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Downtown

Matt Mays
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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- ---
 X2
Babe  it seems  like so long
Since  you  heard your favorite  song
playin  downtown playing  downtown
Ya  know it  seems like a while
Since  the country's  been in  style
Now  im Downtown  now im downtown
Never  really understood why im here in the city
 Your in the fields  walking around
 Ive been  seeing too much trouble here and I
 Here for you
 Ive been standing  here for days
Looking  for  some kind of change
But  Ive had no luck  to speak of
 Solo is Pedal steel but guitar plays same rhythm
-strum  once
 Take a trip out of the heart
 C G Am--strum these three once lightly
 when the trains and troubles start
If  your downtown if  your downtown
Never  really understood why Im here in the city
 Your in the fields  walking around
 I've been seeing  too much trouble here and Im
 Here for you
 Ive been seeing  too much trouble here and Im
 Here for you
Babe  it seems  like so long
Babe  it seems  like so long
Babe  it seems  like so long
Babe  it seems  like so long
So  long so  long
 a few points of interest..the part of the song immediately before
 and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C
 you will hear what sounds like a slide so I play it like this
-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
 in the same form so youll have to change position fairly fast
 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
 youll notice where on the song when you hear it..its around
 the part where he sings "I've been"
-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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Readable chord sheet for Downtown by Matt Mays

[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- ---
[C]        [G]            [Am] X2

[C]Babe it s[G]eems like so [Am]long

[C]Since you[G] heard your favorite[Am] song

[F]playin downtown p[F]laying downtow[C]n     [G]              [Am]

[C]Ya know it[G] seems like a w[Am]hile

[C]Since the c[G]ountry's been i[Am]n style

[F]Now im Downtown[F] now im downtown[C]       [G]                [Am]

[F]Never really understood why im here in the c[G]ity

Your in the fi[C]elds walking [F]around

Ive been[Dm] seeing too much trouble here and [G]I

Here for y[C]ou

Ive been s[G]tanding here for d[Am]ays

[C]Looking f[G]or some kind of c[Am]hange

[F]But Ive had no l[F]uck to speak of[C]    [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

[F]If your downtown [F]if your downtow[C]n      [G]              [Am]

[F]Never really understood why Im here in the [G]city

Your in the [C]fields walking a[F]round

I've been s[Dm]eeing too much trouble here and [G]Im

Here for y[C]ou

Ive been s[Dm]eeing too much trouble here and I[G]m

Here for y[C]ou

[C]Babe it s[G]eems like so l[Am]ong

[C]Babe it s[G]eems like so l[Am]ong

[C]Babe it s[G]eems like so l[Am]ong

[C]Babe it s[G]eems like so l[Am]ong      [F]

[F]So long so[F] long   [C]

a few points of interest..the part of the song immediately before
and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C
you will hear what sounds like a slide so I play it like this

-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
in the same form so youll have to change position fairly fast

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
youll notice where on the song when you hear it..its around
the part where he sings "I've been"

-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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