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Down On My Head

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Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F#m -  244222
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
E -    022100
 Bm-   x24432
 C#m-  x46654
 E/G#- 476xxx
Intro: F#m-E/G#-A--F#m-D-A--
Verse 1:
I Awork Bmall Dnight
For Aone Bmmore Dday
that I can say
I'm all aF#mloneE/G#  A  
aF#mloneD  A  
I Ajust Bmneed Dtime
And AI Bmwill Dsay what
I believe and I'll
come F#mhomeE/G#  A  
F#mhomeD  A  
Refrain:
And Eall F#mI   Dknow
Chorus 1:
F#mI never thought I
would Awake up in bed
DWatching the world
coming Adown on my E/G#head
I'd sF#mleep like a dog
if you would Anever had said
DThis is the world
coming Adown on your Ehead
Interlude: A-Bm-D--
Verse 2:
As Alife Bmflies Dby
I'm Anot Bmsure Dhow
I'm gonna do this
all aF#mgainE/G#  A  
aF#mgainD  A  
So Awrite Bmmy Dline
I Awrite Bmthis Ddown
and I'm just trying
to find the F#mendE/G#  A  
the F#mendD  A  
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
You F#mgave it to me
I reAmember it well
DYou got the world
coming Adown on your E/G#head
There's F#mnothing to
fight for it's Aalready dead
And Dthis is the world
coming Adown on my Ehead
Interlude: F#m--E--Bm--- x8 D--
A-Bm-D-- x2
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 3:
I'm F#mnot gonna swallow
Anow that I'm fed
Cos DI want the world
Acoming down on my E/G#head
I'm F#mjust gonna find
out you're Aalready dead
And Dthat was the world
                   A     E  D(hold)
coming down on your head

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Down On My Head

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E/G#

F#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

F#m - 244222

- xx0232

- x02220

E - 022100

- x24432

C#m

- x46654

E/G#

- 476xxx

Intro: F#m-E/G#-A--F#m-D-A--

Verse 1:

A Bm D

I work all night

A Bm D

For one more day

that I can say

F#m E/G# A

I'm all alone

F#m D A

alone

A Bm D

I just need time

A Bm D

And I will say what

I believe and I'll

F#m E/G# A

come home

F#m D A

home

Refrain:

E F#m D

And all I know

Chorus 1:

F#m

I never thought I

would wake up in bed

Watching the world

A E/G#

coming down on my head

F#m

I'd sleep like a dog

if you would never had said

This is the world

A E

coming down on your head

Interlude: A-Bm-D--

Verse 2:

A Bm D

As life flies by

A Bm D

I'm not sure how

I'm gonna do this

F#m E/G# A

all again

F#m D A

again

A Bm D

So write my line

A Bm D

I write this down

and I'm just trying

F#m E/G# A

to find the end

F#m D A

the end

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

F#m

You gave it to me

I remember it well

You got the world

A E/G#

coming down on your head

F#m

There's nothing to

fight for it's already dead

And this is the world

A E

coming down on my head

Interlude: F#m--E--Bm--- x8 D--

A-Bm-D-- x2

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 3:

F#m

I'm not gonna swallow

now that I'm fed

Cos I want the world

A E/G#

coming down on my head

F#m

I'm just gonna find

out you're already dead

And that was the world

A E D

(hold)

coming down on your head

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