Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
             
Early in the e

             
venin'   just 

             
about supper t

ime,  over by 

the courthouse

,
             
they're starti

             
ng to unwind, 

             
four kids on t

            
he corner,  tr

ying to bring 

you up,
              
Willy picks a 

              
tune out and h

             
e blows it on 

    
the harp.

[Chorus]
            
Down on the co

             
rner,  out in 

             
the street,  W

             
illy and the P

            
oorboys are pl

ayin'
             
bring a nickel

            
,  tap your fe

et.

[Verse 2]
             
Rooster hits t

              
he washboard, 

             
and people jus

        
t gotta smile,

  Blinky thump

s the
             
gut bass and s

             
olos for awhil

             
e.  Poor-boy t

              
wangs the rhyt

       
hm out on his
              
Kalamazoo.  An

              
d Willy goes i

              
n to a dance a

             
nd doubles on 

    
Kazoo.

[Chorus]
            
Down on the co

             
rner,  out in 

             
the street,  W

             
illy and the P

            
oorboys are pl

ayin'
             
bring a nickel

            
,  tap your fe

et.

[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
            
Down on the co

             
rner,  out in 

             
the street,  W

             
illy and the P

            
oorboys are pl

ayin'
             
bring a nickel

            
,  tap your fe

et.

[Bridge]
Riff 1:       
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E|--------3---
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G|------------

              
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[Verse 3]
             
You don't need

             
 a penny just 

           
to hang around

,  but if you 

got a nickel w

on't
             
you lay your m

            
oney down.  Ov

              
er on the corn

    
er, there's a 

happy noise,
              
people come fr

              
om all around 

             
to watch the m

     
agic boy.

[Chorus]
            
Down on the co

             
rner,  out in 

             
the street,  W

             
illy and the P

            
oorboys are pl

ayin'
             
bring a nickel

            
,  tap your fe

et.
            
Down on the co

             
rner,  out in 

             
the street,  W

             
illy and the P

            
oorboys are pl

ayin'
             
bring a nickel

            
,  tap your fe

et.