Downtown chords
Petula ClarkOriginal Published Key: E Major → F Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 120 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Intermediate 🟠
Chords in E Major: E, Emaj7, F#, F#m7, G#m, A, B, B6, B7, B11, C#m, C#m7
Chords in F Major: F, Fmaj7, G, Am, Bb, C, C6, C11, Dm, Dm7.
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Downtown
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E A B E A B
Intro: 4/4 | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E Emaj7 A B7
1. When you're a-lone and life is mak-ing you lone-ly
E A B
You can al-ways go, down-town
E Emaj7 A B7
When you've got wor-ries, all the noise and the hur-ry
E A B
Seems to help, I know, down-town
Pre-Chorus:
E C#m
Just list-en to the mu-sic of the traf-fic in the ci-ty
E C#m
Lin-ger on the side-walk where the ne-on signs are pret-ty
G#m
How can you lose?
A
The lights are much brigh-ter there
C#m7 F# C#m7 F#
You can for-get all your troub-les, for-get all your cares
E Emaj7
CH: So go down - town
F#m7 B6 E Emaj7
Things will be great when you're down-town
F#m7 B6 E Emaj7
No fi-ner place for sure, down-town
F#m7 B6 E B11 E B11
Ev'-ry-thing's wait-ing for | you | |
E B11 E B11
Down - town | |
E A B7
2. Don't hang a-round and let your prob-lems sur-round you
E A B
There are mo-vie shows down-town
E A B7
May-be you know some lit-tle places to go to
E A B
Where they ne-ver close down-town
Pre-Chorus:
E C#m
Just lis-ten to the rhy-thm of a gen-tle bos-sa no-va
E C#m
You'll be danc-ing with 'em too be-fore the night is o-ver
G#m
Ha-ppy a-gain
A
The lights are much brigh-ter there
C#m7 F# C#m7 F#
You can for-get all your troub-les, for-get all your cares
E Emaj7
CH: So go down - town
F#m7 B6 E Emaj7
Where all the lights are bright, down - town
F#m7 B6 E Emaj7
Wait-ing for you to-night, down - town
F#m7 B6 E B11 E B11
You're gon-na be al-right now... Down-town (key change)
F C11 F C11
Down - town Down - town
F Fmaj7 Bb C F Am Bb C
Instr: | da... | | | Down-town |
F Fmaj7 Bb C F Am Bb C
| da... | | | Down-town |
Pre-Chorus:
F Dm
And you may find some-bo-dy kind to help and un-der-stand you
F Dm
Some-one who is just like you and needs a gen-tle hand to
Am
Guide them a-long
Bb
So may-be I'll see you there
Dm7 G Dm7 G
We can for-get all our troubles, for-get all our cares
F Fmaj7
CH: So go down - town
Gm7 C6 F Fmaj7
Things will be great when you're down-town
Gm7 C6 F Fmaj7
Don't wait a mi-nute more, down-town
Gm7 C6 F C11 F C11
Ev'-ry-thing's wait-ing for you, down - town
(down - town)
F C11
Outro: Down-town
F C11
Down-town
F C11
Down-town
F C11
Down-town... repeat to fade
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: E Major - 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
- Key Signature: F Major - 1 flat (Bb)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately fast
- Metronome: ♩ = 120
- Voice Range: G#4 - D7
Chord Types:
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Tony Hatch
- Lyrics Begin: When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go downtown.
- Genre: Pop
- Featured Artist: Petula Clark
- Single:
Recorded: 16 October 1964
Released: November 1964
B-side: You'd Better Love Me - Album: Downtown
Recorded: 1963–1965
Released: 1965
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