waiting for the rush [Em] hour.
You're just waiting.
[E] Hang it on.
[Am] Downtown life baby.
[Bm] [E] You're just waiting.
[C]
[D] You're just waiting.
You're just waiting for [E] downtown life.
[Am] Downtown life.
[Bm] [E]
[C]
[D]
[E] [Em]
[E]
We're going to sing the word to brother.
[Em] Move those ashes like [Bm] wildlife.
All over the ground and in the undercover.
We're wound [A] up so tight.
We love the downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
She said I knew the name of the man.
But he walks [B] along and tells her [E] brother.
[Bm] Everything black with a white collar and a cry.
They stand and wave along the [F#] dollar.
But they can't [A] steal the night.
[E] Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on.
Downtown life.
You're [C] the downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
And [C] the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
Hang on.
[C] My baby knows she got to go through this kind of life.
[D] Go sit it out, can't stand to see the sunlight.
[C] Close the door, better leave it alone.
[D] Cause I can only take it far so long.
[C] Young girl, is it hard to do?
[D] The kids cry when her heart's full too.
She said, [C] can you believe this is only her lonely time?
[B] Stay home while the blues are lost on you.
[Bm] Ain't it [A] true?
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
[Am] And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on.
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby.
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the rush hour.
And the good times [Am] are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on.
[C] Downtown life.
Downtown life baby.
[D] [E] Hang it on.
Hang it on.
Downtown [Am] life.
Downtown life baby.
[Bm] Hang [E] it on.
[C] You're downtown life.
[D] Waiting for the rush [Em] hour.
You're just waiting.
[E] Hang it on.
[Am] Downtown life baby.
[Bm] [E] You're just waiting.
[C]
[D] You're just waiting.
You're just waiting for [E] downtown life.
[Am] Downtown life.
[Bm] [E]
[C]
[D]
Key:
C
E
Bm
D
Am
C
E
Bm
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We're going to sing the word to brother.
_ _ _ [Em] Move those ashes like [Bm] wildlife.
_ All over the ground and in the undercover.
We're wound [A] up so tight.
We love the downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour. _ _ _
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She said I knew the name of the man.
_ _ But he walks [B] along and tells her [E] brother.
_ _ _ [Bm] Everything black with a white collar and a cry.
_ They stand and wave along the [F#] dollar.
But they can't [A] steal the night. _ _
[E] Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour. _ _
_ Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on. _ _
Downtown life.
You're [C] the downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
And [C] the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] _ on. _
_ _ _ Hang on. _ _
_ _ _ [C] My baby knows she got to go through this kind of life.
[D] Go sit it out, can't stand to see the sunlight.
_ [C] Close the door, better leave it alone.
[D] Cause I can only take it far so long.
_ _ [C] Young girl, is it hard to do?
[D] The kids cry when her heart's full too.
She said, [C] can you believe this is only her lonely time?
[B] Stay home while the blues are lost on you.
[Bm] Ain't it [A] true? _ _
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
[Am] _ And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on. _ _ _
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the rush hour. _ _
And the good times _ [Am] _ are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Downtown life.
Downtown life baby.
[D] _ _ _ [E] Hang it on. _ _
Hang it on.
Downtown [Am] life.
Downtown life baby.
[Bm] _ Hang _ [E] _ it on.
_ _ [C] You're downtown life. _
[D] Waiting for the rush [Em] hour.
You're just waiting.
[E] Hang it on.
_ [Am] Downtown life baby.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] You're just _ _ _ _ waiting.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] You're just waiting.
You're just waiting for _ [E] downtown life. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Downtown life. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We're going to sing the word to brother.
_ _ _ [Em] Move those ashes like [Bm] wildlife.
_ All over the ground and in the undercover.
We're wound [A] up so tight.
We love the downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour. _ _ _
Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She said I knew the name of the man.
_ _ But he walks [B] along and tells her [E] brother.
_ _ _ [Bm] Everything black with a white collar and a cry.
_ They stand and wave along the [F#] dollar.
But they can't [A] steal the night. _ _
[E] Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour. _ _
_ Downtown [Am] life.
And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on. _ _
Downtown life.
You're [C] the downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
And [C] the good times are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] _ on. _
_ _ _ Hang on. _ _
_ _ _ [C] My baby knows she got to go through this kind of life.
[D] Go sit it out, can't stand to see the sunlight.
_ [C] Close the door, better leave it alone.
[D] Cause I can only take it far so long.
_ _ [C] Young girl, is it hard to do?
[D] The kids cry when her heart's full too.
She said, [C] can you believe this is only her lonely time?
[B] Stay home while the blues are lost on you.
[Bm] Ain't it [A] true? _ _
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the night to come.
Downtown life.
[Am] _ And the good times are [Bm] right.
You just need to hang [A] on. _ _ _
Downtown life.
[C] Downtown life baby. _
Waiting for the rush [D] hour.
Waiting for the rush hour. _ _
And the good times _ [Am] _ are right.
[Bm] You just need to hang [E] on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Downtown life.
Downtown life baby.
[D] _ _ _ [E] Hang it on. _ _
Hang it on.
Downtown [Am] life.
Downtown life baby.
[Bm] _ Hang _ [E] _ it on.
_ _ [C] You're downtown life. _
[D] Waiting for the rush [Em] hour.
You're just waiting.
[E] Hang it on.
_ [Am] Downtown life baby.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] You're just _ _ _ _ waiting.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] You're just waiting.
You're just waiting for _ [E] downtown life. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Downtown life. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _