Toto - Chinatown: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Chinatown" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B6       D#m7                          G#
Take the cable car to Jackson, it's a Friday
night affair
A             E         B6
Madam Rose's legendary honeycomb
B6       D#m7                       G#
With an ounce of intuition you can feel it in
the air
      A               E               B6
This working boy has found a place to roam

   Bm7                    C#m7
As unfamiliar faces watch every move you make
        Dm7
And the midnight gangs are snaking through the
G
alleyway
           A
Where they used to play

Chorus:
        Bmaj7       B   A#m7 D#m7
Down in Chinatown (woah-oh - woah-oh)
          G#                                D#m
Where the nights are always longer than the days
        Bmaj7      B    A#m7 D#m7
Down in Chinatown (woah-oh - woah-oh)
         D#m                           Bmaj7
With the dragon eyes that overlook the bay
B    A#m
Hey, yeah

There's a lair below the city
Where the bottom dwellers go
Trying to find that thrill they've never known
A woman bores the absinthe
As the paper lanterns glow
I think Ms. Jones is better left alone
The corridors are endless
It's not hard to lose your way
Where old men smoke and gamble into Saturday
Do you want to play?

Chorus

If the California street line
Is the only way you know
You might want to play it safe
Down on Grant Avenue
Where he waits for you

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

A#m7

Guitar chord A#m7

B

Guitar chord B

B6

Guitar chord B6

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Bmaj7

Guitar chord Bmaj7

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Chinatown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Chinatown" by Toto.