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Down On Easy Street

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 3rd fret
[Chords]
-G3-C0-Am0--D2-F1-|
-0-1-1--3-1-|
-0-0-2--2-2-|
-0-2-2--0-3-|
-2-3-0----3-|
-3--------1-|
main riff
-G-------C--|
--3-3-0-1-|
--0-0-0-0-|
----------|
----------|
----------|
[intro]
G C G C (play main riff 2x)
 GGuess you heard I'm doin' Cwell
 GStruck it rich, to Chear some folks tell
 AmBut I'm still the same old Dme
Down on GEasy StreetC  
 GYou give your all to find that Croad
 GAnd you lose touch with some Cpeople as you go
 AmPromises are hard to Dkeep
Down on GEasy StreetC  G  
But when CI lay down, and Cyou're not there
Girl, AmI wish I was Danywhere, but
GIn this world where the Dtelephone is Gall I touch
When DI'm alone and Cno one ever reGally knows
The Amman inside of Dme
 GUp here in this Dlonely room just a-Gsippin' wine
And a-Dmissin' you girl CI've got everyGthing
But what I Amneed
That's why I'm FdownC  
        G          C (play main riff)
 GSomeone told me you moved Con
 GWell who could blame you, with Cme so off and gone
 AmBut do you ever think of Dme
Down on GEasy StreetC  G  
If you're Cout this way, some Cweek, some year
Girl, Amyou'll still find me Dwaitin' here
GIn this world where the Dtelephone is Gall I touch
When DI'm alone and Cno one ever reGally knows
The Amman inside of Dme
 GUp here in this Dlonely room just a-Gsippin' wine
And a-Dmissin' you girl CI've got everyGthing
But what I Amneed
That's why I'm FdownC  
GIn this world where the Dtelephone is Gall I touch
When DI'm alone and Cno one ever reGally knows
The Amman inside of Dme
 GUp here in this Dlonely room just a-Gsippin' wine
And a-Dmissin' you girl CI've got everyGthing
But what I Amneed
That's why I'm FdownC  
        G          C (play main riff)
        G          C (play main riff)
Down on GEasy StreetC  
 GGuess you heard I'm doin'
   well
e|-C0---0---0---C0---0---0---G3-|
B|-1---1---1---1---1---1---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---0-|
A|-3-2-3-2-3---3-2-3-2-3---2-|
E|-------------------------3-|

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Down On Easy Street

by Dierks Bentley

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3rd fret

[Chords]

G C Am D F

-3-0-0--2-1-|

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

-0-0-2--2-2-|

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

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

-3--------1-|

main riff

G C

----------|

--3-3-0-1-|

--0-0-0-0-|

----------|

[intro]

G C G C (play main riff 2x)

G C

Guess you heard I'm doin' well

G C

Struck it rich, to hear some folks tell

Am D

But I'm still the same old me

G C

Down on Easy Street

G C

You give your all to find that road

G C

And you lose touch with some people as you go

Am D

Promises are hard to keep

G C G

Down on Easy Street

C C

But when I lay down, and you're not there

Am D

Girl, I wish I was anywhere, but

G D G

In this world where the telephone is all I touch

D C G

When I'm alone and no one ever really knows

Am D

The man inside of me

G D G

Up here in this lonely room just a-sippin' wine

D C G

And a-missin' you girl I've got everything

But what I need

F C

That's why I'm down

G C (play main riff)

G C

Someone told me you moved on

G C

Well who could blame you, with me so off and gone

Am D

But do you ever think of me

G C G

Down on Easy Street

C C

If you're out this way, some week, some year

Am D

Girl, you'll still find me waitin' here

G D G

In this world where the telephone is all I touch

D C G

When I'm alone and no one ever really knows

Am D

The man inside of me

G D G

Up here in this lonely room just a-sippin' wine

D C G

And a-missin' you girl I've got everything

But what I need

F C

That's why I'm down

G D G

In this world where the telephone is all I touch

D C G

When I'm alone and no one ever really knows

Am D

The man inside of me

G D G

Up here in this lonely room just a-sippin' wine

D C G

And a-missin' you girl I've got everything

But what I need

F C

That's why I'm down

G C (play main riff)

G C

Down on Easy Street

Guess you heard I'm doin'

well

C C G

e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3-|

B|-1---1---1---1---1---1---0-|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---0-|

A|-3-2-3-2-3---3-2-3-2-3---2-|

E|-------------------------3-|

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