Down On The Corner chords

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Song Key: C Major

Key Signature: No sharps or flats

Time Signature: 2/2 (𝅗𝅥)

Tempo: 107 bpm (Brightly in two)

Vocal Range: G3 - A4


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Song Chords: C, F, G

Extra: Guitar Intro Tab (Riff)

Chord Chart Legend
C Major C Major F Major F Major G Major G Major
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major C Major F Major F Major G Major G Major

Down On The Corner

Intro Tab
Down On The Corner Guitar Tab

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              C     G     C     C     G     C     F     C           G     C
Intro: 4/4 ‖     |     -     |     |     -     |     |     |  𝄎  |     -     ‖

    C                        G                   C
 1. Ear-ly in the eve-nin'   Just a-bout sup-per time
                                       G               C
    O-ver by the court-house   They're start-ing to un-wind
    F                          C
    Four kids on the cor-ner   Try-in’ to bring you up
                                   G               C
    Wil-ly picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

    C                                G                   C
 2. Roos-ter hits the wash-board and peo-ple just got to smile
                                    G            C
    Blin-ky thumps the gut bass and so-los for a while
    F                               C
    Poor-boy twangs the rhy-thm out on his ka-la-ma-zoo
                                  G              C
    Wil-ly goes in-to a dance and dou-bles on ka-zoo

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

         C     G     C     C     G     C     F     C           G     C
Riff: ‖     |     -     |     |     -     |     |     |  𝄎  |     -     ‖

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet

            C       G      C      C       G     C
Instr: ‖         |     -     |         |     –     ‖

    C                         G              C
 3. You don't need a pen-ny   Just to hang a-round
                                            G               C
    But if you've got a nick-el   Won't you lay your mo-ney down
    F                    C
    O-ver on the cor-ner there's a hap-py noise
                                     G                C
    Peo-ple come from all a-round to watch the ma-gic boy

        F           C         G          C
Chorus: Down On The Cor-ner   Out in the street
                      F             C
        Willy and the Poor-Boys are play-in'   
                G                C
        Bring a nick-el tap your feet...repeat to fade
Song Details:
  • Songwriter: John Fogerty
  • Date: 1969
  • Lyrics Begin: Early in the evenin' just about suppertime, Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.
  • Artists: Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Album: Willy and the Poor Boys
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