Chords for David Wilcox - Downtown Came Uptown - Fort Erie Friendship Festival 7-3-09

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I had [F#] long shaggy hair, just got short and slick back.
I drank three dollar wine, got [B]
cocktails and [C] gin on me.
This bottle [B] down came up [F#] now, where you know I used to do.
It pumped, came in a bottle or can.
_ Some underwear, I wasn't right on a minute.
_ Hodgepodge, poppy said, see here, [A#] that's [B] alligator shoes.
[C] _ [F#] This thing [B] came up, [F#] _
you _ [G#] told me.
_ You said I'd [F#] be a man, [B] but inside [Cm] is no [G#] slush.
In a garbage can, [F#] so you took me uptown.
[C#m] You made the driver [B] wait.
You taught me how to eat [F#] snails and caviar on [B] a plate.
No [F#] more sitting in the alley, [A#] but the boys drinking [C] booze.
[F#] Because they were found and gave up girls and craters. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ told [F#m] me, _ [B] said [F#m] I'd be your man.
[B] Said [F#m] I'd have you, said I'd [D] get you.
In a [F#] garbage can, my manicure is a vice.
_ French lesson it seems.
_ You don't tell me you can't.
[B] You don't teach a dog new tricks.
[F#] You going out on the town.
[A#] I've been just [B] getting the news.
[C] _ [F#] You say downtown, [B] get uptown.
[F#] Are you?
Say it with me ladies and gentlemen.
We say downtown, [B] get uptown.
[F#] Are you?
I can't hear you.
You say downtown, [B] get uptown.
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