Down In the Street Below
The Divine ComedyVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Press the doorbell and push the door
Climb the darkened stairwell to the second floor
She'll be waiting for you in her dressing-gown
With the drink she poured you when she heard the sound
Watch the film, eat the food she cooked
Talk of how the film ain't half as good as the book
Kiss her sleepy eyes closed and say "it's time"
To slip beneath the shadows of the bedroom blinds
Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
It's cold for the season down in the street below
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Men and women go about their business
Picking up the last few things for Christmas
Trying not to step upon the pigeons
Praying to the gods of their religions
That they might be spared a little longer
That they might become a little stronger
Down in the street below
Everybody's on a secret mission
Everybody's got their own ambitions
They would tell you if they thought you'd listen
They would say how lately they've been wishing
For the chance to meet a handsome stranger
Lead a life of elegance and danger
Down in the street below
Down in the street below
Way up high in a phallic tower
You're swimming in a tiny galaxy of stars
Knocking back mojitos at the cocktail bar
Talking 'bout burritos and conceptual art
Your armchair's round and your glass is square
The clientele's straight out of this month's Vanity Fair
Well look around the place, something's not quite right
Yours is the only face that you don't recognize
Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
It's cold for the season down in the street below
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Readable chord sheet for Down In the Street Below by The Divine Comedy
[Bb]Press the doorbell and push[F] the door [Ab]Climb the darkened stairwell to the second [Bb]floor [Gm]She'll be waiting for you in her dressin[C]g-gown [Gm]With the drink she poured you when she heard the[C] sound [Bb]Watch the film, eat the food[F] she cooked [Ab]Talk of how the film ain't half as good as[Bb] the book [Gm]Kiss her sleepy eyes closed and say "it's [C]time" [Cm]To slip beneath the shadows of the bedroom blinds [F] Well it's al[Bb]ways a pleasure and never a [Cm]chore But you ju[Bb]st don't know whether you're doing it for the [Gm]right reasons [Cm] [G]It's cold for the s[Cm]eason down in the street belo[Gm]w Before Chorus -3-5-6-5---3-6-5---3-6-5---3-6-5--------| ---------6-------6-------6--------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| [Gm]Men and women go about their business [Gm]Picking up the last few things for Christmas [Cm]Trying not to step upon the pigeons [Cm]Praying to the gods of their religions [Cm]That they might be spared a little longer [Cm]That they might become a little stronger [Dm7]Down in the [Cm7]street be[F]low [Gm]Everybody's on a secret mission [Gm]Everybody's got their own ambitions [Gm]They would tell you if they thought you'd listen [Cm]They would say how lately they've been wishing [Cm]For the chance to meet a handsome stranger [Cm]Lead a life of elegance and danger [Dm7]Down in the [Cm7]street be[F]low [Dm7]Down in the [Cm7]street be[F]low [Bb]Way up high in a phallic [F]tower [Ab]You're swimming in a tiny galaxy of stars [Bb] [Gm]Knocking back mojitos at the cocktail ba[C]r [Gm]Talking 'bout burritos and conceptual ar[C]t [Bb]Your armchair's round and[F] your glass is square [Ab]The clientele's straight out of this month[Bb]'s Vanity Fair [Gm]Well look around the place, something's no[C]t quite right [Cm]Yours is the only face that you don't recognize [F] Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons It's cold for the season down in the street below