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Going Down For the First Time
Status Quo
Perfect Remedy 1989
|- -  D  A/C#|
|Bm| |F#m| |E7| |A| 
|A|
I wDake up every morning and thGat's my first mistake
From tAhere on in it's downhill all the waDy
I used to have a problem but nGow you want to leEmave
My nAew problem's getting through the daDyG  
(G)                 A  D  
Going down for the first time
GGuess I've yet to lEmearn loves ain't bAlind
I could Bmuse a little F#mhelp, I can't sBmtay here by myF#mself
And I cGan't work you oAut of my mDindA/C#  
|Bm| |F#m| |E7| |A| 
Now I don't mind admitting that maybe you were right
The more we try the less it seems to work
We get so used to banging our heads against the wall
It's only when we stop it starts to hurt
(G)                 A  D  
Going down for the first time
GGuess I've yet to lEmearn loves ain't bAlind
I could Bmuse a little F#mhelp, I can't sBmtay here by myF#mself
I'll step rEmight out of lAine, I'll go cEmlean out of tAime
    A#o                Bm              F#m             Bm  F#m  
Yes I could use a little help, know I'd lose it by myself
If you fGall out of siAght, you know yGou'll turn out the liAght
|C| |G| |F| |C|
|C| |D| |E| |A| 
|A| |G  
(G)                 A  D  
Going down for the first time
GGuess I've yet to lEmearn loves ain't bAlind
I could Bmuse a little F#mhelp, I can't sBmtay here by myF#mself
I'll step rEmight out of lAine, I'll go cEmlean out of tAime
    A#o                Bm              F#m             Bm  F#m  
Yes I could use a little help, know I'd lose it by myself
                    G                A           Bm  F#7/  A#     D/A  E7/G#  
If you fall out of sight, you know you'll turn out the light
And I'll qGuietly go oAut of my mDindA/C#  
|Bm| |F#m| |Bm| |F#m| 
|Em| |A| |Em| | AA#o|
|Bm| |F#m| |Bm| |F#m| 
|G| |A| |G| | AA#o|

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Going Down For The First Time

by Status Quo

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A/C#

F#m

F#7

D/A

Going Down For the First Time

Status Quo

Perfect Remedy 1989

D A/C#

|- - |

Bm F#m E7 A

|| || || ||

D G

I wake up every morning and that's my first mistake

A D

From there on in it's downhill all the way

G Em

I used to have a problem but now you want to leave

A D G

My new problem's getting through the day

G A D

()

Going down for the first time

G Em A

Guess I've yet to learn loves ain't blind

Bm F#m Bm F#m

I could use a little help, I can't stay here by myself

G A D A/C#

And I can't work you out of my mind

Bm F#m E7 A

|| || || ||

Now I don't mind admitting that maybe you were right

The more we try the less it seems to work

We get so used to banging our heads against the wall

It's only when we stop it starts to hurt

G A D

()

Going down for the first time

G Em A

Guess I've yet to learn loves ain't blind

Bm F#m Bm F#m

I could use a little help, I can't stay here by myself

Em A Em A

I'll step right out of line, I'll go clean out of time

Bm F#m Bm F#m

A#o

Yes I could use a little help, know I'd lose it by myself

G A G A

If you fall out of sight, you know you'll turn out the light

C G F C

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C D E A

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A G

|| |

G A D

()

Going down for the first time

G Em A

Guess I've yet to learn loves ain't blind

Bm F#m Bm F#m

I could use a little help, I can't stay here by myself

Em A Em A

I'll step right out of line, I'll go clean out of time

Bm F#m Bm F#m

A#o

Yes I could use a little help, know I'd lose it by myself

G A Bm F#7 A# D/A E7 G#

/ /

If you fall out of sight, you know you'll turn out the light

G A D A/C#

And I'll quietly go out of my mind

Bm F#m Bm F#m

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Em A Em A

|| || || | A#o|

Bm F#m Bm F#m

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G A G A

|| || || | A#o|

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