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Been Down So Long

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        EmO                          O                              A5  
Well I've been down so God damn long, that it looks like up to me 
             Em                       AmO              O             Em   A5  
Well I've been down so very damn long, that it looks like up to me 
EmNow Bwhy don't one of you people Bb--  A-- c'mon and set me Emfree A5  
                             EmO                   A5     EmO       Em  A5  
I said, Warden, Warden, Warden, won't you break that lock and key
      Em                      AmO                         EmO     Em          A5  
I said, Warden, Warden, Warden, won't you break your lock and key
   Em                        B    Bb    AO                              Em  A5  
Hey, come along here mister --  -- c'mon and let this poor boy be 
               EmO                                      A5  Em  
Baby, baby, baby, won't ya get down on your knees
               A7O                    G      A        Em     A5  Em  
Baby, baby, baby, won't ya get down on your knees
BC'mon little darling, Bb--  A-- c'mon and give your love to Emme, Oh yeah 
                                   EmO              O       O      A5  
Well I've been down so God damn long, that it looks like up to me 
             Em                       AmO                  G      A7    Em    A5  Em  
Well I've been down so very damn long, that it looks like up to me 
Now Bwhy don't one of you people Bb--  A--  
O     A7O     A7O              A7       Em      Eb7  E7  
c'mon,  c'mon,  c'mon and set me free 
 A5= 00220x
This is all I can do from memory, I think it's close. There's alot of
on and off in this with the O as open fret. I'd like to hear 

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Been Down So Long

by The Doors

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Eb7

Em A5

O O

Well I've been down so God damn long, that it looks like up to me

Em Am Em A5

O O

Well I've been down so very damn long, that it looks like up to me

Em B Bb A Em A5

Now why don't one of you people -- -- c'mon and set me free

Em A5 Em Em A5

O O

I said, Warden, Warden, Warden, won't you break that lock and key

Em Am Em Em A5

O O

I said, Warden, Warden, Warden, won't you break your lock and key

Em B Bb A Em A5

Hey, come along here mister -- -- c'mon and let this poor boy be

Em A5 Em

Baby, baby, baby, won't ya get down on your knees

A7 G A Em A5 Em

Baby, baby, baby, won't ya get down on your knees

B Bb A Em

C'mon little darling, -- -- c'mon and give your love to me, Oh yeah

Em A5

O O O

Well I've been down so God damn long, that it looks like up to me

Em Am G A7 Em A5 Em

Well I've been down so very damn long, that it looks like up to me

B Bb A

Now why don't one of you people -- --

A7 A7 A7 Em Eb7 E7

O O O

c'mon, c'mon, c'mon and set me free

= 00220x

This is all I can do from memory, I think it's close. There's alot of

on and off in this with the O as open fret. I'd like to hear

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