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