Down on the Corner #2
J.C. Fogerty
Credence Clearwater Revival,
Version #2
Midi 1(C107)     Midi 2(C103)
 Midi 3(F110)*-harp    Midi 4(C75)  Midi 5(109)
Midi 6(C107)-harp
Tabbed by Mark Purintun
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Lead in:  | 6 5 -4  6  6 5 |-4 -4 -5 6 6 r | 6 5 -4 6 6 5 | -4 -4 -5 6 6 r |
        | 7 -6 6 7 7 -6 | 6 6 -7 -8 -8 r | 6 5 -4 6 6 5 | -4 -4 -5 6 6 r |

   6  6  6  -7 -8  -8 R   -8 -8 -8   -8 -7   6 r R
| Early in the ev'nin' | just about supper time,   |
   6 6  6  -7   -8  -8      -7       -8 -8  -8 -8 -7 r R
| over by the courthouse they're | startin' to unwind.   |
    7   7    7  7    8 8 R  -8 -8  -8   -8   8  -7 r R
| Four kids on the corner | tryin' to bring you up.    |
   6  6   6  -7  -8   -8  -8 -8    -8   -8 -8  -7   6 r R
| Willy picks a tune out and he | blows it on the harp.   |

CHORUS:
    8   8  8   -8 -8 R   -9 -9  -9   -8  r -8 -8  -8  -8
    5   5  5   -4 -4     -5 -5  -5   -4    -4 -4  -4  -4
| Down on the corner, | out in the street, Willy and the |
    8  8    8   -8 -8     -8 -8  -9    -9  -9  -8    7 r R
    5  5    5   -4 -4     -4 -4  -5    -5  -5  -4    4
| Poorboys are playin'; bring a nick | el tap your feet.   |

Verse 2:
    6  6   6    -7  -8   -8 R    -8 -8  -8   -8 -7   6  r R
| Rooster hits the washboard, | people jus' got ta smile.   |
    6  6     6    -7  -8  -8 r -7   -8 -8  -8 -8  -7 r R
| Blinky, thumps the gut bass and | solos for a while.   |
    7  7    7     7   8  8 R  -8  -8 -8 -8  8 -7 r R
| Poorboy twangs the rhythm | on his ka la mazoo.    |
   6  6   6  -7-8 -8  -8   -8    -8 -8  -8  6  6 r R
| Willy goes into a dance and | doubles on kazoo.     |

CHORUS:
 
Lead in:  | 6 5 -4  6  6 5 |-4 -4 -5 6 6 r | 6 5 -4 6 6 5 | -4 -4 -5 6 6 r |
         | 7 -6 6 7 7 -6 | 6 6 -7 -8 -8 r | 6 5 -4 6 6 5 | -4 -4 -5 6 6 r |

CHORUS:

Verse 3:
    6   6    6  -7-8 -8 R   -8  -8  -8  -7  6 R  -4  
| You don' need a penny  | just to hang around, but |
   6  6   6 -7  -8 -8    -8   -7    -8  -8  -8 -8  -7 r R
| if you got a nickel, won't you | lay your money down?   |
   7 7  7  7   8  8 r    -8   -8 -8 -8  -7 r R
| Over on the corner | there's a happy noise.  |
   6  6    6   -7   -8 -8 -8  -7-7     -8   -8 -8 -6  6  R
| People come from all aroun' to o | watch the magic boys. |

CHORUS: 3X          slightly different tab here...  repeat 3 times
  -8 8  8  8   -8 -8  r -7-8-8 -8   -8 -7  -8 -8  -8  -8
| Down on the corner, | out in the street, Willy and the |
   8  8  8    8  -8  -8     -8 -8  -8    -8  -8  -8  -8 -7
| d'Poorboys are playin'; bring a nick | el tap your fe et.   |

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Credence Clearwater Revival                                                                                                                     John Fogerty

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