Key: :[Am] (w: Philip Parris Lynott, Brian Micheal Downey, William Scott Gorham, Snowy White)

VERSE 1:
[A5] Living and dying in Chinatown
Yes they're [E5] living and dying down in [A5] old Chinatown
In [D5] Chinatown, you better look a-[A5]-round
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown

VERSE 2:
[A5] Laughing and crying you know it's a fact
They're not [E5] laughing they are crying, cause they [A5] won't be back
Oh no you [D5] don't come back, not from China-[A5]-town
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown

BRIDGE:
[C5] Chinatown, it's [B5] a [E5] different scene
[C5] There [B5] are [A5] people there, [A5] they [B5] are [C5] so obscene
[C5] If [B5] you [E5] see what I mean
Then [F5] they've [G5] sold you the dream
Down in [A5] Chinatown
What [B5] goes [E5] up it must come [F5] down [G5]

VERSE 3:
[A5] Living and dying, there is no release
Living and [E5] dying, there is no relief
There is no [D5] beliefs, not in China-[A5]-town
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown
Man, you [E5] don't stand a chance
[D5] If you [C5] go down in [A5] Chinatown