This song is from Matt's first solo album Tabbed by Steve Degen IMPORTANT- this song is tuned down a whole step and a half e tunes to c# If your tuner cant do this or your not sure how, b tunes to g# put a capo on the third fret and tune the guitar to g tunes to e standard...remove the capo and you have it tuned down d tunes to b a step and a half A tunes to f# E tunes to c# Chords Used

-^C0- -^G3- -^Am0- -^F1- ^Dm-1- -1- -3- -1- -1- -3- -0- -0- -2- -2- -2- -2- -0- -2- -3- -0- -3- -2- -0- -3- --- -0- -3- --- -1- --- Intro

C G Am X2

^CBabe it s^Geems like so ^Amlong ^CSince you^G heard your favorite^Am song

^Fplayin downtown p^Flaying downtow^Cn ^G ^Am ^CYa know it^G seems like a w^Amhile

^CSince the c^Gountry's been i^Amn style ^FNow im Downtown^F now im downtown^C ^G ^Am

^FNever really understood why im here in the c^Gity Your in the fi^Celds walking ^Faround

Ive been^Dm seeing too much trouble here and ^GI Here for y^Cou

Ive been s^Gtanding here for d^Amays ^CLooking f^Gor some kind of c^Amhange

^FBut Ive had no l^Fuck to speak of^C ^G ^C ^G Solo is Pedal steel but guitar plays same rhythm

C G Am C G Am F F C G C G C-strum once Take a trip out of the heart C G Am--strum these three once lightly when the trains and troubles start

^FIf your downtown ^Fif your downtow^Cn ^G ^Am ^FNever really understood why Im here in the ^Gcity

Your in the ^Cfields walking a^Fround I've been s^Dmeeing too much trouble here and ^GIm

Here for y^Cou Ive been s^Dmeeing too much trouble here and I^Gm

Here for y^Cou ^CBabe it s^Geems like so l^Among

^CBabe it s^Geems like so l^Among ^CBabe it s^Geems like so l^Among

^CBabe it s^Geems like so l^Among ^F ^FSo long so^F long ^C

a few points of interest..the part of the song immediately before and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C you will hear what sounds like a slide so I play it like this -0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0- -1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1s-3-3-3-3-1- -0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-0- -2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2s-5-5-5-5-2- -3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s-5-5-5-5-3- -0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0- So basically you slide the C position towards the G barred Chord to get that slide sound..the fingering isnt in the same form so youll have to change position fairly fast Also..any point in the song where he goes from an F to a Dm There are two notes you hit in between these chords youll notice where on the song when you hear it..its around the part where he sings "I've been" -1-1-1-----1-1-1 -1-1-1-----3-3-3 -2-2-2-----2-2-2 -3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0 -3-3-3---------- -1-1-1---------- So that's basically it..pretty easy song but oh so good Questions, Queries, or comments my email is steve_degen@hotmail.com

Matt Mays - Downtown