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