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The Temper Trap
Conditions (2009)
Down River
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
DFinallGy
We have Dseen some Gthings
Some Bmawfully Anice
Some C#mdreadfully Embad
DBut we will Gsing
Wash the Dblood, off our Gknees
Cause Bmour love Abreaks
Through C#mrough seas, Emour ship will sail it
[Pre-Chorus]
DI, don't, uGnderstand
How Dthis world will Gwork
Cause Bmtime will tell us Anothing
I'll C#mtake a chance on sEmomething
[Chorus]
       D        D        D   D(muted)
feeling old, feelings this time take you
BmDown river, Bmdown river
ADown river, Adown…
       D        D        D   D(muted)
walk these stairs, put the pieces back together
BmGo, don't stop, Bmgo, don't stop
AGo, don't stop, Ggo, don't stop
Now go..
[Instrumental]
D G D G
[Verse 2]
DFinallGy
We have Dseen some Gthings
But Bmbells in your Ahallways
Don't C#mmove you in the Emright place
So Dwe will Gsing
Cast our Dhopes out to Gsea
Though Bmour hears Abreak
Through vC#miolent winds, our ship Emwill sail it
[Pre-Chorus]
DI, don't, uGnderstand
How Dthis world will Gwork
Cause Bmtime will tell us Anothing
I'll C#mtake a chance on sEmomething
[Chorus]
       D        D        D   D(muted)
feeling old, feelings this time take you
BmDown river, Bmdown river
ADown river, Adown…
       D        D        D   D(muted)
walk these stairs, put the pieces back together
BmGo, don't stop, Bmgo, don't stop
AGo, don't stop, Ggo, don't stop
Now go..
[Outro]
DGo, don't stop, Ggo, don't stop
DGo, don't stop, Ggo, don't stop
BmGo, don't stop, Ago, don't stop
C#mGo, don't stop, Em7go, don't stop
D  G  D   G
Bm A  C#m Em7
D

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Down River

by The Temper Trap

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C#m

Em7

The Temper Trap

Conditions (2009)

Down River

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse 1]

D G

Finally

D G

We have seen some things

Bm A

Some awfully nice

C#m Em

Some dreadfully bad

D G

But we will sing

D G

Wash the blood, off our knees

Bm A

Cause our love breaks

C#m Em

Through rough seas, our ship will sail it

[Pre-Chorus]

D G

I, don't, understand

D G

How this world will work

Bm A

Cause time will tell us nothing

C#m Em

I'll take a chance on something

[Chorus]

D D D D

(muted)

feeling old, feelings this time take you

Bm Bm

Down river, down river

A A

Down river, down…

D D D D

(muted)

walk these stairs, put the pieces back together

Bm Bm

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

A G

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Now go..

[Instrumental]

D G D G

[Verse 2]

D G

Finally

D G

We have seen some things

Bm A

But bells in your hallways

C#m Em

Don't move you in the right place

D G

So we will sing

D G

Cast our hopes out to sea

Bm A

Though our hears break

C#m Em

Through violent winds, our ship will sail it

[Pre-Chorus]

D G

I, don't, understand

D G

How this world will work

Bm A

Cause time will tell us nothing

C#m Em

I'll take a chance on something

[Chorus]

D D D D

(muted)

feeling old, feelings this time take you

Bm Bm

Down river, down river

A A

Down river, down…

D D D D

(muted)

walk these stairs, put the pieces back together

Bm Bm

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

A G

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Now go..

[Outro]

D G

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

D G

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Bm A

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

C#m Em7

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

D G D G

Bm A C#m Em7

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