| G | Bm | C | D7 | G | Bm | C | D | |
| When you're a | lone and life is | making you | lonely, you can | always | go | Down | town |
| G | Bm | C | D7 | G | Bm | C | D | |
| When you got | worries, all the | noise and the | hurry seems to | help I | know | Down | town |
| G | Em | |
| Just | listen to the music of the | traffic in the city, |
| G | Em | Bm | |
| Linger on the sidewalk where the | neon lights are pretty | How can you lose ? |
| C | A/G | |
| The lights are much brighter there, you can for | get all your troubles, forget all you cares, so go |
| G | Bm | C | D | G | Bm | |
| Down | town, | things will be | great when you're | down | town |
| C | D | G | Bm | C | D | G | G | CaddD | G | CaddD | G | |
| No finer | place for sure, | down | town | Ev'rything's | waiting for | you |
| Don't hang around and let your problems surround you there are movie shows - downtown |
| Maybe you know some little places to go to where they never close - downtown |
| G | Em | |
| Just | listen to the music of a | gentle bossanovy, |
| G | Em | Bm | |
| You'll be dancing with 'em too be | fore the night is over | Happy again! |
| C | A/G | |
| The lights are much brighter there, you can for | get all your troubles, forget all you cares, so go |
| Chorus |
| G | Em | |
| And | you may find somebody kind to | help and understand you |
| G | Em | Bm | |
| Someone who is just like you and | needs a gentle hand to | Guide them along... |
| C | A/G | |
| So maybe I'll see you there we can for | get all our troubles, forget all our cares, we'll go |
| Chorus |
