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Little Shop Of Horrors - Skid Row Downtown

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Downtown/Skid Row
Little Shop of Horrors
[Verse 1]
BbAlarm goes off at seven
And you Gmstart uptown.
You Dmput in your eight hours
For the Cm7powers that have aF7lways Bbbeen. F/A  Gm  
Till it's five Cm7P.M.
[Chorus]
Eb/FThen You go
BbDowntown FWhere the fBbolks are broke.
You go DDmowntown WAhere your lDmife's a joke.
You go DEbowntown WBbhen you bEbuy your token,
you Gmgo      Eb/FHome to skid rBbow.F  
Bb(Home to skid rGmow.)
Eb/FYes, you go
BbDowntown FWhere the cBbabs don't stop
DmDowntown AWhere the fDmood is slop
EbDowntown WBbhere the hEbop-heads flop
in the sGmnow       Eb/FDown on Skid BbRowF  Bb  
[Verse 2]
Ebmaj7Uptown you cater to a million jerks.
GmUptown you're messengers and mailroom clerks
CmEating all your lunches at the hot dog carts.
F7The bosses take your money and they break your hearts.
Ebmaj7Uptown you cater to a million whores.
GmYou disinfect terrazzo on their bathroom floors.
CmYour job is really menial and you make no bread
F7then at five o'clock you head...
[Chorus]
Eb/FBy subway...
BbDowntown WFhere the Bbguys are drips.
DmDowntown AWhere they Dmrip your slips.
EbDowntown BbWhere relEbationships are no Gmgo.
Eb/FDown on skid BbrowF  
BbDown on skid rGmowDm7  
GmDown on skid rEbowBb  
EbDown on skid Cm7row! F7  
[Verse 3]
GmPoor! All my life I've always been Ebpoor.
I keep asking God what I'm Gmfor,
and he tells me "Gee, I'm not Dmsure
Cm7Sweep that fEb/Floor, kid."
CmOh,  G   CmI started life as an orGmphan,
a child of Dmthe sGmtreet
Here on skid row.Cm  G  
CmHe took me in, gave me Gmshelter, a bed,
C7Crust of bread and a job
BbTreats me like dirt, C7calls me a slob, Which I F7sus4am.
F7So I live
[Chorus]
BbDowntown That's your home address.
Ya live DmDowntown When your life's a mess.
Ya live  EbDowntown Where depressions' jes' GmStatus Quo.
Eb/FDown on skid Bbrow
Someone show me a way to get outa here,
Dm'cause I constantly pray I'll get outa here
EbPlease, won't somebody say I'll get outa here
GmSomeone gimme my shot or I'll Eb/Frot here.
BbShow me how and I will, I'll get out-a here.
DmI'll start climbin' up hill and get out-a here.
EbSomeone tell me I still could get out-a here.
GmSomeone tell lady luck that I'm Eb/Fstuck here.
BbGee it sure would be swell to get out-a here
DmBid the gutter fairwell and get out-a here
EbI'd move heaven and hell to get out-a skid
GmI'd do I dunno what F7sus4to get out-a skid
but a hell of a lot to get out-a skid
people tell me there's not a way out-a skid
but believe me I gotta get out-a skid rBbow.
F Bb F Bb F Bb

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Little Shop Of Horrors - Skid Row Downtown

by Misc Soundtrack

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Cm7

F/A

Eb/F

Ebmaj7

Dm7

F7sus4

Downtown/Skid Row

Little Shop of Horrors

[Verse 1]

Alarm goes off at seven

And you start uptown.

You put in your eight hours

Cm7 F7 Bb F/A Gm

For the powers that have always been.

Cm7

Till it's five P.M.

[Chorus]

Eb/F

Then You go

Bb F Bb

Downtown Where the folks are broke.

Dm A Dm

You go Downtown Where your life's a joke.

Eb Bb Eb

You go Downtown When you buy your token,

Gm Eb/F Bb F

you go Home to skid row.

Bb Gm

(Home to skid row.)

Eb/F

Yes, you go

Bb F Bb

Downtown Where the cabs don't stop

Dm A Dm

Downtown Where the food is slop

Eb Bb Eb

Downtown Where the hop-heads flop

Gm Eb/F Bb F Bb

in the snow Down on Skid Row

[Verse 2]

Ebmaj7

Uptown you cater to a million jerks.

Uptown you're messengers and mailroom clerks

Eating all your lunches at the hot dog carts.

The bosses take your money and they break your hearts.

Ebmaj7

Uptown you cater to a million whores.

You disinfect terrazzo on their bathroom floors.

Your job is really menial and you make no bread

then at five o'clock you head...

[Chorus]

Eb/F

By subway...

Bb F Bb

Downtown Where the guys are drips.

Dm A Dm

Downtown Where they rip your slips.

Eb Bb Eb Gm

Downtown Where relationships are no go.

Eb/F Bb F

Down on skid row

Bb Gm Dm7

Down on skid row

Gm Eb Bb

Down on skid row

Eb Cm7 F7

Down on skid row!

[Verse 3]

Gm Eb

Poor! All my life I've always been poor.

I keep asking God what I'm for,

and he tells me "Gee, I'm not sure

Cm7 Eb/F

Sweep that floor, kid."

Cm G Cm Gm

Oh, I started life as an orphan,

Dm Gm

a child of the street

Cm G

Here on skid row.

Cm Gm

He took me in, gave me shelter, a bed,

Crust of bread and a job

Bb C7 F7sus4

Treats me like dirt, calls me a slob, Which I am.

So I live

[Chorus]

Downtown That's your home address.

Ya live Downtown When your life's a mess.

Eb Gm

Ya live Downtown Where depressions' jes' Status Quo.

Eb/F Bb

Down on skid row

Someone show me a way to get outa here,

'cause I constantly pray I'll get outa here

Please, won't somebody say I'll get outa here

Gm Eb/F

Someone gimme my shot or I'll rot here.

Show me how and I will, I'll get out-a here.

I'll start climbin' up hill and get out-a here.

Someone tell me I still could get out-a here.

Gm Eb/F

Someone tell lady luck that I'm stuck here.

Gee it sure would be swell to get out-a here

Bid the gutter fairwell and get out-a here

I'd move heaven and hell to get out-a skid

Gm F7sus4

I'd do I dunno what to get out-a skid

but a hell of a lot to get out-a skid

people tell me there's not a way out-a skid

but believe me I gotta get out-a skid row.

F Bb F Bb F Bb

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