The Downtown Lights Chords by Rod Stewart

Tempo:
101.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

G#

B

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A#m]
[C#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[G#m]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [G#]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [G#]
[C#] Sometimes I walk away when all I [A#] really wanna [D#] do is [C#] love and hold you right.
There is just [A#m] one thing I can say, [D#m] [B] nobody loves you [D#m] this way.
It's [G#m] alright, can't [F#] you see [C#] the downtown [F#] [G#] lights?
[C#] [F#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[F] In love we're all the [G#m] same, [A#m] we're walking [D#m] down an empty [B] street.
And [A#m] with nobody calling [D#m] your name, empty
[G#m] streets, empty [C#] lines, the [F#] downtown line.
[G#] [F#] [B]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
Can't you see?
[F#m] Nobody loves you [C#] this way.
It's [F#] alright.
[C#]
Tonight and every night, [B] let's go walking [A#m] down the city [D#m] street.
[B] Let's walk in the cool [D#m] evening light.
[G#m] Memorize the endless sight.
[C#] The [D#m] downtown lights, [G#m] it would be alright.
[F#] It would be [C#] alright.
The downtown [F#] [G#] lights, [C#] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G#] [F#]
[B] How do I know you feel it?
[F#] How do I know you feel it?
[F#]
[B] How do I know you feel it?
[F#] [B] It's true.
Can't you see?
[C#]
[F#] Nobody [C#] loves you this way.
It's [F#] alright.
[G#]
[F#] [G#] [C#]
[F#] [B] Downtown lights, [F#]
[B] the neons and the cigarettes, the rented rooms and the rented [F#] cars, the [C#] crowded streets, the empty bars.
[B] Chimney tops, trumpets, [C#] the golden lights, the loving [B] prayers, colored shoes, the empty [C#] trains, I'm tired of the still
[F#] times.
[G#]
[F#] [G#]
[F#] [G#] Shut your eyes.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] Shut your [G#] eyes.
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[G#] [C#] [F#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[G#]
[F#]
[G#] [F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
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Let's start jamming Rod Stewart - The Downtown Lights chords, practice the chord sequence F#, G#, C#, F#, G#, F# and C#. For best results, commence at 50 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 101. Considering the song's key of F# Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ Sometimes I walk away _ when all I [A#] really wanna [D#] do _ is [C#] _ _ love and hold you right. _
There is just [A#m] one thing I can say, [D#m] _ _ _ _ [B] nobody loves you [D#m] this way.
_ It's _ _ [G#m] alright, _ _ _ _ _ can't [F#] you see _ [C#] the _ downtown [F#] [G#] lights?
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F] In love we're all the [G#m] same, [A#m] we're walking [D#m] down an empty [B] street.
_ And [A#m] with nobody calling [D#m] your name, _ _ _ empty _
[G#m] streets, _ _ _ _ empty [C#] lines, _ _ the [F#] downtown line.
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
How do I know you feel it? _ _ _
How do I know you feel it? _ _ _
How do I know you feel it? _ _
How do I know it's true?
_ Can't you see? _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Nobody loves you [C#] this way.
It's [F#] alright. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ Tonight and every night, [B] let's go walking [A#m] down the city [D#m] street.
_ _ [B] Let's walk in the cool [D#m] evening _ light. _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ Memorize _ _ the endless sight.
_ [C#] _ _ The [D#m] downtown _ lights, _ _ _ _ [G#m] it would be alright. _ _ _
[F#] It would be [C#] alright.
_ _ The downtown [F#] _ [G#] lights, _ [C#] _ _ yeah, [F#] yeah.
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] How do I know you feel it? _ _ _
[F#] How do I know you feel it?
_ [F#] _ _
[B] How do I know you feel it? _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] It's true. _ _
Can't you see?
_ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] Nobody [C#] loves you this way.
It's [F#] alright. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ Downtown lights, [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] the neons and the cigarettes, the rented rooms and the rented [F#] cars, the [C#] crowded streets, the empty bars. _ _ _
[B] Chimney tops, trumpets, [C#] the golden lights, the loving [B] prayers, colored shoes, the empty [C#] trains, I'm tired _ of the still _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ times. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ Shut _ _ _ your eyes.
_ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] Shut your [G#] eyes.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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This song was written by Paul Gerard Buchanan.

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