Chords for Down In The Street Below (2020 remaster)

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[Bb] Press the [F] doorbell and push the door
[Ab] Climb the darkened stairwell [Bb] to the second floor
[Gm] She'll be waiting for you in her dressing [C] gown
[Gm] With a drink she poured you when she heard [C] the sound
[Bb] Watch [Gm] the film, [F] eat the food she cooked _
[Ab] Talk of how the film ain't [Bb] half as good as the book
[Gm] Kiss her sleepy eyes closed and [C] say it's time
[Cm] To slip beneath the shadows [F] of the bedroom blinds
Well, [Bb] it's always a pleasure [Cm] and [F] never a chore
But [Bb] you just don't know whether [Eb] you're doing it for
The [Cm] right reasons
_ _ [G] _ It's called for [Eb] the season
_ _ [Ab] Down in the street _ [Dm] below
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[Bb] Men and women go about their business
[Cm] Picking up the last few things for [F] Christmas
Trying not to step upon the [Gm] pigeons
Praying to the gods of their [Cm] religions
That they might be spent a little [Gm] longer
That they might become a little [Dm] stronger
[Cm] Down in the street [C] below
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[Bb] _ Everybody's on a secret [Cm] mission
Everybody's got their own ambitions
[F] They would tell you if they thought you'd listen
[Gm] They would say how lately they've been wishing
[Cm] For the chance to meet a handsome [Gm] stranger
Lead a life of elegance and [Eb] danger
[Dm] Down in the street [Am] below
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Way up high [F] in a phallic tower
[Ab] You're swimming in a tiny [Bb] galaxy of stars
[Gm] Knocking back mojitos [C] at the cocktail bar
[Gm] Talking about burritos [C] and conceptual arms
[Bb] Your armchair's round [Am] and your glass is [F] square
[Ab] The clientele's straight out of [Bb] this month's vanity fair
[Gm] Well, look around the place
[C] Something's not quite right
[Cm] Yours is the only face that you [C] don't [F] recognize
Well, [Bb] it's always a pleasure [Cm] and never a chore
But you [Bb] just don't know whether [Eb] you're doing it for
The [Cm] right reasons _ _
[G] _ It's cold for the [Eb] season _ _
[F] Down in the street [Bb] below _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ It's [Bb] always a pleasure and [Cm] never a chore
But [Bb] you just don't know whether you're [Eb] doing it for
The right [Cm] _ _ reasons
[G] It's cold for the [Cm] season _ _ _
[Ab] Down in the street
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