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Bow Down

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Chord proposal: Mats Fagergren,
Please use the chords according to the instruction below:
Note the intro and verse are played with "open string chords"
Am7         x,0,2,0,1,0
D(add11)/A  x,0,4,0,3,0 
Am9         x,0,5,5,0,0
Dsus4       x,x,0,2,3,3
G           3,2,0,0,3,3
C(add9)     x,3,2,0,3,0
Cmaj7       x,3,2,0,0,0
D6          x,x,0,2,0,2
D           x,x,0,2,3,2
[intro]
|  Am7|  D(add11)/A|  Am9|  Dsus4|
|  G|  G|
|  Am7|  D(add11)/A|  Am9|  Dsus4|
|  G|  G|
[verse 1]
Am7..You opened my mail
D(add11)/AApart at the seams
Am9Now you know I live Dsus4beyond my Gmeans
Am7..Beneath my bed
D(add11)/AThere's gold in the earth
Am9Above the price, that Dsus4gold is now Gworth
[chorus]
GNever to Am7Bow Down
C(add9)Don't   Cmaj7you   Dev-D6er sGlow down
[vers2 ]
Am7You live with a prince
D(add11)/AYou live with a cape
Am9You see things my Dsus4memoirs just won'Gt say
Am7Don't be so down
D(add11)/ADon't be so sad
Am9Start counting bodies, Dsus4We'll both go halGf mad
[chorus]
GNever to Am7Bow Down
C(add9)Don't   Cmaj7you   Dev-D6er sGlow down
[instrumental-break]
|  Am7|  Am7|  C(add9)   Cmaj7|
|   D   D6|  G|  G|
[verse 3]
Am7Break it to me gently
D(add11)/ASpeak in our code
Am9We're show people, Dsus4Speak in our Gcode
Am7Bad news I'll leave
D(add11)/ABad news I'll grieve
Am9Good and bad, Dsus4baby I'll Gleave
[chorus]
GNever to Am7Bow Down
C(add9)Don't   Cmaj7you   Dev-D6er sGlow down
[instrumental-break]
|  Am7|  Am7|  C(add9)   Cmaj7|
|   D   D6|  G|  G|
[verse 4]
Am7I left the house
D(add11)/Awith all the lights on
Am9You see the lights, Dsus4Nothing is wGrong
Am7The television works
D(add11)/AThe telephone rings
Am9And late at night all Dsus4good children thGey sing
[chorus]
GNever to Am7Bow Down
C(add9)Don't   Cmaj7you   Dev-D6er sGlow down
GNever to Am7Bow Down
C(add9)Don't   Cmaj7you   Dev-D6er sGlow down
[pre-outro]
Am7Bow Down too far
D(add11)/ABow Down no
Am9Bow Down don't, Don't you Dsus4ever  Gslow down
Am7Slow down Bow Down
D(add11)/ABow Down slow down
Am9Bow Down, Slow down Dsus4Bow Down ... GSlow Down
[outro]
|  Am7|  Am7|  C(add9)   Cmaj7|
|   D   D6|  G|  G|

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Bow Down

by The Go-Betweens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D(add11)/A

Am9

Dsus4

C(add9)

Cmaj7

Chord proposal: Mats Fagergren,

Please use the chords according to the instruction below:

Note the intro and verse are played with "open string chords"

Am7 x,0,2,0,1,0

D(add11)/A x,0,4,0,3,0

Am9 x,0,5,5,0,0

Dsus4 x,x,0,2,3,3

G 3,2,0,0,3,3

C(add9) x,3,2,0,3,0

Cmaj7 x,3,2,0,0,0

D6 x,x,0,2,0,2

D x,x,0,2,3,2

[intro]

Am7 D(add11)/A Am9 Dsus4

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G G

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Am7 D(add11)/A Am9 Dsus4

| | | | |

G G

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[verse 1]

Am7

..You opened my mail

D(add11)/A

Apart at the seams

Am9 Dsus4 G

Now you know I live beyond my means

Am7

..Beneath my bed

D(add11)/A

There's gold in the earth

Am9 Dsus4 G

Above the price, that gold is now worth

[chorus]

G Am7

Never to Bow Down

C(add9) Cmaj7 D D6 G

Don't you ev-er slow down

[vers2 ]

Am7

You live with a prince

D(add11)/A

You live with a cape

Am9 Dsus4 G

You see things my memoirs just won't say

Am7

Don't be so down

D(add11)/A

Don't be so sad

Am9 Dsus4 G

Start counting bodies, We'll both go half mad

[chorus]

G Am7

Never to Bow Down

C(add9) Cmaj7 D D6 G

Don't you ev-er slow down

[instrumental-break]

Am7 Am7 C(add9) Cmaj7

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D D6 G G

| | | |

[verse 3]

Am7

Break it to me gently

D(add11)/A

Speak in our code

Am9 Dsus4 G

We're show people, Speak in our code

Am7

Bad news I'll leave

D(add11)/A

Bad news I'll grieve

Am9 Dsus4 G

Good and bad, baby I'll leave

[chorus]

G Am7

Never to Bow Down

C(add9) Cmaj7 D D6 G

Don't you ev-er slow down

[instrumental-break]

Am7 Am7 C(add9) Cmaj7

| | | |

D D6 G G

| | | |

[verse 4]

Am7

I left the house

D(add11)/A

with all the lights on

Am9 Dsus4 G

You see the lights, Nothing is wrong

Am7

The television works

D(add11)/A

The telephone rings

Am9 Dsus4 G

And late at night all good children they sing

[chorus]

G Am7

Never to Bow Down

C(add9) Cmaj7 D D6 G

Don't you ev-er slow down

G Am7

Never to Bow Down

C(add9) Cmaj7 D D6 G

Don't you ev-er slow down

[pre-outro]

Am7

Bow Down too far

D(add11)/A

Bow Down no

Am9 Dsus4 G

Bow Down don't, Don't you ever slow down

Am7

Slow down Bow Down

D(add11)/A

Bow Down slow down

Am9 Dsus4 G

Bow Down, Slow down Bow Down ... Slow Down

[outro]

Am7 Am7 C(add9) Cmaj7

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D D6 G G

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