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Way Down We Go

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Kaleo "Way Down We Go" (LIVE from a volcano)
[Verse]
    EmOh Father Atell me, we Cget what Amwe deEmserve
oh we Cget what Amwe deEmserve
[Chorus]
And way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Say way down we Emgo-o-Co-o-oAm  
Way down we EmgoC  Am  
[Verse]
Oh you let your fEmeet run wCildAm  
Time has come as we Emall oh, Cgo dowAmn
Yeah but for the fEmall oCh, myAm  
Do you dare to look him Emright in the eyesC?Am  
[Bridge]
'Cause they will Emrun you down, down 'til the Ddarkness
and they will Crun you down, down 'til you fAmall
And they will Emrun you down, down 'til ya cDrawl
Yeah so you can't Ccrawl no moreAm  
[Chorus]
And way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Say way down we Emgo-o-Co-o-oAm  
'Cause they will Drun you down, down to your coreAm  
Em C   Am
Em C   Am
[Bridge]
Uhh uhh uhh Emuhh uhh uhh uhh
Uhh uhh uhh Duhh uhh uhh uhh
Uhh uhh uhh Cuhh uhh uhh uhh
Uh uhhhAmh uh
Uhh uhh uhh Emuhh uhh uhh uhh
Uhh uhh uhh Duhh uhh uhh uhh
Uhh uhh uhh Cuhh uhh uhh uhh
Uh uhhhAmh uh
[Interlude]
Oh baby-yEmeah
DWoah baby-a-Cahaaa
AmBaby oooooEmohhh
DOh  myyyC  Am  
[Outro]
And way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Say way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
And way down we Emgo-oC-o-o-Amo
Way down we gEmoC  Am  

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The story behind the song

"Way Down We Go" is a song by the Icelandic blues rock band Kaleo, who formed in Mosfellsbær in 2012. The band named themselves Kaleo, which means "the voice" in Hawaiian. This song was released as the second single for their second studio album, A/B. A live performance of the song was even recorded deep within the magma chamber of the dormant Icelandic volcano Thrihnukagigur. It plays like a descent into something primal and powerful.

AI-written from these sources:Way Down We Go — Wikipedia ↗Kaleo (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Way Down We Go

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Kaleo "Way Down We Go" (LIVE from a volcano)

[Verse]

Em A C Am Em

Oh Father tell me, we get what we deserve

C Am Em

oh we get what we deserve

[Chorus]

Em C Am

And way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Say way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Way down we go

[Verse]

Em C Am

Oh you let your feet run wild

Em C Am

Time has come as we all oh, go down

Em C Am

Yeah but for the fall oh, my

Em C Am

Do you dare to look him right in the eyes?

[Bridge]

Em D

'Cause they will run you down, down 'til the darkness

C Am

and they will run you down, down 'til you fall

Em D

And they will run you down, down 'til ya crawl

C Am

Yeah so you can't crawl no more

[Chorus]

Em C Am

And way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Say way down we go-o-o-o-o

D Am

'Cause they will run you down, down to your core

Em C Am

[Bridge]

Uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh

Uh uhhhh uh

Uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh

Uh uhhhh uh

[Interlude]

Oh baby-yeah

D C

Woah baby-a-ahaaa

Am Em

Baby oooooohhh

D C Am

Oh myyy

[Outro]

Em C Am

And way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Say way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

And way down we go-o-o-o-o

Em C Am

Way down we go

About Way Down We Go Chords by Kaleo

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