^Am7red pants and the sugarman in the ^E7temple street gloom, d^Am7rinkin' chivas regal in a f^E7our dollar room just ^Am7another dead soldier in a ^E7powder blue night, ^Am7sugarman says baby every^E7thing's alright, goin' ^Am7down^Dmtown, ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town... goin' ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town!

^Am7montclaire de havelin doin' the ^E7st. vitus dance, ^Am7lookin' for someone to chop the ^E7lumber in his pants, ^Am7how am i gonna unload all of this^E7 ice and all this mink, all the ^Am7traffic in the street but it's ^E7so hard to think, goin' ^Am7down^Dmtown, ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town... goin' ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town!

^Am7frankie's wearin' lipstick ^E7pierre cardin, ^Am7i swear to god i seen him holdin'^E7hands with jimmy bond, ^Am7sally's high on crank and ^E7hungry for some sweets, ^Am7fem in the sheets but she's ^E7butch in the streets, goin' ^Am7down^Dmtown, ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town... goin' ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town!

^Am7it's the cool of the evening the ^E7sun's goin' down, ^Am7i want to hold you in my arms i want to ^E7push you around, ^Am7i want to break your bottle and ^E7spill out all your charms, ^Am7come on baby we'll set off all the ^E7burglar alarms, goin' ^Am7down^Dmtown, ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town... goin' ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town!

^Am7red pants and the sugarman in the ^E7temple street gloom, d^Am7rinkin' chivas regal in a ^E7four dollar room just ^Am7another dead soldier in a ^E7powder blue night, ^Am7red pants turns to sugarman and s^E7ays everything's alright, goin' ^Am7down^Dmtown, ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town... goin' ^Am7down ^Dmdown, ^E7town!