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Jonathan Coulton
?Down Today?
From Artificial Heart
[This is for those of us who lack the talent or patience to learn to pick this friggin? 
thing. Just chords
to strum along and sing to. These are open chords in standard tuning.]
Intro: C  
TCell me what you think I been dFoing Cwrong
IG?m too hiCgh to hear wGhat yFou Csay
MCaybe write a letter if it tFakes too lCong
WGon?t come down tCoday
FCound a pretty girl who lFoves me tCrue
I Gdon?t ask Cwhy and sGhe wFon?t Csay
IC?m about ten miles oFver yCou
                G   C(and hold until chorus?)
Won?t come down today
BbI just bought a ballFoon
Me and a gCirl, taking a rC7ide
BbFloat just under the Fmoon
Dumping your tChings over the sGide
 C(all through the transition)
ICf you?re gonna leave, could you lFet me kCnow?
I Gwon?t tCry to mGake yFou sCtay
GConna throw a party on the dFay you Cgo
                G   C(and hold again until chorus?)
Won?t come down today
BbI just bought a ballFoon
Me and a gCirl, taking a rC7ide
BbFloat just under the Fmoon
Dumping your tChings over the sGide
 C(all through the transition)
I Cmight be coming home, but I dFon?t know wChen
IG?m up so hCigh, I might fGloat Fa-wCay
I Cdon?t ever want to come dFown aCgain
WGon?t come down toCday
WGon?t come down toCday
WGon?t come down?
TodayBb  F  C  G  C  

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Down Today

by Jonathan Coulton

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Jonathan Coulton

?Down Today?

From Artificial Heart

[This is for those of us who lack the talent or patience to learn to pick this friggin?

thing. Just chords

to strum along and sing to. These are open chords in standard tuning.]

Intro:

C F C

Tell me what you think I been doing wrong

G C G F C

I?m too high to hear what you say

C F C

Maybe write a letter if it takes too long

G C

Won?t come down today

C F C

Found a pretty girl who loves me true

G C G F C

I don?t ask why and she won?t say

C F C

I?m about ten miles over you

G C

(and hold until chorus?)

Won?t come down today

Bb F

I just bought a balloon

C C7

Me and a girl, taking a ride

Bb F

Float just under the moon

C G

Dumping your things over the side

(all through the transition)

C F C

If you?re gonna leave, could you let me know?

G C G F C

I won?t try to make you stay

C F C

Gonna throw a party on the day you go

G C

(and hold again until chorus?)

Won?t come down today

Bb F

I just bought a balloon

C C7

Me and a girl, taking a ride

Bb F

Float just under the moon

C G

Dumping your things over the side

(all through the transition)

C F C

I might be coming home, but I don?t know when

G C G F C

I?m up so high, I might float a-way

C F C

I don?t ever want to come down again

G C

Won?t come down today

G C

Won?t come down today

Won?t come down?

Bb F C G C

Today

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