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Down In The Bowery

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[Intro]
C  Em  Am  G
[Verse 1]
EveryCbody's got to Emdance with the blues someAmtimesG  
EveryCbody's got to Emfeel some things they don't want to feel someAmtimesG  
I'd Fbuy you a smile in a minute but would you Cwear it?G  
If you Fhad one moment to spare would you come down and Cshare it?G  
[Chorus]
I want you Cout on the streets Gmaking a scene for everyFbody
I want to hear your Cvoice up above the Gcrowd and the noise 
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
[Verse 2]
I hope you Clive long enough to forEmget half the stuff that they Amtaught yoGu      
And when it's Call said and done I hope you Emgot your own set of rules to hang Amon toG  
I'd Fbuy you a smile in a minute but would you Cwear it?G  
If you Fhad one moment to spare would you come down and Cshare it?G  
[Chorus]
I want you Cout on the streets Gmaking a scene for everyFbody
I want to hear your Cvoice up above the Gcrowd and the noise 
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
[Instrumental]
C  Em  Am  G
[Verse 3]
I hope you Clive long enough to forEmget half the stuff that they Amtaught you      G  
And when it's Call said and done I hope you Emgot your own set of rules to hang Amon toG  
I'd Fbuy you a smile in a minute but would you Cwear it?G  
If you Fhad one moment to spare would you come down and Cshare it?G  
[Chorus]
I want you Cout on the streets Gmaking a scene for everyFbody
I want to hear your Cvoice up above the Gcrowd and the noise 
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  
Down in The FBoweryFmaj7  C  

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Down In The Bowery

by Alejandro Escovedo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C Em Am G

[Verse 1]

C Em Am G

Everybody's got to dance with the blues sometimes

C Em Am G

Everybody's got to feel some things they don't want to feel sometimes

F C G

I'd buy you a smile in a minute but would you wear it?

F C G

If you had one moment to spare would you come down and share it?

[Chorus]

C G F

I want you out on the streets making a scene for everybody

C G

I want to hear your voice up above the crowd and the noise

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

[Verse 2]

C Em Am G

I hope you live long enough to forget half the stuff that they taught you

C Em Am G

And when it's all said and done I hope you got your own set of rules to hang on to

F C G

I'd buy you a smile in a minute but would you wear it?

F C G

If you had one moment to spare would you come down and share it?

[Chorus]

C G F

I want you out on the streets making a scene for everybody

C G

I want to hear your voice up above the crowd and the noise

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

[Instrumental]

C Em Am G

[Verse 3]

C Em Am G

I hope you live long enough to forget half the stuff that they taught you

C Em Am G

And when it's all said and done I hope you got your own set of rules to hang on to

F C G

I'd buy you a smile in a minute but would you wear it?

F C G

If you had one moment to spare would you come down and share it?

[Chorus]

C G F

I want you out on the streets making a scene for everybody

C G

I want to hear your voice up above the crowd and the noise

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

F Fmaj7

Down in The Bowery

F Fmaj7 C

Down in The Bowery

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