Down On The Corner chords

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • Down On The Corner was written by John Fogerty - lead singer from the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR).
  • Recorded: 1969
  • Released: September, 1969 from the album - Willy and the Poor Boys
  • Music: C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 107 bpm
  • Chords: C, F, G
  • Please Note: We have included the Intro Tab of the guitar riff that occurs throughout the song. Due to the nature of the strum pattern, it is preferable to play the chords as barre chords... all charts below.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
C Major F Major F Major G Major G Major C Major
C Major F Major F Major G Major G Major C Major

Down On The Corner

Intro Tab
Down On The Corner Guitar Tab

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              C     G     C     C     G     C     F     C           G     C
Intro: 4/4 ‖     |     -     |     |     -     |     |     |  𝄎  |     -     ‖

    C                        G                   C
 1. Ear-ly in the eve-nin'   Just a-bout sup-per time
                                       G               C
    O-ver by the court-house   They're start-ing to un-wind
    F                          C
    Four kids on the cor-ner   Try-in’ to bring you up
                                   G               C
    Wil-ly picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

    C                                G                   C
 2. Roos-ter hits the wash-board and peo-ple just got to smile
                                    G            C
    Blin-ky thumps the gut bass and so-los for a while
    F                               C
    Poor-boy twangs the rhy-thm out on his ka-la-ma-zoo
                                  G              C
    Wil-ly goes in-to a dance and dou-bles on ka-zoo

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

         C     G     C     C     G     C     F     C           G     C
Riff: ‖     |     -     |     |     -     |     |     |  𝄎  |     -     ‖

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

            C       G      C      C       G     C
Instr: ‖         |     -     |         |     –     ‖

    C                         G              C
 3. You don't need a pen-ny   Just to hang a-round
                                            G               C
    But if you've got a nick-el   Won't you lay your mo-ney down
    F                    C
    O-ver on the cor-ner there's a hap-py noise
                                     G                C
    Peo-ple come from all a-round to watch the ma-gic boy

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet...repeat to fade
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