Lowertown Words Fred Grittner/Music Jan Hauenstein

(Am) (Fj7) (E) (Am) (Fj7) (Fj9) (E)
(E5add#11) Di(Em)vision Street (Em7)marks the spot
Where (Am)life turns cold and (Am#5add5)starts to (Am)rot.
No one says ‘for(Fj7)get me not’,
Living from day to (E)day.
(Em) Paper bag holds (Em7)muscatel,
The (Am)only grip that (Am#5add5)they keep (Am)well.
Ain´t no use for (Fj7)time to tell,
(Fj7b5) Time has run a(E)way.

(Am)Over the hill, (Fj7)under the weather,
They (E)roost and nest, (Am)birds of a feather.
(Fj7)In between fights, they (Fj9)stick together,
Down in Lower(E)town. (E5add#11)

The (Em)mission house can (Em7)be their home
On (Am)nights when they can´t (Am#5add5)stand to (Am)roam,
For Christmas they will (Fj7)get a comb.
Courtesy of Jesus (E)Christ.
(Em) They have no hope for (Em7)small rewards,
No (Am)singing with the (Am#5add5) drinking (Am)gourd.
The bus drive to the (Fj7)detox ward,
(Fj7b5) A common sacri(E)fice.

(Am)Over the hill, (Fj7)under the weather,
They (E)roost and nest, (Am)birds of a feather.
(Fj7)In between fights, they (Fj9)stick together,
Down in Lower(E)town. (E/F) (E) (E/F) (E)

When (Am)cars come through, they (C)pick up speed,
(D)They never stop, they (Am)have no need.
(Am7)They feel better as the (Fj7)blocks recede,
They (Fj7b5)roll their windows (E)down. (E/F) (E) (E/F)(E/F) (E)
The (Em)bearded ghosts and (Em7)castaways,
The (Am)weak at heart, the (Am#5add5)muddy (Am)strays,
The sideshow freaks who (Fj7)won´t obey
Have (Fj7b5)found their common (E)ground.

(Am)Over the hill, (Fj7)under the weather,
They (E)roost and nest, (Am)birds of a feather.
(Fj7)In between fights, they (Fj9)stick together,
Down in Lower(E)town.
(Am) (Fj7) (E) (Am) (Fj7) (Fj9) (E) (E5add#11) [rit.] (A-note on G-string)

Words © Fred Grittner, 1990, Music Jan Hauenstein, Goettingen, Germany 23 March and
Özdere, Turkey, 25 March 2012. Fred suggested adding intro and outro on 13 April.

janhaunstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com

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