The Downtown Lights Chords by The Blue Nile

Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Em

C#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights chords
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[B] [C#m] [B]
[C#] [B]
[E]
[B] [G#m]
[B] [Em] [E]
Sometimes I walk away, when all I really wanna do is love and hold your hand.
There is just one thing I can say, nobody loves you this way.
It's [Em] alright, [B]
[Em] can't you see?
[E]
We're [G#m] downtown [E] lights, [B]
[G#m] [B]
[E] in love we're all the same.
[G#m] [E] We're walking [B] down [C#m] an empty street, [E]
and with nobody to call your name.
[F#m] Empty streets, [B] empty [C#]
nights, [E] we're downtown
[Em] lights.
[E]
How do I know [A] you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
[E] Yeah, [A]
yeah, yeah, [C#]
[B] it's [E] alright.
[B] [E]
Tonight and every night, let's go walking down this empty street.
[C#m] [A] Let's walk in the cool [C#m] evening light.
[E] From the right, [B]
behind [C#] my side, [E]
we're downtown lights.
It will be alright, it will be alright, we're downtown, yeah.
[Em]
[A] How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
It's alright, it's [Em] [B] alright, we're [E] downtown lights.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah,
[E] yeah.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
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To jam and learn The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G#m, B, Em, B, Em, E, B, G#m, B, E, G#m, E and B. For best results, commence at 49 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 99. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Sometimes I walk away, _ _ _ when all I really wanna do _ _ _ _ _ is love and hold your hand. _
_ _ There is just one thing I can say, _ _ _ _ nobody loves you this way. _
_ _ It's [Em] alright, _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] can't you _ see?
[E]
We're [G#m] downtown _ _ [E] lights, [B] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] in love we're all the same.
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ We're walking [B] down [C#m] an empty street, [E] _
_ and with nobody to call your name.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Empty streets, _ _ _ _ [B] empty [C#] _
nights, _ _ [E] we're downtown _
_ [Em] lights.
_ _ _ [E] _
How do I know [A] you feel it? _ _ _
How do I know _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it's _ _ true?
_ [E] Yeah, [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ yeah, yeah, [C#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ it's [E] alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Tonight and every night, _ _ _ let's go walking down this empty street.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] Let's walk in the cool [C#m] evening light. _ _
[E] _ From the right, _ _ [B] _
_ behind [C#] my side, _ [E] _
we're downtown _ lights. _
_ It will be alright, _ _ it will be alright, _ we're downtown, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah.
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] How do I know you feel it?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How _ do I know it's true?
_ _ It's alright, _ it's _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] alright, _ _ we're [E] downtown lights. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Yeah, yeah, _
_ _ _ [E] _ yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Within the album Hats, written by Paul Gerard Buchanan, you'll find this song.

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