Tom: E5 Intro (piano, 2X): E5 A5 B5 / / / / / / / / Verse 1: E5 A5 B5 When you're alone and life is making you lonely E5 You can always go A5 B5 Downtown When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know Downtown E5 C#5 Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city E5 C#5 Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty G#5 How can you lose A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 The lights are much brighter there B5 A5 B5 F#5 You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go Chorus 1: E5 E5 Downtown A5 B5 Things'll be great when you're E5 E5 Downtown A5 B5 You'll find a place for sure E5 E5 Downtown A5 B5 Everything's waiting for you E5 A5 E5 A5 (Downtown) E5 A5 E5 A5 (Downtown) Verse 2: E5 E5 A5 B5 Don't hang around and let your problems surround you E5 E5 There are movie shows A5 B5 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 E5 A5 E5 A5 (Downtown) (key changes to F5 ): F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 (Downtown) Instrumental break (2X): F5 F5 Bb5 C5 / / / / / / / / F5 A5 Bb5 C5 / / / / / / / / (Downtown) Verse 3 (partial): F5 D5 And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you F5 D5 Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to A5 Guide them along Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 So maybe I'll see you there C5 Bb5 C5 G5 We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go Chorus 3: F5 F5 Downtown Bb5 C5 Things'll be great when you're F5 F5 Downtown Bb5 C5 Don't wait a minute more F5 F5 Downtown Bb5 C5 Everything's waiting for you F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 (Downtown) F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 (Downtown) Coda (repeat to fade): F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 (Downtown)
