Biography:
The Flatlanders is an American country band from Lubbock, Texas, founded in 1972 by Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock.
The fact that all that these Texas music titans, on their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972, were completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on to have formidable solo careers is a testament to their talent and determination. Add to this their diverse yet complimentary styles - Joe the street-wise rocker
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Other songs:
- Bhagavan Decreed
- Dallas
- Go To Sleep Alone
- I Think Too Much Of You
- Keeper Of The Mountain
- My Wildest Dreams Grow Wilder Every Day
- One Day At A Time
- One Road More
- Rose From The Mountain
- South Wind Of Summer
- Tonight I Think Im Gonna Go Downtown
- Wavin My Heart Goodbye
- Wishing For A Rainbow
- Youve Never Seen Me Cry
[intro]
E E E E A A A
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
A C#m D B7
For something I couldn't see when this world was more real to me
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
My love my love has gone away
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
My love my love what can I say
A C#m D B7
My love would never see that this world's just not real to me
E A
And tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
I told my love a thousand times
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
That I can't say what's on my mind
A C#m D B7
But she would never see that this world's just not real to me
E A
And tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
A C#m D B7
For something I couldn't see when this world was more real to me
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Outro]
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
E E E E A A A
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
A C#m D B7
For something I couldn't see when this world was more real to me
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
My love my love has gone away
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
My love my love what can I say
A C#m D B7
My love would never see that this world's just not real to me
E A
And tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
I told my love a thousand times
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
That I can't say what's on my mind
A C#m D B7
But she would never see that this world's just not real to me
E A
And tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Verse]
A C#m Dmaj7 A
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
A C#m Dmaj7 E E7
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
A C#m D B7
For something I couldn't see when this world was more real to me
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
[Outro]
E A
Yeah tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
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The Floating Men
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