Jackson Browne – Downtown (Guitar)

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[Intro] A A7 D x4 [Verse]
A                     G                            A       G D
Downtown people gotta work a little harder working downtown

A                    G                                     A       G D
Downtown they got to think a little quicker 'cause they're downtown

G
Downtown, the breaks are harder

D
Downtown, the thieves are smarter
[Verse]
A                                   G                       A       G D
I've got this place I'm renting, it cost me next to nothing downtown

A                   G                           A         G D
Nobody comes around telling me I gotta turn the sound down

A         G
Broadway, down on the corner

A                       G
The bible screamer, the plasma donor

A                 G
Buses, car horns, ghetto blasters

A                           G
The shouts and cries of the human disasters

Bm7             E              F#m
It's all music, it's all music downtown

Bm7             E
It's all music, it's all music
[Break] A D A A A D A A A7 G D A A7 G E A A7 Bm E F#m Bm E A [Chorus]
  A7                    D
I feel alright when I'm downtown

   A                       D
My feet are light when I'm downtown

  A                    G
I cast my hopes on the human tide

  D                A
I place my bet and let it ride

    A                  D
I'm open wide when I'm downtown
[Verse]
A                      G                            A       G D
Downtown there's every kind of people walkin' round downtown

A                      G                          A       G D
Downtown there's every language every human sound downtown

G
Downtown, the nights are longer

D
Downtown, the sights are stronger

A        G              F#m
Downtown wandering all around downtown

Bm              E
It's all music, ohhhhhh
[Bridge]
A                     D
Eight blocks south of city hall

    A                     G
The rats run free and the winos crawl

A                     D
Darkness falls on the vast machine

          A
Where the future stalks the American dream
[Chorus]
  A7                    D       G D
I feel alright when I'm downtown

   A                         D       G A
My head feels light when I'm downtown

     A7                    D       G D
It's all in sight when I'm downtown

  A                     D       G D
I feel alright when I'm downtown
[Outro] A Asus4 G A x4