| E | A/E | B/E | |
| Verse 1: |
| E | A/E | B/E | |
| W | hen you're alone and life is | making you | lonely |
| E | |
| You can a | lways go |
| A/E | B/E | |
| Downt | own |
| When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry |
| Seems to help, I know |
| Downtown |
| E | C#m | |
| Just l | isten to the music of the t | raffic in the city |
| E | C#m | |
| L | inger on the sidewalk where the n | eon signs are pretty |
| G#m7 | |
| How can you lose |
| A | B/A | A | B/A | A | B/A | A | |
| T | he l | ights a | re | much b | rig | hter t | here |
| B/A | A | B/A | F#7 | |
| You c | an | forg | et all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go |
| Chorus 1: |
| E/B | Emaj7/B | |
| Dow | ntown |
| A/B | B | |
| Things'll be g | reat when you're |
| E/B | Emaj7/B | |
| Dow | ntown |
| A/B | B | |
| You'll find a pl | ace for sure |
| E/B | Emaj7/B | |
| Dow | ntown |
| A/B | B | |
| Everything's wa | iting for you |
| E | A/B | Emaj7 | A/B | |
| (Dow | ntown | ) |
| E | A/B | Emaj7 | A/B | |
| (Dow | ntown | ) |
| Verse 2: |
| E | Emaj7 | A/E | B/E | |
| D | on't hang | around and let your p | roblems surr | ound you |
| E | Emaj7 | |
| There are m | ovie | shows |
| A/E | B/E | |
| Downt | own |
| 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 |
| E | A/B | Emaj7 | A/B | |
| (D | own | town) |
| (key changes to F): |
| F | Bb/C | Fmaj7 | Bb/C | |
| (D | own | town) |
| Instrumental break (2X): |
| F | Fmaj7 | Bb/F | C/F | F | Am | Bb | C | |
| (Downtown) |
| Verse 3 (partial): |
| F | Dm | |
| And y | ou may find somebody kind to h | elp and understand you |
| F | Dm | |
| S | omeone who is just like you and n | eeds a gentle hand to |
| Am7 | |
| G | uide them along |
| Bb | C/Bb | Bb | C/Bb | Bb | C/Bb | Bb | |
| So | mayb | e | I'll | see | you t | here |
| C/Bb | Bb | C/Bb | G7 | |
| We c | an | forg | et all our troubles, forget all our cares, let's go |
| Chorus 3: |
| F/C | Fmaj7/C | |
| Down | town |
| Bb/C | C | |
| Things'll be gr | eat when you're |
| F/C | Fmaj7/C | |
| Down | town |
| Bb/C | C | |
| Don't wait a m | inute more |
| F/C | Fmaj7/C | |
| Down | town |
| Bb/C | C | |
| Everything's w | aiting for you |
| F | Bb/C | Fmaj7 | Bb/C | |
| (D | own | town) |
| F | Bb/C | Fmaj7 | Bb/C | |
| (D | own | town) |
| Coda (repeat to fade): |
| F | Bb/C | Fmaj7 | Bb/C | |
| (D | own | town) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |