Downtown Chords

KeyAm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays583

Downtown by Macklemore And Ryan Lewis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, G, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro  

e-I------------7--7------------7--7--| 
B-I------5--5--------5--5---5--------| 
G------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------| 


Am 
I went to the moped store said fuck it 
C                   G 
Salesman like "What up, what's your budget?" 
        Am 
And I'm like "Honestly, I don't know nothing about mopeds" 
C                  G 
He said "I got the one for you, follow me" 
Am 
Oh it's too real 

C                   G 
Chromed out mirror, I don't need a windshield 
Am 
But on a seat, how can it be on two wheels 
C                   G 
Eight hundred cash, that's a hell of a deal 
           Am 
I'm headed Downtown, cruising through the alley 
C                  G 
Tip-toeing in the street like Dally 
Am 
Pulled up, moped to the valley 
C                 G 
Whitewalls on the wheels like (mayonnaise) 
Am                    C                  G 
Dope, my crew is ill, and all we need is two good wheels 
    Am 
Got gas in the tank, cash in the bank 
      C                        G 
And a bad little mama with her ass in my face 
Am 
I'mma lick that, stick that, break her off, (Kitâ?�Kat) 
C                       G 
Snuck her in backstage, you don't need a wristband 

Dope 


Am 
Killing the game 'bout to catch a body 
C                  G 
Passed the Harley, Dukie own a Ducati 
Am                               C 
Timbaland, Khaled, Scott Storch, Birdman 
              G 
God damn man, everybody got Bugattis 
Am 
But I'mma keep it hella 1987 
                                    C                   G 
Head into the dealership and drop a stack and cop a Kawasaki 
Am 
I'm stunting on everybody, hella raw, pass the wasabi 
C                  G 
I'm so low that my scrotums almost dragging on the concrete 
Am 
My seat is leather, alright, I'm lying, it's pleather 
C                        G 
But girl, we could still ride together 
Am 
You don't need an Uber, you don't need a cab 
C                          G 
fuck a bus pass, you got a moped man 
        Am 
She got 1988 Mariah Carey hair 
C                    G 
Very rare, mom jeans on her derriere 
         Am 
Throwing up the West Side as we tear in the air 
            C                    G 
Stopping by pipe place, throwing fish to a player 


C 
Downtown, downtown (Downtown) 
C                   C 
Downtown, downtown (Downtown) 
Em  F                     G     Am 
She has her arms around your waist 
Em F                         G 
   With a balance that could keep us safe 
C Em   F                      G      Am 
  Have you ever felt the warm embrace 
Em F                   G             C     Em F G Am Em F G 
   Of the leather seat between your legs 
C       Em F                       G 
Downtown   You don't want no beef, boy 
Am             Em       F 
Know I run the streets, boy 
                 G 
Better follow me towards 
C        Em       F                   G 
Downtown What you see is what you get girl 
Am         Em     F 
Don't ever forget girl 
G 
Ain't seen nothing yet until you're 

Downtown 


Dope 
Am 
Cut the bull 
Get off my mullet 
      C 
Stone washed, so raw 
             G 
Moped like a bullet 
Am 
 It can't catch me 
  C                G 
A po-po can't reprimand me
         Am 
I'm in a Bâ?�Boy stance, I'm not dancing 
           C                      G 
I got your girl in the back doing tandem 
            Am 
Because I'm too damn quick, I'm too damn slick 
      C                     G 
Whole downtown yelling out "who that is?" 


     Am 
It's me, the M the A-C the K
 C                               G 
Stunting like a French pimp from back in the day 
               Am 
I take her to (Pend Oreille) and I watch her skate 
        C                      G 
I mean, water ski, ollie ollie oxen free 
    Am 
I'm perusing down fourth and they watching me 
        C                        G 
I do a handstand, an eagle lands on my seat 
     Am 
Well hello, but baby, the kickstand ain't free 
            C                  G 
Now do you or do you not wanna ride with me 
      Am 
I got one girl, I got two wheels 
      C                    G 
She a big girl but ain't a big deal 
         Am 
I like a big girl, I like 'em sassy 
               C                       G 
Going down the backstreet listening to Blackstreet 
Am 
 Running around the whole town 
C                              G 
Neighbors yelling at me like, "you need to slow down" 
      Am 
Going thirty-eight, damn, chill yourself out 
C                              G 
Mow your damn lawn and sit the hell down 
     Am                                     C               G 
If I only had one helmet I would give it to you, give it to you 
Am                                             C               G 
Cruising down Broadway, girl, what a wonderful view, wonderful view 
        Am                               C         G 
There's layers to this ish player, Tiramisu, Tiramisu 
       Am                                    C                G 
Let my coat-tail drag but I ain't tearing my suit, tearing my suit 


 
C        Em F                  G 
Downtown,   downtown (Downtown) 
Am       Em F  G   C 
Downtown,   Downtown
Em  F                     G     Am 
She has her arms around your waist 
Em F                         G 
   With a balance that could keep us safe 
C Em   F                      G      Am 
  Have you ever felt the warm embrace 
Em F                   G             C     Em F G Am Em F G 
   Of the leather seat between your legs 
C       Em F                       G 
Downtown   You don't want no beef, boy 
Am             Em       F 
Know I run the streets, boy 
                 G 
Better follow me towards 
C        Em       F                   G 
Downtown What you see is what you get girl 
Am         Em     F 
Don't ever forget girl 
G 
Ain't seen nothing yet until you're 
Downtown 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante