Creedence Clearwater Revival, Down On The Corner (1969)
Key: :[C] (w: John Fogerty) (BPM: 108)
INTRO:
[C] ^
[G] ^
[C] /
[C] ^
[G] ^
[C]
[F] ^
[C] ^
[C] /
[C] ^
[G] ^
[C]
VERSE 1:
[C] Early in the evenin', ^
[G] just about supper ^
[C] time
[C] Over by the courthouse, they're ^
[G] starting to un-^
[C]-wind
[F] Four kids on the corner,
[C] trying to bring you up
[C] Willy picks a tune out and he ^
[G] blows it on the ^
[C] harp
CHORUS:
[F] Down on the
[C] corner
[G] Out in the
[C] street
Willy and the
[F] Poorboys are
[C] playin'
Bring a
[G] nickel, tap your
[C] feet
VERSE 2:
[C] Rooster hits the washboard, and ^
[G] people just gotta ^
[C] smile
[C] Blinky thumps the gut bass and ^
[G] solos for a ^
[C] while
[F] Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
[C] on his kalamazoo
And
[C] Willy goes into a dance and ^
[G] doubles on ka-^
[C]-zoo
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT INTRO:
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [C] ^
[G] ^
[C] /
[C] ^
[G] ^
[C]
VERSE 3:
[C] You don't need a penny ^
[G] just to hang a-^
[C]-round
But
[C] if you got a nickel, won't you ^
[G] lay your money ^
[C] down
[F] Over on the corner,
[C] there's a happy noise
[C] People come from all around to ^
[G] watch the magic ^
[C] boy
REPEAT CHORUS: [x4]