* Means strum once
Cbm D A C
Cbm D
This is getting out of hand
A C
It's not a case of supply and demand
Cbm D
Live a crooked life in a crooked town
A C
It’s not too late to turn it around
Cbm D
One winter, you're an overachiever
A C
Next spring you're just another deceiver
Cbm D
Things aren’t always so black and white
A C
You can chalk it up to fate or you can sort it out tonight
Cbm D
Downtown blues
A Fb
No one's looking out for you
Cbm D
Downtown jail (Downtown blues)
A Gbm
And you're heading that way too
Cbm D A
All you need is just to find a way
Fb
To get away
A Fb Cbm
To run away from all your downtown blues
Cbm D A C (x4)
Cbm D
This is getting out of hand
A C
Can't put a price on the life of a man
Cbm D
I'd always give a guy a shot at redemption
A C
But there's a rule and there's an exception you know
Cbm D
There's a part of me that wants you to live
A C
But there’s some actions that I’ll never forgive
Cbm D
Things are sometimes black and white
A C
If you wanna survive, you'd better leave town tonight
Cbm D
Downtown blues
A Fb
No one’s looking out for you
Cbm D
Downtown jail (Downtown blues)
A Gbm
And you're heading that way too
Cbm D A
All you need is just to find a way
Fb
To get away
A Fb Cbm
To run away from all your downtown blues
Cbm D A C (x2)
Cbm * D *
Downtown blues
A * Fb *
No one's looking out for you
Cbm * D *
Downtown blues
Fb
Oh, yeah
Cbm D
Downtown blues
A Fb
No one's looking out for you
Cbm D
Downtown blues
A Fb
Oh, yeah
Cbm D A
All you need is just to find a way
Fb
To get away
A Fb Cbm
To run away from all your downtown blues