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