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Darling If Youre Down

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Capo II (on the album)
(There is a recording on YouTube where he's playing it live with capo on IV, same chords though)
Intro:   Am    F    C   Gx4
          Am(strum) F(strum) C(strum) G(strum)
e)---------0--------1--------0--------3-|
B)--1p0----1--------1--------1--------0-|
G)-----2p0-2--------2--------0--------0-|
D)---------2--------3--------2--------0-|
A)---------0-----------------3--------2-|
E)------------------------------------3-|
Verse:
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  AmI travelled halfway around the woCrld
I'm never coming baFck to you
I'm never coming back to youG  
  AmSearching for the tCruth
I'll find it in thFe hardest times
I'll find it in the hardest timeGs
  AmAnd all along the wCay
People stop and oFffer me
Everything but sympathyG  
  AmThere'll be another gCirl
She'll try to fFit into your shoes
But never doG  
Chorus:
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 FThings have chGanged in the mCightiest of wAmays
 FThe long white clGouds I saw them rCain on our paAmrade
 FOh all I'm heGaring is daCrling C/Bif you're dAmown
Just don't forgFet yourself
Am  F  C  G
Verse:
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   AmI'm trying to find my own way hCome
But maybe I don't waFnna go
But maybe you will never knowG  
  AmIt's a shame you couldn't hCear
You were busy making sFo much noise
That you couldn't hear the blind boy's woGrds
Chorus:
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 FThings have chGanged in the mCightiest of wAmays
 FThe long white cGlouds I saw them rCain on our paAmrade
 FOh all I'm heGaring is daCrling C/Bif you're dAmown
Just don't forgFet yourself
 FThings have chGanged in the mCightiest of wAmays
 FThe long white cGlouds I saw them rCain on our paAmrade
 FOh all I'm heGaring is daCrling C/Bif you're dAmown
Just don't forgFet yourself
End:
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AmDarling Fif you're dCown, down, dGown
AmDarling Fif you're dCown, down, dGown
AmDarling Fif you're dCown, down, dGown
AmDarling Fif you're dCown, down, dGown
(? continue till it fades out)

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Darling If Youre Down

by Stu Larsen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

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Capo II (on the album)

(There is a recording on YouTube where he's playing it live with capo on IV, same chords though)

Am F C G

Intro: x4

Am(strum) F(strum) C(strum) G(strum)

e)---------0--------1--------0--------3-|

B)--1p0----1--------1--------1--------0-|

G)-----2p0-2--------2--------0--------0-|

D)---------2--------3--------2--------0-|

A)---------0-----------------3--------2-|

E)------------------------------------3-|

Verse:

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Am C

I travelled halfway around the world

I'm never coming back to you

Am C

Searching for the truth

I'll find it in the hardest times

Am C

And all along the way

People stop and offer me

Everything but sympathy

Am C

There'll be another girl

She'll try to fit into your shoes

But never do

Chorus:

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F G C Am

Things have changed in the mightiest of ways

F G C Am

The long white clouds I saw them rain on our parade

F G C C/B Am

Oh all I'm hearing is darling if you're down

Just don't forget yourself

Am F C G

Verse:

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Am C

I'm trying to find my own way home

But maybe I don't wanna go

But maybe you will never know

Am C

It's a shame you couldn't hear

You were busy making so much noise

That you couldn't hear the blind boy's words

Chorus:

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F G C Am

Things have changed in the mightiest of ways

F G C Am

The long white clouds I saw them rain on our parade

F G C C/B Am

Oh all I'm hearing is darling if you're down

Just don't forget yourself

F G C Am

Things have changed in the mightiest of ways

F G C Am

The long white clouds I saw them rain on our parade

F G C C/B Am

Oh all I'm hearing is darling if you're down

Just don't forget yourself

End:

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Am F C G

Darling if you're down, down, down

Am F C G

Darling if you're down, down, down

Am F C G

Darling if you're down, down, down

Am F C G

Darling if you're down, down, down

(? continue till it fades out)

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