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from album Rat Farm
 D#668866
intro  F   F   F(Bb)  F(x4)
chords same as intro)
Back to swinging open from the yard
Still the boys carrying the swords
D#Chasing cats and rabbits in, buFshes and the garbage bins
D#Chasing cats and rabbits in the Fyard
[Chorus]
DmDown, don’t bring me dFown
Don’t let me be Chere     on my knBbees
DmThe waterfall of colFors
CThe waterfall of cBbolors
(intro chords)
Black time needs another code of pain
Turn some on driveway, let it race
D#Washing off the color and tuFrn up the other things
D#Washing out another code of Fpaint
[Chorus]
Down, don’t bring me down
Don’t leave me here, down on my knees
The waterfall of colors
The waterfall of colors
solo Dm, C,  Bb(x4)
Running off the fire jelly board
Come back when you cannot hang around
Take your little bastard sword
Go and hit the running board
Tell your mama fire jelly board
[Chorus] x 2
Down, don’t bring me down
Don’t leave me here, down on my knees
The waterfall of colors
The waterfall of colors.

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Down

by Meat Puppets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

from album Rat Farm

668866

F F F Bb F

intro () (x4)

chords same as intro)

Back to swinging open from the yard

Still the boys carrying the swords

D# F

Chasing cats and rabbits in, bushes and the garbage bins

D# F

Chasing cats and rabbits in the yard

[Chorus]

Dm F

Down, don’t bring me down

C Bb

Don’t let me be here on my knees

Dm F

The waterfall of colors

C Bb

The waterfall of colors

(intro chords)

Black time needs another code of pain

Turn some on driveway, let it race

D# F

Washing off the color and turn up the other things

D# F

Washing out another code of paint

[Chorus]

Down, don’t bring me down

Don’t leave me here, down on my knees

The waterfall of colors

Dm C Bb

solo , , (x4)

Running off the fire jelly board

Come back when you cannot hang around

Take your little bastard sword

Go and hit the running board

Tell your mama fire jelly board

[Chorus] x 2

Down, don’t bring me down

Don’t leave me here, down on my knees

The waterfall of colors

The waterfall of colors.

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