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Down On Our Own Shield / Jakob Dylan
Album: Country + Women (2010)
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Intro:            F          Dm(x2)
It's a struggle, it's a Fshame
It's all give and nDmo take
Whatever, it iCs now, it's right up to ouBb5r waist
It's a pity, it's a Fshame to see it all slip Dmaway
I've seen you worCried babe, but never this Bb5way
We hold our Fground, we don't Ckneel
        Dm  Dm(maj7)  Bbmaj7  
If we go            down we go
Bb5Down on our own Fshield
It's a river of Ftears
And we're in over ouDmr ears
In the dark it Crides off with our Bb5better years
It's a bottomlesFs well
It's a littlDme overkill
It's the end of a Cdragon's tail
That's whipping Bb5round our heels
But we don't Fbow, we make no Cdeals
        Dm  Dm(maj7)  Bbmaj7  
If we go            down we go
Bb5Down on our own Fshield
   DmIn this corner ladies and Fgentlemen
Weighing Cin, all along my love for G7her is strong
   Bb5We scaled pillars Fto here tonightBb5  
It's not the kind of trick Cyou get to pull twice
It's an ambush Fgirl
A cold-blooded Dmlow down dirty world
See them Cyellow lanters walk
A circle arBb5ound our bit of earth
It's a turn for the Fworse
It's off with their Dmheads if they don't learn
We do this Cover their dead bodies
Before it's oBb5ver mine or yours
We don't Fbeg for mercy Cdear
        Dm  Dm(maj7) Bbmaj7  
If we go           down we go
Bb5Down on our own Fshield
   Dm  Dm(maj7) Bbmaj7  
Down  we      go
Bb5Down on our own shield
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I am a songwriter (or at least like to call myself one) and this is one of the most
heart breakingly poignant songs I have heard in a long time.
Note - the Dm(maj7)-Bmaj7 run during the chorus is just my attempt to include the bass
line run in an acoustic accompaniment. When researching the names for these chords the
chord that I have labeled as Dm(maj7) was also marked as D m7 (which didn't jive with my 
understanding of theory and chord building) and as an F6 (which it is, just inverted).

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Down On Our Own Shield

by Jakob Dylan

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Bb5

Bbmaj7

Down On Our Own Shield / Jakob Dylan

Album: Country + Women (2010)

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F Dm

Intro: (x2)

It's a struggle, it's a shame

It's all give and no take

C Bb5

Whatever, it is now, it's right up to our waist

F Dm

It's a pity, it's a shame to see it all slip away

C Bb5

I've seen you worried babe, but never this way

F C

We hold our ground, we don't kneel

Dm Dm Bbmaj7

(maj7)

If we go down we go

Bb5 F

Down on our own shield

It's a river of tears

And we're in over our ears

C Bb5

In the dark it rides off with our better years

It's a bottomless well

It's a little overkill

It's the end of a dragon's tail

Bb5

That's whipping round our heels

F C

But we don't bow, we make no deals

Dm Dm Bbmaj7

(maj7)

If we go down we go

Bb5 F

Down on our own shield

Dm F

In this corner ladies and gentlemen

C G7

Weighing in, all along my love for her is strong

Bb5 F Bb5

We scaled pillars to here tonight

It's not the kind of trick you get to pull twice

It's an ambush girl

A cold-blooded low down dirty world

See them yellow lanters walk

Bb5

A circle around our bit of earth

It's a turn for the worse

It's off with their heads if they don't learn

We do this over their dead bodies

Bb5

Before it's over mine or yours

F C

We don't beg for mercy dear

Dm Dm Bbmaj7

(maj7)

If we go down we go

Bb5 F

Down on our own shield

Dm Dm Bbmaj7

(maj7)

Down we go

Bb5

Down on our own shield

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I am a songwriter (or at least like to call myself one) and this is one of the most

heart breakingly poignant songs I have heard in a long time.

Note - the Dm(maj7)-Bmaj7 run during the chorus is just my attempt to include the bass

line run in an acoustic accompaniment. When researching the names for these chords the

chord that I have labeled as Dm(maj7) was also marked as D m7 (which didn't jive with my

understanding of theory and chord building) and as an F6 (which it is, just inverted).

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