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Dont Bring Me Down

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Don't Bring Me Down chords for acoustic guitar *
The Animals  1966 (Carole King & Gerry Coffin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Bring_Me_Down_(The_Animals_song)
 C   Bb   F   C2x fuzz tone
CWhen you complain,  F7and criticize
CI feel I m nothing   F7in your eyes
CIt makes me feel like  F7giving up
CBecause my best just ain't F7good enough
G7Girl I want to proGvide for you
And G7do all the things you Gwant me to
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me Cdown
I'm Bbbeging you darling
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me G7down
CSacrifices  F7I will make
CI'm ready to give,  F7as well as take
COne thing I need is  F7your respect
COne thing I can't take is  F7your neglect
G7More than anything I Gneed your love
Then G7troubles are easy to Grise above
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me Cdown
Oh Bbno, no, no
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me G7down
 C   Bb   F   C2x fuzz tone
CWhen you complain,  F7and criticize
CI feel I'm nothing  F7in your eyes
CIt makes me feel like  F7giving up
CBecause my best just ain't  F7good enough
G7Girl I want to proGvide for you
And G7do all the things you Gwant me to
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me Cdown
Oh Bbno, no, no
COh, oh Bbno, don't bring me G7down . . . . .
* Alternate:
Capo III
  C= A  
 Bb= G  
  F= D  
 F7= D7  
 G7= E7  
  G= E  
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Dont Bring Me Down

by The Animals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Don't Bring Me Down chords for acoustic guitar *

The Animals 1966 (Carole King & Gerry Coffin)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Bring_Me_Down_(The_Animals_song)

C Bb F C

2x fuzz tone

C F7

When you complain, and criticize

C F7

I feel I m nothing in your eyes

C F7

It makes me feel like giving up

C F7

Because my best just ain't good enough

G7 G

Girl I want to provide for you

G7 G

And do all the things you want me to

C Bb C

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

I'm beging you darling

C Bb G7

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

C F7

Sacrifices I will make

C F7

I'm ready to give, as well as take

C F7

One thing I need is your respect

C F7

One thing I can't take is your neglect

G7 G

More than anything I need your love

G7 G

Then troubles are easy to rise above

C Bb C

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

Oh no, no, no

C Bb G7

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

C Bb F C

2x fuzz tone

C F7

When you complain, and criticize

C F7

I feel I'm nothing in your eyes

C F7

It makes me feel like giving up

C F7

Because my best just ain't good enough

G7 G

Girl I want to provide for you

G7 G

And do all the things you want me to

C Bb C

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

Oh no, no, no

C Bb G7

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down . . . . .

* Alternate:

Capo III

C A

Bb G

F D

F7 D7

G7 E7

G E

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About Dont Bring Me Down Chords by The Animals

Learn how to play Dont Bring Me Down by The Animals with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dont Bring Me Down chords”, “Dont Bring Me Down guitar chords”, or “The Animals Dont Bring Me Down chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dont Bring Me Down chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dont Bring Me Down lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Bb, F, F7, G7, G.

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The chords for "Dont Bring Me Down" show the original chord names (including C, Bb, F, F7, G7, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.