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Down Poison

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Standard Tuning: EADGBE
Recomended Tuning Drop D: DADGBE
Intro:
C  B  E    G   C  B  E    G   C  B  E
E G C B A E
Verse 1:
EI've dreamed about this,
Sixteen days aGway
Now youre heCre,
BAnd my head AliesE  
Besides your body,
Pillowed under Gmine
You were poisoCn,
Spinning Bround my Emind
Chorus:
EWelcome to my wGorld she said,
CDo you Bfeel aElive she said
It's all a bad dream
GSpinning in your Clonely BheadE  
Welcome to my wGorld she said,
CSepaBrated wEorld, she stayed
SeparatGedC  
BDown EpoisGonA  B  
Down EpoisGonA  B  
Verse 2:
EBody withered,
Body died,
Time to take away this Glife
Bad enough to die from oCne,
Not to mBention four or Efive
EWelcome to my wGorld she said,
CDo you Bfeel aElive she said
It's all a bad dream
GSpinning in your Clonely BheadE  
Welcome to my wGorld she said,
CSepaBrated wEorld, she stayed
SeparatGedC  
BDown EPoisGonA  B  
Down EPoisGonA  B  
Down EPoisGonA  B  
DownE  G  A  B  
Solo:
Break:
On this entire section chords are E G A B
Down poison- You weren't there for me, I was there for you
Down poison- You weren't there for me, I was there for you
Down poison- You weren't there for me, I was there for you
Down poison- You weren't there for me, never there for me
You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you
You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you
You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you
You wouldn't die
You wouldn't die
You wouldn't die
No
EWelcome to my wGorld she said,
CDo you Bfeel aElive she said
It's all a bad dream
GSpinning in your Clonely BheadE  
Welcome to my wGorld she said,
CSepaBrated wEorld, she stayed
SeparatGedC  
BDown EPoisGonA  B  
Down EPoisGonA  B  
Down EPoisGonA  B  
DownE  G  A  B  

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Down Poison

by 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning: EADGBE

Recomended Tuning Drop D: DADGBE

Intro:

C B E G C B E G C B E

E G C B A E

Verse 1:

I've dreamed about this,

Sixteen days away

Now youre here,

B A E

And my head lies

Besides your body,

Pillowed under mine

You were poison,

B E

Spinning round my mind

Chorus:

E G

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Do you feel alive she said

It's all a bad dream

G C B E

Spinning in your lonely head

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Separated world, she stayed

G C

Separated

B E G A B

Down poison

E G A B

Down poison

Verse 2:

Body withered,

Body died,

Time to take away this life

Bad enough to die from one,

B E

Not to mention four or five

E G

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Do you feel alive she said

It's all a bad dream

G C B E

Spinning in your lonely head

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Separated world, she stayed

G C

Separated

B E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down

Solo:

Break:

On this entire section chords are E G A B

Down poison- You weren't there for me, I was there for you

Down poison- You weren't there for me, never there for me

You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you

You wouldn't die

E G

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Do you feel alive she said

It's all a bad dream

G C B E

Spinning in your lonely head

Welcome to my world she said,

C B E

Separated world, she stayed

G C

Separated

B E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down Poison

E G A B

Down

About Down Poison Chords by 3 Doors Down

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What key is "Down Poison" in?

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