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Wednesday, February 3

Downtown covered by Madeleine in 1975


Enlargement from family
photo just below. 
A young Petulia Clark looks like 17 yr old
Madeline...same hair style
.

Joe, 15, on drums. Rick, 17 on piano. Madeline 16, 
vocals. Phil - recording engineer. Photo by Reg.
Youtube not allowing me to upload lately-- 
company wide problem it seems so I post song here
using Blogger single upload only.


Madeline's current facebook
 pic with shocking gray hair... 
when did we all grow 
old? It all goes too fast for me. 
Petulia Clark's recent
photo-- very 
similarhair/appearance to 
current Madeline! 





How Madeline looked to me at the
time in 1977-- porcelein white doll-like skin.


LYRICS & chords from Downtown - Petula Clark http://bettylou.zzruss.com/downtown.htm
Downtown    (video)    (clip)    (midi)

    C - F - G (2x)

        C                                            F               G
1. When you`re alone and life is making you lonely, 
                   C             - F            G
    you can always go        downtown.
         C                                               F                    G
    When you`ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry
                      C                 - F           G
    seems to help, I know,        downtown.
             C                                     Am
    Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city,
      C                                                 Am
    linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty,
    Em                         - F
    how can you lose,         the lights are much brighter there,
                      Am                D              Am               D
    you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, so go...

   C   Em       F                     G
Downtown, things will be great when you’re,
  C    Em     F            G
downtown, no finer place for sure,
  C    Em     F                   G               C   - F - C - F
downtown, everything`s waiting for you.

      C     F       - C - F
+  Downtown.

      C                Em                           F                 G
2. Don`t hang around and let your problems surround you,
                      C        Em    - F           G
    there are movie shows,       downtown.
       C               Em                      F                G
    Maybe you know some little places to go to,
                        C        Em    - F           G
    where they never close,         downtown.
            C                                       Am
    Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle Bossanova,
      C                                                    Am
    you`ll be dancing with them, too, before the night is over,
     Em               - F
    happy again.       The lights are much brighter there,
                      Am               D               Am              D
    you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, so go ...

   C   Em          F              G
Downtown, where all the lights are bright,
  C   Em        F               G
downtown, waiting for you tonight,
   C   Em       F                 G               C     F        - C - F
downtown, you’re gonna be alright, downtown.

                                                                                C     F       - C - F
(orig. moves up half a note to capo 5th here)   +  Downtown.


      C - Em - F - G   - C - Em - F            G
3.                                                 Downtown !   (2x)

             C                                               Am
    And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you,
      C                                                  Am
    someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
     Em                       - F
    guide them along.       So maybe I`ll see you there,
                     Am              D              Am             D
    we can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares. So go ...

   C    Em      F                     G
Downtown, things will be great when you`re
  C    Em      F                  G
downtowndon`t wait a minute more,
  C    Em      F                   G              C   - F - C - F
downtown, everything’s waiting for you.

      C             C    F
+  Downtown (downtown) ! (4x)   ....

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Petula Clark)



Ancient Downtown was the Silk Road
[Ancient Silk Road as Downtown] (Advance the playlist above ahead to see the video lessson on Ancient Downtown Silkroad)

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