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IMPORTANT- this song is tuned down a whole step and a half
b tunes to g#  put a capo on the third fret and tune the guitar to 
g tunes to e   standard...remove the capo and you have it tuned down
 Atunes to F#  
 Etunes to C#  
Chords Used
-C0- -G3- -Am0- -F1- Dm-1-
-1- -3- -1- -1- -3-
-0- -0- -2- -2- -2-
-2- -0- -2- -3- -0-
-3- -2- -0- -3- ---
-0- -3- --- -1- ---
Intro
        C              G   AmX2
CBabe it sGeems like so Amlong
CSince you Gheard your favorite Amsong
Fplayin downtown pFlaying downtowCnG  Am  
CYa know it Gseems like a wAmhile
CSince the cGountry's been iAmn style
FNow im Downtown Fnow im downtownC  G  Am  
FNever really understood why im here in the cGity
Your in the fiCelds walking Faround
Ive been Dmseeing too much trouble here and GI
Here for yCou
Ive been sGtanding here for dAmays
CLooking fGor some kind of cAmhange
FBut Ive had no lFuck to speak ofC  G  C  G  
Solo is Pedal steel but guitar plays same rhythm
C       G        Am
C       G        Am
F                F
C    G    C    G
C-strum once
Take a trip out of the heart
C          G                 Am--strum these three once lightly
when the trains and troubles start
FIf your downtown Fif your downtowCnG  Am  
FNever really understood why Im here in the Gcity
Your in the Cfields walking aFround
I've been sDmeeing too much trouble here and GIm
Here for yCou
Ive been sDmeeing too much trouble here and IGm
Here for yCou
CBabe it sGeems like so lAmong
CBabe it sGeems like so lAmong
CBabe it sGeems like so lAmong
CBabe it sGeems like so lAmongF  
FSo long so FlongC  
and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C
-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-
-1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1-
-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0-
-2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2-
-3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3-
-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-
So basically you slide the C position towards the 
G barred Chord to get that slide sound..the fingering isnt 
Also..any point in the song where he goes from an F to a Dm
There are two notes you hit in between these chords
-1-1-1-----1-1-1
-1-1-1-----3-3-3
-2-2-2-----2-2-2
-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0
-3-3-3----------
-1-1-1----------

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Downtown

by Matt Mays

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

IMPORTANT- this song is tuned down a whole step and a half

b tunes to g# put a capo on the third fret and tune the guitar to

g tunes to e standard...remove the capo and you have it tuned down

A F#

tunes to

E C#

tunes to

Chords Used

C G Am F Dm

-0- -3- -0- -1- -1-

-1- -3- -1- -1- -3-

-0- -0- -2- -2- -2-

-2- -0- -2- -3- -0-

-3- -2- -0- -3- ---

-0- -3- --- -1- ---

Intro

C G Am

Babe it seems like so long

C G Am

Since you heard your favorite song

F F C G Am

playin downtown playing downtown

C G Am

Ya know it seems like a while

C G Am

Since the country's been in style

F F C G Am

Now im Downtown now im downtown

F G

Never really understood why im here in the city

C F

Your in the fields walking around

Dm G

Ive been seeing too much trouble here and I

Here for you

G Am

Ive been standing here for days

C G Am

Looking for some kind of change

F F C G C G

But Ive had no luck to speak of

Solo is Pedal steel but guitar plays same rhythm

C G Am

F F

C G C G

-strum once

Take a trip out of the heart

C G Am--strum these three once lightly

when the trains and troubles start

F F C G Am

If your downtown if your downtown

F G

Never really understood why Im here in the city

C F

Your in the fields walking around

Dm G

I've been seeing too much trouble here and Im

Here for you

Dm G

Ive been seeing too much trouble here and Im

Here for you

C G Am

Babe it seems like so long

C G Am

Babe it seems like so long

C G Am

Babe it seems like so long

C G Am F

Babe it seems like so long

F F C

So long so long

and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C

-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-

-1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1-

-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0-

-2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2-

-3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3-

-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-

So basically you slide the C position towards the

G barred Chord to get that slide sound..the fingering isnt

Also..any point in the song where he goes from an F to a Dm

There are two notes you hit in between these chords

-1-1-1-----1-1-1

-1-1-1-----3-3-3

-2-2-2-----2-2-2

-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0

-3-3-3----------

-1-1-1----------

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