DOWNTOWN MACKLEMORE LYRICS Chords
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107.65 bpm
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Bb
Gb
Ab
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Bbm]
[Bb] I went to the moped store, said fuck it.
Salesman's like, what up, what's your budget?
And I'm like, honestly, I don't know nothing about mopeds.
He said, I got the one for you.
Follow me.
Oh, it's too real.
[Fm] Calm down, Mia, I don't need no [Bb] windshield.
Banana seat, a canopy on two wheels, 800 cash,
that's a hell of a deal.
I'm headed downtown.
Cruising through the alley, flip-flopping.
In the street like ballet, move it.
Moped to the ballet, white wall.
On the fields like mayonnaise, go.
My crew is ill, and all we need is two [F] good wins.
Got cash in the tank, cash in the bank,
and a bad little mama with the rest of her friends.
I'm a lick that, stick that, break her up, get jacked,
snuck her in backstage.
You don't [N] need a wristband, dope.
[Cm] Still in the [Bb] game, about to catch a body.
Past the heartbeats, dookie on the Ducati.
Timberland, Calais, got storage, Birdman, goddamn, man,
everybody got Bugattis.
But I'm a [Fm] keep a hell of 1987.
Head into the dealership and drop a stack in Kawasaki.
I'm standing on everybody, hella raw pet for wasabi.
I'm so low that my scrotum's almost
dragging up on the concrete.
My seat is leather.
[Ab] I ride in line, it's pleather.
[A] But girl, we can still ride together.
You don't need [B] a Uber.
You don't need [Eb] a cab.
Fuck a bus [C] pass, you got a moped, [Cm] man.
[Bbm] She got 1988 Mariah Carey hair, very [Bb] rare.
Mom jeans on her derriere.
Throwing up the [Fm] west side as we carry in the air.
Stop by a pipe place, throw some fish [Db] to our parlor.
Downtown, downtown, downtown.
She [Db] has her arms around your [Bbm] waist.
You're the balance that will keep her sane.
Have you [Db] ever felt the [Ab] warm embrace
[Db] [Gb] of a leather seat between your hands?
[Ab] [Db] Downtown, downtown, downtown.
[Gb] No beef, boy.
No, I'm [Fm] on the streets, boy.
Better [Ab] follow me to [Db] our downtown.
[Gb] Baby, it's what you get, girl.
[Bb] Don't ever [F] forget, [Gb] girl.
Ain't seen nothing [Ab] yet until your downtown.
[Bbm] Cut the bullshit.
[C] Get off my mother.
[Bb] Stonewashed, so raw.
I'm on the bed like a bullet.
You [Db] can't catch me.
I'm [Fm] broke, boy.
You can't throw me.
[C] I'm in the B-Boy stance.
I'm [G] not dancing.
I got your girl on the back going tender.
Cause I'm [Bb] through that crush.
I'm [Cm] through that slip.
Hold downtown, you'll know who that is.
It's me, the M, the [Bbm] A, C, the K.
Sounded like a French pimp thump back in the day.
I take it to Ponderay, and I watch her skate.
I mean, [Ab] water ski.
Olly, olly, oxen free.
I'm perusing down port, and they watching me.
I do a headstand, and eagle lands on my seat.
Well, hello.
But baby, the kicks [B] don't mean fruit.
Now, do you [Bb] or do you not want to ride with me?
I got one girl.
I got two whips.
She a big girl.
[C] That ain't a big deal.
I like a big girl.
I like a sassy going down the back street.
Listening to [G] Black Street.
[Ab]
Running around [C] the whole town.
Neighbors yelling at me like you need to slow down.
Going 38, Dan.
Chill [Bb] the fuck out.
Mow your [Bbm] damn lawn and sit the hell down.
If I only had one helmet, I would give it to you.
Cruising down Broadway, girl.
[Bb] What a wonderful view.
Wonderful view.
[Bbm] There's Lance to the shit player.
Air [C] Mizzou.
Air Mizzou.
[Db] But my coat [Bb] tail drag, but I [Eb] ain't Air Mizzou.
[G] [Db] Downtown.
[Gb] Downtown.
[Bbm]
Downtown.
[Gb] [Db] Downtown.
[Gb] She has her arms around [Bbm] your waist.
[Db] You're the balance that will keep us safe.
Have you ever felt the woman's [Bbm] grace?
[Db] I'll never see between the legs.
[Gb] No big [Bb] boy.
No, I'm on the streets, [Gb] boy.
Better [Ab] follow me towards.
[Db] Downtown.
[Gb] Hey, it's what you get, [Bb] girl.
Don't ever [F]
forget, girl.
[Gb] Ain't seen [Ab] nothing yet until you're.
Downtown.
Now I'm on [A] the streets, girl.
Better follow [Db] me towards.
Downtown.
Hey, it's what you get, girl.
Don't ever forget, girl.
Ain't seen nothing yet until [C] you're. Downtown.
[N]
[Bb] I went to the moped store, said fuck it.
Salesman's like, what up, what's your budget?
And I'm like, honestly, I don't know nothing about mopeds.
He said, I got the one for you.
Follow me.
Oh, it's too real.
[Fm] Calm down, Mia, I don't need no [Bb] windshield.
Banana seat, a canopy on two wheels, 800 cash,
that's a hell of a deal.
I'm headed downtown.
Cruising through the alley, flip-flopping.
In the street like ballet, move it.
Moped to the ballet, white wall.
On the fields like mayonnaise, go.
My crew is ill, and all we need is two [F] good wins.
Got cash in the tank, cash in the bank,
and a bad little mama with the rest of her friends.
I'm a lick that, stick that, break her up, get jacked,
snuck her in backstage.
You don't [N] need a wristband, dope.
[Cm] Still in the [Bb] game, about to catch a body.
Past the heartbeats, dookie on the Ducati.
Timberland, Calais, got storage, Birdman, goddamn, man,
everybody got Bugattis.
But I'm a [Fm] keep a hell of 1987.
Head into the dealership and drop a stack in Kawasaki.
I'm standing on everybody, hella raw pet for wasabi.
I'm so low that my scrotum's almost
dragging up on the concrete.
My seat is leather.
[Ab] I ride in line, it's pleather.
[A] But girl, we can still ride together.
You don't need [B] a Uber.
You don't need [Eb] a cab.
Fuck a bus [C] pass, you got a moped, [Cm] man.
[Bbm] She got 1988 Mariah Carey hair, very [Bb] rare.
Mom jeans on her derriere.
Throwing up the [Fm] west side as we carry in the air.
Stop by a pipe place, throw some fish [Db] to our parlor.
Downtown, downtown, downtown.
She [Db] has her arms around your [Bbm] waist.
You're the balance that will keep her sane.
Have you [Db] ever felt the [Ab] warm embrace
[Db] [Gb] of a leather seat between your hands?
[Ab] [Db] Downtown, downtown, downtown.
[Gb] No beef, boy.
No, I'm [Fm] on the streets, boy.
Better [Ab] follow me to [Db] our downtown.
[Gb] Baby, it's what you get, girl.
[Bb] Don't ever [F] forget, [Gb] girl.
Ain't seen nothing [Ab] yet until your downtown.
[Bbm] Cut the bullshit.
[C] Get off my mother.
[Bb] Stonewashed, so raw.
I'm on the bed like a bullet.
You [Db] can't catch me.
I'm [Fm] broke, boy.
You can't throw me.
[C] I'm in the B-Boy stance.
I'm [G] not dancing.
I got your girl on the back going tender.
Cause I'm [Bb] through that crush.
I'm [Cm] through that slip.
Hold downtown, you'll know who that is.
It's me, the M, the [Bbm] A, C, the K.
Sounded like a French pimp thump back in the day.
