{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":747119,"song":"Going Down To Cuba","artist":"Jackson Browne","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11587372-going-down-to-cuba-chords-by-jackson-browne/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/747119?type=chord","rating":4.18951,"votes":3,"content":"Alright, so this is my first transcription.  I'm fairly certain that all the chords are \r\n From watching Jackson play this on The Colbert Report, he plays in drop D, but I think it\r\n\r\nI've only listed chords for each part once, listen to the song for the proper changes \r\nrev 1 - messed up on some chords, should be F# instead of Fm\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes I get to feeling low[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWish I could just pick up and go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nSomewhere new change my point of view[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaybe somewhere I don’t know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nToss the idea to and fro[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot sure what makes it come and go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nThere it is again sweet music on the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOver the Gulf of Mexico[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’m going to down to Cuba someday soon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFollowing that Caribbean moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Asus4[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt’s been too long since I’ve been there[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’m going down there to see my friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown where the rhythm never ends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Asus4[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere women wear gardenias in their hair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPeople will tell you it’s not easy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou’re not supposed to go, they say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThey say that Cuba is the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m going down there anyway[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\nI’m going down to Cuba to see my friends\r\nDown where the rhythm never ends\r\nAnd no problem is too difficult to solve\r\nYeah times are tough down there it’s true\r\nBut you know they’re gonna make it through\r\nThey make such continuous use of the verb to resolve\r\n\r\n[bridge]\r\nThey’ve got to deal with that embargo\r\nEnough to drive any country insane\r\nThey might not know the things you and I know\r\nThey do know what to do in a hurricane\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\nMaybe I’ll go through Mexico\r\nOld Jesse Helms don’t have to know\r\nAnyway all the allies of the USA\r\nTravel to Cuba everyday\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\nI’m going down to Cuba to see my friends\r\nDown where the rhythm never ends\r\nWhere by comparison my trouble will just unravel\r\nI’m North American, you know\r\nDon’t like to hear where I can’t go\r\nFree people will insist on the freedom to travel\r\n\r\n[bridge]\r\nI’m gonna drink the running mojito\r\nAnd walk out on the malecón\r\nIn one hand a monte cristo\r\nAnd in the other an ice cream cone\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\nI’m going down to cuba with my band\r\nWe’re going to formulate a plan\r\nWhereby we obtain that cultural delusion\r\nIf I told you once I told you thrice\r\nIt’ll put a smile on your face to see a Chevrolet with a soviet transmission\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\nI bet the country cast a spell\r\nAnd there are things I think of still\r\nLike the beauty of that woman that spoke to me\r\nIn the hotel nacional\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\nI’m gonna book my flight today\r\nI’m definitely on my way\r\nJust hold my place and I’ll get back in the race\r\nAnd I’m back in the USA","plain_text":"Alright, so this is my first transcription.  I'm fairly certain that all the chords are \n From watching Jackson play this on The Colbert Report, he plays in drop D, but I think it\n\nI've only listed chords for each part once, listen to the song for the proper changes \nrev 1 - messed up on some chords, should be F# instead of Fm\n[verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\nI’m going down to Cuba to see my friends\nDown where the rhythm never ends\nAnd no problem is too difficult to solve\nYeah times are tough down there it’s true\nBut you know they’re gonna make it through\nThey make such continuous use of the verb to resolve\n\n[bridge]\nThey’ve got to deal with that embargo\nEnough to drive any country insane\nThey might not know the things you and I know\nThey do know what to do in a hurricane\n\n[verse]\nMaybe I’ll go through Mexico\nOld Jesse Helms don’t have to know\nAnyway all the allies of the USA\nTravel to Cuba everyday\n\n[chorus]\nI’m going down to Cuba to see my friends\nDown where the rhythm never ends\nWhere by comparison my trouble will just unravel\nI’m North American, you know\nDon’t like to hear where I can’t go\nFree people will insist on the freedom to travel\n\n[bridge]\nI’m gonna drink the running mojito\nAnd walk out on the malecón\nIn one hand a monte cristo\nAnd in the other an ice cream cone\n\n[chorus]\nI’m going down to cuba with my band\nWe’re going to formulate a plan\nWhereby we obtain that cultural delusion\nIf I told you once I told you thrice\nIt’ll put a smile on your face to see a Chevrolet with a soviet transmission\n\n[verse]\nI bet the country cast a spell\nAnd there are things I think of still\nLike the beauty of that woman that spoke to me\nIn the hotel nacional\n\n[verse]\nI’m gonna book my flight today\nI’m definitely on my way\nJust hold my place and I’ll get back in the race\nAnd I’m back in the USA","chords":["D","F","Fm","G","F#","Bm","Bm7","E","A","Asus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}