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When It Goes Down by Something Corporate
Intro:  Bb   F   C    D#   Bb   F   C  D#  
When it all just fBbits F  C  D#  
No more waiBbting up 'till midnFight 
To sCee if he comes hoD#me 
And it sinks Bbin F  
Through these Choles in your old bed shD#eets 
You might Bbspend your Flife alone 
And yCou don't want to D#be alonBbe F  C  D#  
no not aloBbne F  C  D#  
When you think too much 
And you came to another game 
Despondent out of touch 
And you reach so hard it makes you fall 
For these hands that let you go 
That shouldn't let you go at all 
that shouldnt let you go at all 
no not at all 
I Cdon't know what its like to be you D#baby 
but from the looks I don't think I Bbwant to 
aCnd I know I've been hanging on tight 
D#so maybe it just might mean I wBbant you 
yeah babe I Fwant you 
BbYou kFnow what I Cmean 
When I say that I D#come from a place that hBburts 
You Ffit in my scCene 
And try to make eveD#rything wBbork 
You wFatch me turn grCeen 
I come down, yeah but D#I might never lBband 
You saFid you'd undCerstand 
But D#you don't want to be tFhere 
      Cm(?)        D#      Bb  
When it goes down again 
Bb F C D# Bb F C D#
Bbbop bop Fbop bop Cbop ba D#da [x6]
BStaring at the ceiFling 
CGives me another feD#eling 
About Bbwho you are F  C  D#  
And you know BbI was really thiFnking 
I could Cbe another LiD#ncoln 
BbIf I got this far 
FIf I got this far 
Cdriving in my cD#ar 
and Then I Bbstarted Fholding on to tChings I couldn't kD#eep 
And the wBbise ass called me fagFgot 
But I fCeel more like a cD#reep 
and these things crBbeep F  C  D#  
I watch them cBbreep F  
and CI dont get D#no sleep 
And CI don't know what it's like to take it sD#low 
and from the feel I don't think I wBbant to 
no I dont want to 
and I now know 
CAnd I know that it seems I'm LeD#tting go 
And things I know, I know would hBbaunt you 
and I don't want to hFaunt you 
BbYou kFnow what I Cmean 
When I say that I D#come from a place that hBburts 
You Ffit in my scCene 
And try to make eveD#rything wBbork 
You wFatch me turn grCeen 
I come down, yeah but D#I might never lBband 
You saFid you'd undCerstand 
But D#you don't want to be tFhere 
      Cm(?)        D#      Bb  
When it goes down again 
 Bb   F   C    D#x8
BbYou kFnow what I Cmean 
When I say that I D#come from a place that hBburts 
You Ffit in my scCene 
And try to make eveD#rything wBbork 
You wFatch me turn grCeen 
I come down, yeah but D#I might never lBband 
You saFid you'd undCerstand 
But D#you don't want to be tFhere 
you D#don't want to be tFhere 
you dD#on't want to be tFhere 
      Cm(?)         D#    Bb    F   C   D#  
When it goes down again 
when it goes down again
D# Bb F C D#   Bb

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When It Goes Down

by Something Corporate

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When It Goes Down by Something Corporate

Bb F C D# Bb F C D#

Intro:

Bb F C D#

When it all just fits

Bb F

No more waiting up 'till midnight

C D#

To see if he comes home

Bb F

And it sinks in

C D#

Through these holes in your old bed sheets

Bb F

You might spend your life alone

C D# Bb F C D#

And you don't want to be alone

Bb F C D#

no not alone

When you think too much

And you came to another game

Despondent out of touch

And you reach so hard it makes you fall

For these hands that let you go

That shouldn't let you go at all

that shouldnt let you go at all

no not at all

C D#

I don't know what its like to be you baby

but from the looks I don't think I want to

and I know I've been hanging on tight

D# Bb

so maybe it just might mean I want you

yeah babe I want you

Bb F C

You know what I mean

D# Bb

When I say that I come from a place that hurts

F C

You fit in my scene

D# Bb

And try to make everything work

F C

You watch me turn green

D# Bb

I come down, yeah but I might never land

F C

You said you'd understand

D# F

But you don't want to be there

Cm D# Bb

(?)

When it goes down again

Bb F C D# Bb F C D#

Bb F C D#

bop bop bop bop bop ba da [x6]

B F

Staring at the ceiling

C D#

Gives me another feeling

Bb F C D#

About who you are

Bb F

And you know I was really thinking

C D#

I could be another Lincoln

If I got this far

C D#

driving in my car

Bb F C D#

and Then I started holding on to things I couldn't keep

Bb F

And the wise ass called me faggot

C D#

But I feel more like a creep

Bb F C D#

and these things creep

Bb F

I watch them creep

C D#

and I dont get no sleep

C D#

And I don't know what it's like to take it slow

and from the feel I don't think I want to

no I dont want to

and I now know

C D#

And I know that it seems I'm Letting go

And things I know, I know would haunt you

and I don't want to haunt you

Bb F C

You know what I mean

D# Bb

When I say that I come from a place that hurts

F C

You fit in my scene

D# Bb

And try to make everything work

F C

You watch me turn green

D# Bb

I come down, yeah but I might never land

F C

You said you'd understand

D# F

But you don't want to be there

Cm D# Bb

(?)

When it goes down again

Bb F C D#

Bb F C

You know what I mean

D# Bb

When I say that I come from a place that hurts

F C

You fit in my scene

D# Bb

And try to make everything work

F C

You watch me turn green

D# Bb

I come down, yeah but I might never land

F C

You said you'd understand

D# F

But you don't want to be there

D# F

you don't want to be there

D# F

you don't want to be there

Cm D# Bb F C D#

(?)

When it goes down again

when it goes down again

D# Bb F C D# Bb

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