Stay Away From Downtown chords by Redd Kross

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/C Dsus2/C#


Verse 1:
D MajorD             G+G
You did it my friend, Got away once again
      E minorEm       A augmentedA
You'll get caught, just you wait; you will see
  D MajorD             G+G
It was a close call, Put your hands on the wall
 E minorEm       A augmentedA        D MajorD
  You'll get caught, wait and see

(Drum Fill)

Pre-Chorus:
G+G                          D MajorD
Remember your life was once good, They're after you now
G+G                          A augmentedA
Remember your life was once good the day you are losing

Chorus:
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
   D MajorD
Yeah you


(Instrumental)
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD

D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/C Dsus2/C#


Verse 2:
D MajorD                G+G
The black and white angels have tar paper wings
      E minorEm      A augmentedA
You can't hide birds of prey they see every-
D MajorD             G+G
thing. They're coming to get you, you're not para-
E minorEm       A augmentedA            D MajorD
noid. It's an affair, much more than a fling

(Drum fill)

Pre-Chorus:
G+G                          D MajorD
Ignore the one who lives in your head he's ugly and cruel
   G+G                              A augmentedA
You still haven't done all those things that you said you'd never do, so

Chorus:
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
   D MajorD
Yeah you

(Instrumental)
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD

D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/C Dsus2/C#


G+G          A augmentedA    D MajorD     G+G
It feels so great at first To be so all alone
E minorEm          A augmentedA        D MajorD         G+G
But each time it get worse when your soul has left its home
E minorEm          A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
The devil inside your head is so far from dead, and might not
E minorEm          A augmentedA
let go of you this time
D MajorD            G+G            E minorEm         A augmentedA
Best not push your luck, best not push your luck, Best not push your luck


Chorus:
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD             A augmentedA  G+G
You better stay away from down-town
D MajorD     G+G     E minorEm    A augmentedA
Yeah you, yeah you, yeah you, yeah you You better stay away from


D MajorD         G+G     E minorEm    A augmentedA
Downtown Yeah you, yeah you, yeah you, yeah you

(Assorted "Shalala"s and "Oh no"'s and "Yeah you"'s)

Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD

D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Em A augmentedA D MajorD

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