Down In The Street Below Chords by The Divine Comedy

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[Bb] Press the doorbell [F] and push the door.
[Ab] Climb the darkened stairwell to [Bb] the second floor.
[Gm] She'll be waiting for you in her [C] dressing gown.
[Gm] With the drink she poured you when she [C] heard the sound.
[Bb] Watch the [Gm] film, eat [F] the food she cooked.
[Ab] Talk of how the film ain't half [Bb] as good as the book.
[Gm] Kiss her sleepy eyes closed [C] and say it's time
to [Cm] sleep beneath the shadows of [F] the bedroom blinds.
Well, it's [Bb] always a pleasure and [Cm] never [F] a chore.
But you [Bb] just don't know whether you're [Eb] doing it for the right [Cm] _ reasons.
_ [G] It's called for the [Eb] season _ _ [Ab] down in the street [Dm] below.
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[Bb] Men and women go about their [Cm] business
picking up the last few things for Christmas.
[F] Trying not to step upon the pigeons.
[Gm] Praying to the gods of their religions
[Cm] that they might be spared a little longer.
[Gm] That they might become a little stronger [Dm]
down [Cm] in the street [C] below.
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_ [Bb] _ Everybody's on a secret mission.
[Cm] _
Everybody's got their own ambitions.
[F] They would tell you if they thought you'd listen.
[Gm] They would say how lately they've been wishing
[Cm] for the chance to meet a handsome stranger.
[Gm] Lead a life of elegance and danger [Eb] _
[Dm] down in the street [Am] below.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [Ab] Down [Dm] in the street [F] below.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Way up high [F] in a phallic tower
[Ab] you're swimming [Fm] in a tiny [Bb] galaxy of stars.
[Gm] Knocking back mojitos [C] at the cocktail bar.
[Gm] Talking about burritos [C] and conceptual art.
[Bb] Your armchair's [Bb] round [F] and your gloss is square.
[Ab] The clientele's straight out of [Bb] this month's Vanity Fair.
[Gm] Well look around the place, [C] something's not quite right.
[Cm] Yours is the only place that [C] you don't [F] recognize.
Well [Bb] it's always a pleasure [Cm] and never [F] a chore.
But [Bb] you just don't know whether [Eb] you're doing it for the [Cm] right reasons.
_ [G] _ It's cold for [Eb] the season. _
_ [F] Down in the street [Bb] below. _ _
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[Eb] Down in the street [Bb] below. _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] It's always a pleasure [Cm] and never a chore.
[Bb] But you just don't know whether [Eb] you're doing it for the [Cm] right reasons. _
_ [G] _ It's cold for [Cm] the season. _
Down [Ab] _ in the street.
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