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When You Come Down

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[Intro]
(The intro is merely the first two lines of the verse progression, followed by the first
two lines of the chorus progression, one time):
E   AbM   A   E   B   E
Dbm   A   E   Gbm   Ab A   B   E
[Verse 1]
EWhen you come Abmdown, will you stAay the night with Eme?B  
Or are you gonna leave before the morEning light?
EWhen you come Abmdown, will you coAme to my front dooEr?B  
Or are you gonna knock softly at my wiEndow?
[Chorus]
'Cause I am tDbmired of liAving like we are straEngers
GbmJust to walk down the strAeet in brBoad daylEight
'Cause I am tDbmired of liAving life in the shadEows
GbmDon't know where I'll go, but I'm leAaving here BtonigEht
[Verse 2]
EWhen you look Abmdown from your hoAuse on the lights of the cEityB  
Do you try to guess which liEght is mine?
EWhen you come Abmdown, I won't Abe here any loEngerB  
There will be a note for you under my frEont doormat
[Chorus]
'Cause I am tDbmired of liAving like we are straEngers
GbmJust to walk down the strAeet in brBoad daylEight
'Cause I am tDbmired of liAving life in the shadEows
GbmDon't know where I'll go, but I'm leAaving here BtonigEht
GbmDon't know where I'll go, but I'm leAaving here BtonigEht

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When You Come Down

by Cracker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AbM

Dbm

Gbm

[Intro]

(The intro is merely the first two lines of the verse progression, followed by the first

two lines of the chorus progression, one time):

E AbM A E B E

Dbm A E Gbm Ab A B E

[Verse 1]

E Abm A E B

When you come down, will you stay the night with me?

Or are you gonna leave before the morning light?

E Abm A E B

When you come down, will you come to my front door?

Or are you gonna knock softly at my window?

[Chorus]

Dbm A E

'Cause I am tired of living like we are strangers

Gbm A B E

Just to walk down the street in broad daylight

Dbm A E

'Cause I am tired of living life in the shadows

Gbm A B E

Don't know where I'll go, but I'm leaving here tonight

[Verse 2]

E Abm A E B

When you look down from your house on the lights of the city

Do you try to guess which light is mine?

E Abm A E B

When you come down, I won't be here any longer

There will be a note for you under my front doormat

[Chorus]

Dbm A E

'Cause I am tired of living like we are strangers

Gbm A B E

Just to walk down the street in broad daylight

Dbm A E

'Cause I am tired of living life in the shadows

Gbm A B E

Don't know where I'll go, but I'm leaving here tonight

Gbm A B E

Don't know where I'll go, but I'm leaving here tonight

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