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Down In Suburbia chords by
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
Eb
Eb
6

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C
C

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Verse 1

C
C

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All they ever smoke

is tobacco in Suburbia

All they ever smoke is tobacco

in Suburbia

Everybody brags about

The way they done somebody out

Of money they have

cleverly invested

Everyone is making friends

With other people just like them

And anyone who's different is detested
Verse 2

C
C

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I come home and I lay me

down (Suburbia)

I get a call to come downtown (Suburbia)

And go my brother's bail,

he's been arrested (Suburbia, Suburbia)
D
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Dm
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For smilin' (Ahh)
D
D

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C
C

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And they ever smoke is tobacco
Interlude 1

in Suburbia
F
F

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D
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Verse 3
D
D

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Nobody ever dresses sloppy in Suburbia,

ha!

Nobody ever dresses sloppy in Suburbia

Mr. Brown wears herringbone

When stepping out with Mrs. Jones

To keep the local gossip

hounds from staring

And Mr. Wilson combs his hair

To carry on his big affair

With Mrs. Smith, who by the way,

never dresses daring
Verse 4
D
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No one stabs his neighbor's

back (Suburbia)

Or welches on his income

tax (Suburbia)

Without sincere concern that he is

wearing (Suburbia, Suburbia)
E
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Em
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Proper styling (Ahh)
D
D

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And nobody ever dresses sloppy
G
G

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in Suburbia
Interlude 2
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D
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C
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Verse 5
C
C

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Nobody is ever un- American in Suburbia,

ha!

Nobody is ever un- American

in Suburbia

Everybody has a list

Of Negroes, Jews and communists

And checks it off before their

daughter marries

Ginsberg is a socialist

He can't write poems like Edgar Guest

And Henry Miller's not in

their library (too bad)
Verse 6
C
C

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You disagree, they gonna knock you

flat (Suburbia)

'Cause Reader's Digest tells

them that (Suburbia)

Their life is a bowl of maraschino cherries

(Suburbia, Suburbia)
Dm
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C
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Though bills are piling (Ahh)
Verse 7
F
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Nobody is ever un- American in Suburbia
C
C

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And nobody every dresses
F
F

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sloppy in Suburbia
C
C

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And all they ever smoke is
F
F

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tobacco in Suburbia

Suh uh uh uh uh uh Uh uh uh uh uh
Verse 8
F
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Bur- bee-
Outro 1

ah
C
C

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F
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Chords

  • Eb

    6

  • C

  • D

  • Dm

  • F

  • E

  • Em

  • G

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Down In Suburbia by The Turtles is C major.

The primary chords used in Down In Suburbia are Eb, C, D, Dm, F, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, C, D, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Down In Suburbia is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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