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We Both Go Down Together

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  ( Amriff:)
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A|--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--2--|
E|---------------------0--|
[Intro]
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 Amriff
[Verse 1]
AmHere on these cliffs of Dover
EmSo high you can't see over
AmAnd while your head is spinning
EmHold tight, it's just beginning
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AmYou come from parents wanton
EmA childhood rough and rotten
AmI come from wealth and beauty
EmUntouched by Gwork or duty
[Chorus]
And Coh, my Emlove, my FloveG  
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
                 E   Amriff
We both go down together
 Amriff
[Verse 2]
AmI found you a tattooed tramp
EmA dirty daughter from the labor camps
AmI laid you down in the grass of a clearing
EmYou wept but your Gsoul was willing
[Chorus]
And Coh, my Emlove, my FloveG  
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
We Eboth go down toFgether
[Bridge]
And my parents will never conAmsent to this love
FAnd I hold your GhandE  
[Verse 3]
AmMeet me on my vast veranda
EmMy sweet untouched Miranda
AmAnd while the seagulls are crying
EmWe fall but our Gsouls are flying
[Chorus]
And Coh, my Emlove, my FloveG  
And Coh, my Emlove, my FloveG  
And Coh, my Emlove, my FloveG  
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
We Eboth go down Amtogether
| h  Hammer-on

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We Both Go Down Together

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

( riff:)

e|--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|

B|--1--1--0h1--0h1--1--0--|

G|--2--2--2-2--2-2--2--0--|

D|--2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2--|

A|--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--2--|

E|---------------------0--|

[Intro]

riff

[Verse 1]

Here on these cliffs of Dover

So high you can't see over

And while your head is spinning

Hold tight, it's just beginning

riff

You come from parents wanton

A childhood rough and rotten

I come from wealth and beauty

Em G

Untouched by work or duty

[Chorus]

C Em F G

And oh, my love, my love

C Em F

And oh, my love, my love

E Am

riff

We both go down together

riff

[Verse 2]

I found you a tattooed tramp

A dirty daughter from the labor camps

I laid you down in the grass of a clearing

Em G

You wept but your soul was willing

[Chorus]

C Em F G

And oh, my love, my love

C Em F

And oh, my love, my love

E F

We both go down together

[Bridge]

And my parents will never consent to this love

F G E

And I hold your hand

[Verse 3]

Meet me on my vast veranda

My sweet untouched Miranda

And while the seagulls are crying

Em G

We fall but our souls are flying

[Chorus]

C Em F G

And oh, my love, my love

C Em F G

And oh, my love, my love

C Em F G

And oh, my love, my love

C Em F

And oh, my love, my love

E Am

We both go down together

| h Hammer-on

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