I take it to Ponderay, and I watch her skate.
I mean, [Ab] water ski.
Olly, olly, oxen free.
I'm perusing down port, and they watching me.
I do a headstand, and eagle lands on my seat.
Well, hello.
But baby, the kicks [B] don't mean fruit.
Now, do you [Bb] or do you not want to ride with me?
I got one girl.
I got two whips.
She a big girl.
[C] That ain't a big deal.
I like a big girl.
I like a sassy going down the back street.
Listening to [G] Black Street.
[Ab]
Running around [C] the whole town.
Neighbors yelling at me like you need to slow down.
Going 38, Dan.
Chill [Bb] the fuck out.
Mow your [Bbm] damn lawn and sit the hell down.
If I only had one helmet, I would give it to you.
Cruising down Broadway, girl.
[Bb] What a wonderful view.
Wonderful view.
[Bbm] There's Lance to the shit player.
Air [C] Mizzou.
Air Mizzou.
[Db] But my coat [Bb] tail drag, but I [Eb] ain't Air Mizzou.
[G] [Db] Downtown.
[Gb] Downtown.
[Bbm]
Downtown.
[Gb] [Db] Downtown.
[Gb] She has her arms around [Bbm] your waist.
[Db] You're the balance that will keep us safe.
Have you ever felt the woman's [Bbm] grace?
[Db] I'll never see between the legs.
[Gb] No big [Bb] boy.
No, I'm on the streets, [Gb] boy.
Better [Ab] follow me towards.
[Db] Downtown.
[Gb] Hey, it's what you get, [Bb] girl.
Don't ever [F]
forget, girl.
[Gb] Ain't seen [Ab] nothing yet until you're.
Downtown.
Now I'm on [A] the streets, girl.
Better follow [Db] me towards.
Downtown.
Hey, it's what you get, girl.
Don't ever forget, girl.
Ain't seen nothing yet until [C] you're. Downtown.
[N]
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ I went to the moped store, said fuck it.
Salesman's like, what up, what's your budget?
And I'm like, honestly, I don't know nothing about mopeds.
He said, I got the one for you.
Follow me.
Oh, it's too real.
[Fm] Calm down, Mia, I don't need no [Bb] windshield.
Banana seat, a canopy on two wheels, 800 cash,
that's a hell of a deal.
I'm headed downtown.
Cruising through the alley, flip-flopping.
In the street like ballet, move it.
Moped to the ballet, white wall.
On the fields like mayonnaise, go.
My crew is ill, and all we need is two [F] good wins.
Got cash in the tank, cash in the bank,
and a bad little mama with the rest of her friends.
I'm a lick that, stick that, break her up, get jacked,
snuck her in backstage.
You don't [N] need a wristband, dope. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Still in the [Bb] game, about to catch a body.
Past the heartbeats, dookie on the Ducati.
Timberland, Calais, got storage, Birdman, goddamn, man,
everybody got Bugattis.
But I'm a [Fm] keep a hell of 1987.
Head into the dealership and drop a stack in Kawasaki.
I'm standing on everybody, hella raw pet for wasabi.
I'm so low that my scrotum's almost
dragging up on the concrete.
My seat is leather.
[Ab] I ride in line, it's pleather.
[A] But girl, we can still ride together.
You don't need [B] a Uber.
You don't need [Eb] a cab.
Fuck a bus [C] pass, you got a moped, [Cm] man.
[Bbm] She got 1988 Mariah Carey hair, very [Bb] rare.
Mom jeans on her derriere.
Throwing up the [Fm] west side as we carry in the air.
Stop by a pipe place, throw some fish [Db] to our parlor. _ _ _
Downtown, downtown, _ _ downtown.
She _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] has her arms around your [Bbm] waist.
You're the balance that will keep her sane.
_ Have you [Db] ever felt the [Ab] warm embrace
_ [Db] _ [Gb] of a leather seat between your hands? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] Downtown, downtown, _ _ downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] No beef, boy.
No, I'm [Fm] on the streets, boy.
Better [Ab] follow me to [Db] our downtown.
_ [Gb] Baby, it's what you get, girl.
[Bb] Don't ever [F] forget, [Gb] girl.
Ain't seen nothing [Ab] yet until your downtown.
[Bbm] _ Cut the bullshit.
[C] Get off my mother.
[Bb] Stonewashed, so raw.
I'm on the bed like a bullet.
You [Db] can't catch me.
I'm [Fm] broke, boy.
You can't throw me.
[C] I'm in the B-Boy stance.
I'm [G] not dancing.
I got your girl on the back going tender.
Cause I'm [Bb] through that crush.
I'm [Cm] through that slip.
Hold downtown, you'll know who that is.
It's me, the M, the [Bbm] A, C, the K.
Sounded like a French pimp thump back in the day.
I take it to Ponderay, and I watch her skate.
I mean, [Ab] water ski.
Olly, olly, oxen free.
I'm perusing down port, and they watching me.
I do a headstand, and eagle lands on my seat.
Well, hello.
But baby, the kicks [B] don't mean fruit.
Now, do you [Bb] or do you not want to ride with me?
I got one girl.
I got two whips.
She a big girl.
[C] That ain't a big deal.
I like a big girl.
I like a sassy going down the back street.
Listening to [G] Black Street.
[Ab]
Running around [C] the whole town.
Neighbors yelling at me like you need to slow down.
Going 38, Dan.
Chill [Bb] the fuck out.
Mow your [Bbm] damn lawn and sit the hell down.
If I only had one helmet, I would give it to you.
_ _ Cruising down Broadway, girl.
[Bb] What a wonderful view.
Wonderful view.
[Bbm] There's Lance to the shit player.
Air [C] Mizzou.
Air Mizzou.
[Db] But my coat [Bb] tail drag, but I [Eb] ain't Air Mizzou.
[G] _ _ _ [Db] Downtown.
_ [Gb] _ Downtown.
_ [Bbm] _ _
Downtown.
[Gb] _ [Db] Downtown. _ _ _ _
[Gb] She has her arms around [Bbm] your waist.
[Db] You're the balance that will keep us safe. _
Have you ever felt the woman's [Bbm] grace? _
[Db] I'll never see between the legs. _ _
_ [Gb] _ No big [Bb] boy.
No, I'm on the streets, [Gb] boy.
Better [Ab] follow me towards.
[Db] Downtown. _
_ [Gb] Hey, it's what you get, [Bb] girl.
Don't ever [F]
forget, girl.
[Gb] Ain't seen [Ab] nothing yet until you're.
Downtown. _
_ _ _ _ Now I'm on [A] the streets, girl.
Better follow [Db] me towards.
Downtown. _
Hey, it's what you get, girl.
Don't ever forget, girl.
Ain't seen nothing yet until [C] you're. Downtown.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ I went to the moped store, said fuck it.
Salesman's like, what up, what's your budget?
And I'm like, honestly, I don't know nothing about mopeds.
He said, I got the one for you.
Follow me.
Oh, it's too real.
[Fm] Calm down, Mia, I don't need no [Bb] windshield.
Banana seat, a canopy on two wheels, 800 cash,
that's a hell of a deal.
I'm headed downtown.
Cruising through the alley, flip-flopping.
In the street like ballet, move it.
Moped to the ballet, white wall.
On the fields like mayonnaise, go.
My crew is ill, and all we need is two [F] good wins.
Got cash in the tank, cash in the bank,
and a bad little mama with the rest of her friends.
I'm a lick that, stick that, break her up, get jacked,
snuck her in backstage.
You don't [N] need a wristband, dope. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Still in the [Bb] game, about to catch a body.
Past the heartbeats, dookie on the Ducati.
Timberland, Calais, got storage, Birdman, goddamn, man,
everybody got Bugattis.
