Down on the Corner

Intro: 0:05 0:15
[Riff 1] | [Riff 1]
[Riff 2] | [Riff 1]
or
C | G C | C | G C
F | C G | C | G C

Verse 1: 0:23
C
Early in the evenin',
 G                 C
Just about supper time,
C
Over by the courthouse
          G            C
They're starting to unwind.
0:32
 F
Four kids on the corner
  C
Trying to bring you up,
 C
Willy picks a tune out
         G              C
And he blows it on the harp.

Chorus: 0:41
 F           C
Down on the corner,
G             C
Out in the street,
               F             C
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'.
         G                C
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.

Verse 2: 0:50
 C
Rooster hits the washboard,
 G                  C
People just gotta smile.
  C
Blinky thumps the Dutch bass and
 G            C
Solos for a while.
0:59
 F
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
    C
On his Kalamazoo.
     C
And Willy goes into a dance
     G            C
And doubles on kazoo.

[Chorus] 1:08

[Instrumental] = [Intro] 1:17 1:26

[Chorus] 1:35

Instrumental: 1:44
C | G C | C | G C

Verse 3: 1:52
C
You don't need a penny
 G             C
Just to hang around.
    C
But if you got a nickel won't you
 G              C
Lay your money down?
2:01
F
Over on the corner
  C
There's a happy noise.
 C
People come from all around
    G               C
To watch the magic boys.

[Chorus] (x4) 2:10 2:19 2:28 2:37