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