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Going Down

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[Intro]
E  A E
D E A
E  A E
D E A
[Verse 1]
To think of aEll, all the times
 DI fEelt so lAow
Every tEime I got feeling better
I gAot nEaive
 DAnd thought that Eit would Astay
[Chorus]
AGoing dDown
AGoing dDown
AGoing dDown aAgain
[Verse 2]
Feeling smEall, veAry sEmall
DAll, aEll the tAime
Been feeling like Ethis
Since jAunior hEigh
 DWhen will it aEll sAtop
[Chorus]
AGoing Ddown
AGoing Ddown
AGoing Ddown Aagain
[Bridge]
 DTo think that F#mI once had it all, all
[Solo]
E  A E
D E A
E  A E
D E A
[Verse]
There's a Eman in me
I'm gAonna dEestroy
And Dhe will Ebe no Amore
He'll be dEead and I'All be fEree
 DI'll unlEock that dAoor
[Outro]
AGoing dDown
AGoing dDown
AGoing dDown agAain

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Going Down

by Daniel Johnston

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F#m

[Intro]

E A E

D E A

E A E

D E A

[Verse 1]

To think of all, all the times

D E A

I felt so low

Every time I got feeling better

A E

I got naive

D E A

And thought that it would stay

[Chorus]

A D

Going down

A D

Going down

A D A

Going down again

[Verse 2]

E A E

Feeling small, very small

D E A

All, all the time

Been feeling like this

A E

Since junior high

D E A

When will it all stop

[Chorus]

A D

Going down

A D

Going down

A D A

Going down again

[Bridge]

D F#m

To think that I once had it all, all

[Solo]

E A E

D E A

E A E

D E A

[Verse]

There's a man in me

A E

I'm gonna destroy

D E A

And he will be no more

E A E

He'll be dead and I'll be free

D E A

I'll unlock that door

[Outro]

A D

Going down

A D

Going down

A D A

Going down again

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