THE DIVINE COMEDY - DOWN IN THE STREETS BELOW (on Band Goes the Knighthood)
Tab from oddos aka zappy the Koala
An amazing song with incredible harmonies. Pure genius. Enjoy!
VERSE:
A# F
Press the doorbell and push the door
G# A#
Climb the darkened stairwell to the second floor
Gm C
She'll be waiting for you in her dressing-gown
Gm C
With the drink she poured you when she heard the sound
A# F
Watch the film, eat the food she cooked
G# A#
Talk of how the film ain't half as good as the book
Gm C
Kiss her sleepy eyes closed and say "it's time"
Cm F
To slip beneath the shadows of the bedroom blinds
A# Cm
Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
A#/D Eb Cm
But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
G Cm G# Gm
It's cold for the season down in the street below
Before Chorus
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CHORUS
A#
Men and women go about their business
Cm
Picking up the last few things for Christmas
F
Trying not to step upon the pigeons
Gm
Praying to the gods of their religions
Cm
That they might be spared a little longer
Gm
That they might become a little stronger
Dm7 Cm7 F
Down in the street below
A#
Everybody's on a secret mission
Cm
Everybody's got their own ambitions
F
They would tell you if they thought you'd listen
Gm
They would say how lately they've been wishing
Cm
For the chance to meet a handsome stranger
Gm
Lead a life of elegance and danger
Eb7+ Dm7 Em7
Down in the street below
G#7+ Gm7 F4 F
Down in the street below
VERSE
A# F
Way up high in a phallic tower
G# A#
You're swimming in a tiny galaxy of stars
Gm C
Knocking back mojitos at the cocktail bar
Gm C
Talking 'bout burritos and conceptual art
A# F/A
Your armchair's round and your glass is square
G# A#
The clientele's straight out of this month's Vanity Fair
Gm C
Well look around the place, something's not quite right
Cm F
Yours is the only face that you don't recognize
A# Cm
Well it's always a pleasure and never a chore
A#/D Eb Cm
But you just don't know whether you're doing it for the right reasons
G Cm F A#
It's cold for the season down in the street below
