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Sad Song

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[Verse 1]
EHow about a saFmaj7/Ed song to G6/Ehelp me get Fmaj7/Efurther doEwn
ESo down Fmaj7/Elike I'm dG6/Erowning, so down lFmaj7/Eike I'm dyEing
EHow about a saFmaj7/Ed song to G6/Epull the rug fFmaj7/Erom under Eme
EWhen I  Fmaj7/Ewas    G6/EO.K, when Fmaj7/EI was saneE  
EWhen Fmaj7/EI found my G6/Eway, YeahFmaj7/E  E  
EHow about a waFmaj7/Erning when G6/Ethe body's Fmaj7/Ealready doEwsed
EAnd It's Fmaj7/Eready for G6/Eburning, to laFmaj7/Ete to learEn
EHow about a reFmaj7/Eunion when G6/Eeverybody's Fmaj7/Egone awayE  
EThey don't Fmaj7/Ewant to sG6/Eee you, They don'Fmaj7/Et want to find Eout that you'rFmaj7/Ee doing
O.K  yeEah
[Chorus]
AmWill you be the first Cone when things get me down
GWill you be the first Emone to bring me around
AmResurrect my sense of belieGving
Cause' I Emsure could use the feeAmlingAm7/B  C  D  
[Verse 2]
EGot to get a hFmaj7/Eandle, got G6/Eto climb up Fmaj7/Eanother rEung
EI'm tired of bFmaj7/Eeing down, G6/EI don't wanFmaj7/Et to drownE  
EI'm gonna walkFmaj7/E, gonna waG6/Elk, like a wFmaj7/Ealking timEe bomb
EI don't want tFmaj7/Eo go off, G6/Ebut I will iFmaj7/Ef I'm forcEed to run
[Chorus]
AmWill you be the first Cone when things get me down
GWill you be the first Emone to bring me around
AmResurrect my sense of belieGving
Cause' I Emsure could use the feeAmlingAm7/B  C  D  
[Bridge]
AmSomething in the way DmI feel, Gmakes me want to run
AmThere's something in the way Dmyou lead me
That sGtop's my head from making my body go
[Verse 3]
EHow about a saFmaj7/Ed song to G6/Emake me get Fmaj7/Efurther doEwn
EGot to get aheFmaj7/Ead got to G6/Eclimb anotheFmaj7/Er rungE  
[Chorus]
AmWill you be the first Cone when things get me down
GWill you be the first Emone to bring me around
AmResurrCect my sense of heaGling, Cause' I Esure could use it
AmWill you be the firsCt one when things get me down
GWill you be the first Emone to bring me around
AmResurrCect my sense of believiGng
Cause' I Emsure could use the feeling

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Sad Song

by The Screaming Jets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/E

G6/E

Am7/B

[Verse 1]

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

How about a sad song to help me get further down

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

So down like I'm drowning, so down like I'm dying

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

How about a sad song to pull the rug from under me

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

When I was O.K, when I was sane

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

When I found my way, Yeah

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

How about a warning when the body's already dowsed

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

And It's ready for burning, to late to learn

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

How about a reunion when everybody's gone away

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E Fmaj7/E

They don't want to see you, They don't want to find out that you're doing

O.K yeah

[Chorus]

Am C

Will you be the first one when things get me down

G Em

Will you be the first one to bring me around

Am G

Resurrect my sense of believing

Em Am Am7/B C D

Cause' I sure could use the feeling

[Verse 2]

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

Got to get a handle, got to climb up another rung

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

I'm tired of being down, I don't want to drown

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

I'm gonna walk, gonna walk, like a walking time bomb

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

I don't want to go off, but I will if I'm forced to run

[Chorus]

Am C

Will you be the first one when things get me down

G Em

Will you be the first one to bring me around

Am G

Resurrect my sense of believing

Em Am Am7/B C D

Cause' I sure could use the feeling

[Bridge]

Am Dm G

Something in the way I feel, makes me want to run

Am Dm

There's something in the way you lead me

That stop's my head from making my body go

[Verse 3]

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

How about a sad song to make me get further down

E Fmaj7/E G6/E Fmaj7/E E

Got to get ahead got to climb another rung

[Chorus]

Am C

Will you be the first one when things get me down

G Em

Will you be the first one to bring me around

Am C G E

Resurrect my sense of healing, Cause' I sure could use it

Am C

Will you be the first one when things get me down

G Em

Will you be the first one to bring me around

Am C G

Resurrect my sense of believing

Cause' I sure could use the feeling

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