Downtown Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
98.9 bpm
Chords used:

Am

E

D

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Downtown chords
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[Bb] [Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [C]
[E] [C]
Red bears [A] and the sugar man, [E] the temple street glue,
[Am] Drinking sheriff's [E] regal and far out of rule, [Am] Just another dead soul [E] in a powder blue light,
[Am] Sugar man said [E] baby everything's alright,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] down, [D] down, [Em] down,
[Am] [D]
[E] [Am] My man [E] a-havin' a simple dance,
[C] Lookin' for someone to [Ab] chop [Em] the rubber in his pants,
[Am] How am I gonna [Em] unload all this ice and all this meat,
[Am] All the traffic in the streets,
[E] Well it's so hard to [Am] think,
Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] [D] down, down, [E] down,
[Am] Goin' down, [D] down, [F] down,
[B]
[Am] [E] [G]
[C] [E] [Em]
[Cm] [Am] [E] [C]
[Am] [E]
[C] Crankin' where her [Em] lips think,
The air called dawn,
[Dm] I [Am] swear to God I [Ab] seen him hold her hands with Jimmy Bond,
[Am] Sally's out [C] on crank,
[E] Hungry for some sweets,
[Am] Fam in the sheets,
[E] Butch and Butch in the streets,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, down, [A] down, [D]
down, [Em] down,
[A] Goin' [D] down, down, [G] down,
[Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] It's [A] [Em] the cool of the evening,
[E] The sun's goin' down,
[Em] I wanna hold you in my arms,
I wanna push [D] you around,
[Am] I wanna break your bottle,
[E] Spill out all your [Am] charms,
Come on baby, we'll set [E] off for the burglar's lawn,
[D] Goin' down, [A] down, [D] down, [Em] down, down,
[A] Goin' down, [D] down, [Dm] down,
[N] [C]
[Abm] [Am]
[E] Goin' [A] down, down, down,
[E] Get
[Am] past them sugar [E] men,
Temple street blue,
[Am] I'm drinkin' Chef's Regal,
[E] In a four [C] dollar [A] room,
Just another [Am] dead soldier,
[E] With a bottle of blue night,
[Am] Red dress turned to sugar [E] man,
Said everything's alright,
[A] Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] [D] down, [Em]
down, down,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, [F] down,
[Dm] [Am] [E]
Hey [Em] boy!
[C] [Am] [E]
[C] [A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [Ab]
[Em] [Am] [E]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Tom Waits - Downtown chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Am, E and Am. Ease into the song by practicing at 49 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 99 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Red bears [A] and the sugar man, [E] the temple street glue, _
[Am] Drinking sheriff's [E] regal and far out of rule, [Am] Just another dead soul [E] in a powder blue light, _
[Am] Sugar man said [E] baby everything's alright,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] down, [D] down, [Em] _ down,
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] My man [E] a-havin' a simple dance,
_ [C] Lookin' for someone to [Ab] chop [Em] the rubber in his pants,
[Am] _ How am I gonna [Em] unload all this ice and all this meat,
[Am] All the traffic in the streets,
[E] Well it's so hard to [Am] think,
Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] _ [D] down, down, [E] _ _ down,
[Am] Goin' down, [D] down, [F] down,
_ [B] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] Crankin' where her [Em] lips think,
The air called dawn,
[Dm] I [Am] swear to God I [Ab] seen him hold her hands with Jimmy Bond,
[Am] _ Sally's out [C] on crank,
[E] _ Hungry for some sweets,
[Am] Fam in the sheets,
[E] Butch and Butch in the streets,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, down, [A] down, [D]
down, [Em] _ down,
[A] Goin' [D] down, down, [G] down,
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ It's _ [A] _ [Em] the cool of the evening,
[E] The sun's goin' down,
[Em] I wanna hold you in my arms,
I wanna push [D] you around,
[Am] I wanna break your bottle,
[E] Spill out all your [Am] charms,
Come on baby, we'll set [E] off for the burglar's lawn,
[D] Goin' down, [A] down, [D] down, [Em] down, down, _
[A] Goin' down, [D] down, [Dm] down, _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Goin' [A] _ _ down, down, down,
[E] Get _ _ _
[Am] _ past them sugar [E] men,
Temple street blue,
[Am] I'm drinkin' Chef's Regal,
[E] In a four [C] dollar [A] room,
Just another [Am] dead soldier,
[E] With a bottle of blue night, _
[Am] Red dress turned to sugar [E] man,
Said everything's alright,
[A] Goin' [D] down, down, [Am] _ [D] down, [Em]
down, down,
[Am] Goin' [D] down, [F] down,
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
Hey [Em] boy! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Heartattack And Vine is this song, written by Tom Waits.

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