Biography:
1) Alex Lloyd (born Alex Wasiliev in Sydney, November 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter. His musical career can be traced all the way back to his teen years when, as a 13-year-old upstart, he started playing in pubs with his first band, the blues based The Beefs. After a stint in Sydney's renowned indie rock group Mother Hubbard, Lloyd went solo in 1997. He has since had a remarkable career that has garnered critical and public acclaim both in Australia and elsewhere, being best known for his hit single "Amazing".
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Alex LLoyd - Downtown
Submitter: Sam Frost ([email protected])
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G C Em
the same old loose lipped cannon
speaks for you today
alone without your talent
there’s not much to say
G C Em
love is all gone wrong
so many lost today
G C F
and the reasons why they’ve
vanished in the haze
D F
(2*) calling downtown
C G D
no reasons do they owe you
tell me how’d you think it came to be
calling downtown
F
calling downtown
C G D
how they come to love you
when you didn’t want to set them free
C G D
G C(with intro)
G C Em
we don’t forgive to know you
will you ever see
G C Em
know reasons do we owe you
how’d it come to be
G C Em
the leaves have lost their shadows
deep amongst the grey
G C F
i hope that you’ll be friendly
i heard someone say
D F
(2*) calling downtown
C G D
no reasons do they owe you
tell me how’d you think it came to be
calling downtown
F
calling downtown
C G D
how they come to love you
when you didn’t want to set them free
Instrumental over verse
G C Em (a few times)
D F
C
it’s a stranger (calling downtown)
G D
the further away you get
F
(calling downtown, calling downtown)
C
it’s a stranger (calling downtown)
G D
the further away you get
its easy to start from the back of the line
F
where there’s no one to tell you you’re still behind
C G D
it’s a stranger the further away you get
and you never miss your friends
F
until you can’t relate to the people beside you here today .
C G D
it’s a stranger the further away you get
calling downtown
calling downtown
Submitter: Sam Frost ([email protected])
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G C Em
the same old loose lipped cannon
speaks for you today
alone without your talent
there’s not much to say
G C Em
love is all gone wrong
so many lost today
G C F
and the reasons why they’ve
vanished in the haze
D F
(2*) calling downtown
C G D
no reasons do they owe you
tell me how’d you think it came to be
calling downtown
F
calling downtown
C G D
how they come to love you
when you didn’t want to set them free
C G D
G C(with intro)
G C Em
we don’t forgive to know you
will you ever see
G C Em
know reasons do we owe you
how’d it come to be
G C Em
the leaves have lost their shadows
deep amongst the grey
G C F
i hope that you’ll be friendly
i heard someone say
D F
(2*) calling downtown
C G D
no reasons do they owe you
tell me how’d you think it came to be
calling downtown
F
calling downtown
C G D
how they come to love you
when you didn’t want to set them free
Instrumental over verse
G C Em (a few times)
D F
C
it’s a stranger (calling downtown)
G D
the further away you get
F
(calling downtown, calling downtown)
C
it’s a stranger (calling downtown)
G D
the further away you get
its easy to start from the back of the line
F
where there’s no one to tell you you’re still behind
C G D
it’s a stranger the further away you get
and you never miss your friends
F
until you can’t relate to the people beside you here today .
C G D
it’s a stranger the further away you get
calling downtown
calling downtown
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