THE DIVINE COMEDY - DOWN IN THE STREETS BELOW (on Band Goes the Knighthood)

Tab from oddos aka zappy the Koala 
An amazing song with incredible harmonies. Pure genius. Enjoy!

VERSE:
Bb (x1333x@1)	   FPress (133211@1)the doorbell and push the door
Ab (xx1114@1)			   Bb (x1333x@1)Climb the darkened stairwell to the second floor
Gm (355333@1)			CShe'll (x32010@1)be waiting for you in her dressing-gown
Gm (355333@1)				CWith (x32010@1)the drink she poured you when she heard the sound

Bb (x1333x@1)	    FWatch (133211@1)the film, eat the food she cooked
Ab (xx1114@1)			  BbTalk (x1333x@1)of how the film ain't half as good as the book
Gm (355333@1)			  CKiss (x32010@1)her sleepy eyes closed and say "it's time"
Cm (x3101x@1)				    FTo (133211@1)slip beneath the shadows of the bedroom blinds

Bb (x1333x@1)			Cm (x3101x@1)Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
	  Bb (x1333x@1)				Gm (355333@1)    	  CmBut (x3101x@1)you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
G (320003@1)                Cm (x3101x@1)		GmIt's (355333@1)cold for the season down in the street below

Before Chorus

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CHORUS
Gm (355333@1)     
Men and women go about their business
Gm (355333@1)     
Picking up the last few things for Christmas
CmTrying (x3101x@1)not to step upon the pigeons
CmPraying (x3101x@1)to the gods of their religions
CmThat (x3101x@1)they might be spared a little longer
CmThat (x3101x@1)they might become a little stronger
Dm7         Cm7      FDown (133211@1)in the street below

GmEverybody's (355333@1)on a secret mission
GmEverybody's (355333@1)got their own ambitions
GmThey (355333@1)would tell you if they thought you'd listen
CmThey (x3101x@1)would say how lately they've been wishing
CmFor (x3101x@1)the chance to meet a handsome stranger
CmLead (x3101x@1)a life of elegance and danger
Dm7         Cm7      FDown (133211@1)in the street below
Dm7         Cm7      FDown (133211@1)in the street below

VERSE
Bb (x1333x@1)                     FWay (133211@1)up high in a phallic tower
Ab (xx1114@1)			   Bb (x1333x@1)You're swimming in a tiny galaxy of stars
Gm (355333@1)			CKnocking (x32010@1)back mojitos at the cocktail bar
Gm (355333@1)			CTalking (x32010@1)'bout burritos and conceptual art

Bb (x1333x@1)                     FYour (133211@1)armchair's round and your glass is square
Ab (xx1114@1)			  BbThe (x1333x@1)clientele's straight out of this month's Vanity Fair
Gm (355333@1)			  CWell (x32010@1)look around the place, something's not quite right
Cm (x3101x@1)				    FYours (133211@1)is the only face that you don't recognize

Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
It's cold for the season down in the street below
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