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Down On The Corner by John Fogerty

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Key: C


Intro riff:
  N.C. (C)    
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-3-------3---3-----|---------2-3---3----|
E|----5--3---------5-|-3---3--------------|


e|------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------3---3----|-----------2-3---3----|
E|----5--3--------5-|-3---3----------------|


   F                    C
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3---------3---3----|---------2-5---5----|
A|----5---3---------5-|-3---3--------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

G        C
e|----------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|-3----------3---3-----|----------2-3---3----|
E|----5---3-----------5-|-3---3---------------|


Verse 1:
C                          G                 C
Early in the evenin', well just about supper time
                                G             C
Over by the courthouse, they're starting to unwind
F                       C
Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up
                              G               C
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp


Chorus:
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet


Verse 2:
C                               G                  C
Rooster hits the washboard, and people just got to smile
                               G           C
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
F                              C
Poor boy twangs the rhythm out on his Kalamazoo
                            G            C
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo


Chorus:
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet


Instrumental Break - with Intro riff:
C  G C   G C F  C
G C


Chorus:
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet


Interlude:
C  G C   G C   G C


Verse 3:
C                      G             C
You don't need a penny just to hang around
                                      G              C
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
F                   C
Over on the corner, there's a happy noise
                               G               C
People come from all around to watch the magic boy


Out-Chorus:
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
F           C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
              F             C
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
        G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet