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Bminor

90BPM

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

E|-------|---------|---------|--------------|
B|-------|---------|---------|--------------|
G|-------|---------|---------|--------------|
D|-------|---------|---------|--------------|
A|-2-----|-3-2-----|-0-2-----|-3-2------0-2-|
E|---0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0--0-----|
[Verse 1]
BmLie beneath
Faded and Aselfish
I Gfall between
AJaded and helpless
I Bmlong to breathe
AWasted and Gempty inBmside
DeAfeat
GFaceless and Aburied aBmlone
[Pre-Chorus]
Into your Geyes AI Bmlive
Beautifully GbroAken
[Chorus]
BmFight
We'll Gfight
And Dbury our Alives
We'll Bmbreak these Gchains
And Dwash it Aaway
Oh Bmlight
Carry me DovAer the Gground
BmHeavy won't Dhold Ame Gdown
[Intro]
[Verse 2]
BmBlindly
Wasted in Aenvy
I Glong to bleed
Nameless and Ahated
I Bmfall relieved
AViolent and Gempty Bmalive
ADeceit
GSuffer in Asilence Bmalone
[Pre-Chorus]
Into your Geyes AI Bmlive
Beautifully GbroAken
[Chorus]
BmFight
We'll Gfight
And Dbury our Alives
We'll Bmbreak these Gchains
And Dwash it Aaway
Oh Bmlight
Carry me DovAer the Gground
BmHeavy won't Dhold Ame Gdown
[Bridge]
B5Lost! Warm! Light!
GTell me it's AovBmer
GSo Bmlong
B5Frail! Dead! Blind!
GUnder the AshaBmdow
GHold Bmon
[Chorus]
BmFight
We'll Gfight
And Dbury our Alives
We'll Bmbreak these Gchains
And Dwash it Aaway
BmCarry me DovAer the Gground
BmHeavy won't Dhold Ame Gdown
BmInto the Dsun Awe Gburn
BmHeavy won't Dhold Ame
[Outro]
B5Down!
B5Down!
B5Down!
D5DOWN!

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Down

by Breaking Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E|-------|---------|---------|--------------|

B|-------|---------|---------|--------------|

G|-------|---------|---------|--------------|

D|-------|---------|---------|--------------|

A|-2-----|-3-2-----|-0-2-----|-3-2------0-2-|

E|---0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0-0-|-----0--0-----|

[Verse 1]

Lie beneath

Faded and selfish

I fall between

Jaded and helpless

I long to breathe

A G Bm

Wasted and empty inside

Defeat

G A Bm

Faceless and buried alone

[Pre-Chorus]

G A Bm

Into your eyes I live

G A

Beautifully broken

[Chorus]

Fight

We'll fight

D A

And bury our lives

Bm G

We'll break these chains

D A

And wash it away

Oh light

D A G

Carry me over the ground

Bm D A G

Heavy won't hold me down

[Intro]

[Verse 2]

Blindly

Wasted in envy

I long to bleed

Nameless and hated

I fall relieved

A G Bm

Violent and empty alive

Deceit

G A Bm

Suffer in silence alone

[Pre-Chorus]

G A Bm

Into your eyes I live

G A

Beautifully broken

[Chorus]

Fight

We'll fight

D A

And bury our lives

Bm G

We'll break these chains

D A

And wash it away

Oh light

D A G

Carry me over the ground

Bm D A G

Heavy won't hold me down

[Bridge]

Lost! Warm! Light!

G A Bm

Tell me it's over

G Bm

So long

Frail! Dead! Blind!

G A Bm

Under the shadow

G Bm

Hold on

[Chorus]

Fight

We'll fight

D A

And bury our lives

Bm G

We'll break these chains

D A

And wash it away

Bm D A G

Carry me over the ground

Bm D A G

Heavy won't hold me down

Bm D A G

Into the sun we burn

Bm D A

Heavy won't hold me

[Outro]

Down!

DOWN!

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