But I'm a [Fm] keep a hell of 1987.
Head into the dealership and drop a stack in Kawasaki.
I'm standing on everybody, hella raw pet for wasabi.
I'm so low that my scrotum's almost
dragging up on the concrete.
My seat is leather.
[Ab] I ride in line, it's pleather.
[A] But girl, we can still ride together.
You don't need [B] a Uber.
You don't need [Eb] a cab.
Fuck a bus [C] pass, you got a moped, [Cm] man.
[Bbm] She got 1988 Mariah Carey hair, very [Bb] rare.
Mom jeans on her derriere.
Throwing up the [Fm] west side as we carry in the air.
Stop by a pipe place, throw some fish [Db] to our parlor. _ _ _
Downtown, downtown, _ _ downtown.
She _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] has her arms around your [Bbm] waist.
You're the balance that will keep her sane.
_ Have you [Db] ever felt the [Ab] warm embrace
_ [Db] _ [Gb] of a leather seat between your hands? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] Downtown, downtown, _ _ downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] No beef, boy.
No, I'm [Fm] on the streets, boy.
Better [Ab] follow me to [Db] our downtown.
_ [Gb] Baby, it's what you get, girl.
[Bb] Don't ever [F] forget, [Gb] girl.
Ain't seen nothing [Ab] yet until your downtown.
[Bbm] _ Cut the bullshit.
[C] Get off my mother.
[Bb] Stonewashed, so raw.
I'm on the bed like a bullet.
You [Db] can't catch me.
I'm [Fm] broke, boy.
You can't throw me.
[C] I'm in the B-Boy stance.
I'm [G] not dancing.
I got your girl on the back going tender.
Cause I'm [Bb] through that crush.
I'm [Cm] through that slip.
Hold downtown, you'll know who that is.
It's me, the M, the [Bbm] A, C, the K.
Sounded like a French pimp thump back in the day.
I take it to Ponderay, and I watch her skate.
I mean, [Ab] water ski.
Olly, olly, oxen free.
I'm perusing down port, and they watching me.
I do a headstand, and eagle lands on my seat.
Well, hello.
But baby, the kicks [B] don't mean fruit.
Now, do you [Bb] or do you not want to ride with me?
I got one girl.
I got two whips.
She a big girl.
[C] That ain't a big deal.
I like a big girl.
I like a sassy going down the back street.
Listening to [G] Black Street.
[Ab]
Running around [C] the whole town.
Neighbors yelling at me like you need to slow down.
Going 38, Dan.
Chill [Bb] the fuck out.
Mow your [Bbm] damn lawn and sit the hell down.
If I only had one helmet, I would give it to you.
_ _ Cruising down Broadway, girl.
[Bb] What a wonderful view.
Wonderful view.
[Bbm] There's Lance to the shit player.
Air [C] Mizzou.
Air Mizzou.
[Db] But my coat [Bb] tail drag, but I [Eb] ain't Air Mizzou.
[G] _ _ _ [Db] Downtown.
_ [Gb] _ Downtown.
_ [Bbm] _ _
Downtown.
[Gb] _ [Db] Downtown. _ _ _ _
[Gb] She has her arms around [Bbm] your waist.
[Db] You're the balance that will keep us safe. _
Have you ever felt the woman's [Bbm] grace? _
[Db] I'll never see between the legs. _ _
_ [Gb] _ No big [Bb] boy.
No, I'm on the streets, [Gb] boy.
Better [Ab] follow me towards.
[Db] Downtown. _
_ [Gb] Hey, it's what you get, [Bb] girl.
Don't ever [F]
forget, girl.
[Gb] Ain't seen [Ab] nothing yet until you're.
Downtown. _
_ _ _ _ Now I'm on [A] the streets, girl.
Better follow [Db] me towards.
Downtown. _
Hey, it's what you get, girl.
Don't ever forget, girl.
Ain't seen nothing yet until [C] you're. Downtown.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _