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Down
Intro:  D   D7(4X)
Well, you gotta Dhave soap to wash your sins away,
You gotta have hope, it's the price you've gotta pay,
You gotta Ggive love oh your love will walk away
And you gotta Dstay loose, it's the only way to stay.
Chorus:
BbDown you've got me Agoin', goin' G#'round
You've got me Ggoin' down, down, down, down, down, down, down.D  
Down to the bottom,
to the bottom of a hole, goin' down.
Goin' down to the bottom, 
to the bottom of a hole, goin' down.
Chorus

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Down

by Harry Nilsson

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Down

D D7

Intro: (4X)

Well, you gotta have soap to wash your sins away,

You gotta have hope, it's the price you've gotta pay,

You gotta give love oh your love will walk away

And you gotta stay loose, it's the only way to stay.

Chorus:

Bb A G#

Down you've got me goin', goin' 'round

G D

You've got me goin' down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Down to the bottom,

to the bottom of a hole, goin' down.

Goin' down to the bottom,

to the bottom of a hole, goin' down.

Chorus

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