Dont Bring Me Down Chords

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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:17 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: a/animals/dont_bring_me_down.crd

                         "Don't Bring Me Down"
                      (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

Intro:

	organ arr. for guitar [chords implied] w/bass and drums:

	    (C7)              (C9)
	     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---|-----------------|-----------------
	---|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-----3-3-----
	---|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----
	-5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-
	---|-----------------|-----------------
	---|-----------------|-----------------

	    (C7)            (C7sus4)
	     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	    -----------------|-----------------
	    -5-5-----5-5-----|-6-6-----6---6---
	    -3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3---3---
	    -------5-------5-|-------5---------
	    -----------------|-----------------
	    -----------------|-----------------

	[bass tacit 1st repeat of intro]

	fuzz guitar w/tremolo:

	 C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|---------

	organ:

	(C)              (Bb)                C       Bb
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------


	fuzz guitar w/tremolo:

	 C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|---------

	organ:

	(C)              (Bb)             G7sus4 [/C 2nd time]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------


Verse 1 [no guitar; organ chords shown]:

	      C7                 F7sus4           F7
	[1: Though] you complain        and criticize
	C7                 F7sus4          F7
	I feel I'm nothin'        in your eyes
	C7                    F7sus4        F7
	It makes me feel like        giving up
	 C7                 F7sus4        F7
	Because my best just ain't good enough

	G7sus4
	Girl, I want to provide for you
	G7
	And do all the things that you want me to, but

Chorus:

	[organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5 (tacit last chord)]

	C    Bbsus4 Bb              C      Bbsus4         Bb
	Oh, oh no, don't bring me down [1: I'm beggin, you, darling]
	                               [2: Oh no, no, no, no, no]
	C    Bbsus4 Bb           [1: G7  2: 2-bar piano fill (C)]
	Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

Verse 2:

	fuzz guitar [first four lines]:

	(C)             (F7sus4)  (F7)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------3---1-|-------0---------
	(3)----------3---|-----------3---1-
	  (sacrifices...)

	Sacrifices   I will make
	I'm ready to give   as well as take
	One thing I need is your respect
	One thing I can't take is your neglect

	G7sus4 [guitar plays D5: xx023x]
	More than anything, I need your love
	 G7
	Then troubles are easy to rise above

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

[repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2]

Coda:

	C      Bb                  C         Bb  [continue]
	Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
	I'm beggin'   oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no
	Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down
	      (please, baby, don't bring me down  you know I need)
	I need    your tender loving
	      (Oh, woman, you can't do that to me)
	Oh, please, don't bring me down
	      (unintelligible)
	Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me
	      (Don't hurt me   don't hurt me  please)  [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers