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Dminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 13

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
D:  557775
C:  335553
F:  133211
G:  355433
A:  577655
Bb: 688766
C#: 446664
Riff 1:
E|-F13---13---Gm10---10---Bb10---10--|
B|-13---13---11---11---11---11--|
G|-14---14---12---12---10---10--|
D|------------------------------|    * = play Riff 1 over verse chords
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Intro]
D C F G  A G  A G F D
[Verse 1]
I am FemptyG  
and I'm Bbtired
and I'm FhomesickG  
and insBbpired
I Fcan't knowG  
everything that you Bbknow
cause I'm Flearnin'G  
Bbas I go
   BbI wanna see your love
   AI wanna see your love
[Verse 2]
when I Fwake upG  
I'm the Bbsame
cause I Fsleep wellG  
when I Bbdream away
blueFbird houseG  
on Bbfire
like an onFlyG  
Bbchild
   BbI wanna see your love
   AI wanna see your love
[Chorus 1]
Dwhen I'm in your Carms
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
Dwhen I'm in your Carms girl
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
[Verse 3]
all the FfiresG  
on the Bbground
are FlaughingG  
with theiBbr cracking sound
I don't FfightG  
don't Bbscream
I don't FlistenG  
to Bbanything oh-ho
  BbI wanna see your love
  AI wanna see your love
[Chorus 2]
Dwhen I'm in your Carms
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
Dwhen I'm in your Carms girl
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
[Verse 4]
I am FselfishG  
without Byou
I'm FoverG  
and you're Bbalways new
I'll FneverG  
let you Bbdown
from your FtowerG  
take aBbway your crown
[Chorus 3]
Dwhen I'm in your Carms
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
Dwhen I'm in your Carms girl
Fnothing can bring me Bbdown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
Bbnothing can bring me Adown
Anothing can Gbring Fme Ddown
[Outro]
D  C C# D

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Down

by Ben Kweller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

D: 557775

C: 335553

F: 133211

G: 355433

A: 577655

Bb: 688766

C#: 446664

Riff 1:

F Gm Bb

E|-13---13---10---10---10---10--|

B|-13---13---11---11---11---11--|

G|-14---14---12---12---10---10--|

D|------------------------------| * = play Riff 1 over verse chords

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

[Intro]

D C F G A G A G F D

[Verse 1]

F G

I am empty

and I'm tired

F G

and I'm homesick

and inspired

F G

I can't know

everything that you know

F G

cause I'm learnin'

as I go

I wanna see your love

[Verse 2]

F G

when I wake up

I'm the same

F G

cause I sleep well

when I dream away

F G

bluebird house

on fire

F G

like an only

child

I wanna see your love

[Chorus 1]

D C

when I'm in your arms

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

D C

when I'm in your arms girl

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

[Verse 3]

F G

all the fires

on the ground

F G

are laughing

with their cracking sound

F G

I don't fight

don't scream

F G

I don't listen

to anything oh-ho

I wanna see your love

[Chorus 2]

D C

when I'm in your arms

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

D C

when I'm in your arms girl

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

[Verse 4]

F G

I am selfish

without you

F G

I'm over

and you're always new

F G

I'll never

let you down

F G

from your tower

take away your crown

[Chorus 3]

D C

when I'm in your arms

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

D C

when I'm in your arms girl

F Bb

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

Bb A

nothing can bring me down

A G F D

nothing can bring me down

[Outro]

D C C# D

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