"Don't Bring Me Down" (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) Intro: chords implied organ arr. for guitar w/bass and drums: (C7) (C9) v v v v v v v v ---|-----------------|-----------------| ---|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-----3-3-----| ---|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----| -5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-| ---|-----------------|-----------------| ---|-----------------|-----------------| (C7) (C7sus4) v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -5-5-----5-5-----|-6-6-----6---6---| -3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3---3---| -------5-------5-|-------5---------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| bass tacit 1st repeat of intro fuzz guitar w/tremolo: C5 Bb5 A5F5 C5 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|--------- organ: (C) (Bb) C Bb v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------|---------|--------- fuzz guitar w/tremolo: C5 Bb5 A5F5 C5 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|--------- organ: /C 2nd time (C) (Bb) G7sus4 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------|---------|--------- no guitar; organ chords shown Verse 1 : 1: Th[C7 F7sus4 F7 ough] you complain and criticize C7 F7sus4 F7 I feel I'm nothin' in your eyes C7 F7sus4 F7 It makes me feel like giving up C7 F7sus4 F7 Because my best just ain't good enough G7sus4 Girl, I want to provide for you G7 And do all the things that you want me to, but Chorus: organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5 (tacit last chord) C Bbsus4 Bb C 1: [Bbsus4 Bb Oh, oh no, don't bring me down I'm beggin, you, darling] 2: Oh no, no, no, no, no 1: G7 2: 2-bar piano fill (C) C Bbsus4 Bb Oh, oh no, don't bring me down Verse 2: first four lines fuzz guitar : (C) (F7su(F7) v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------3---1-|-------0---------| (3)----------3---|-----------3---1-| (sacrifices...) Sacrifices I will make I'm ready to give as well as take One thing I need is your respect One thing I can't take is your neglect guitar plays D5: xx023x G7sus4 More than anything, I need your love G7 Then troubles are easy to rise above repeat chorus repeat intro repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2 Coda: continue C Bb C Bb Oh, oh no, don't bring me down I'm beggin' oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down (please, baby, don't bring me down you know I need) I need your tender loving (Oh, woman, you can't do that to me) Oh, please, don't bring me down (unintelligible) Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me fade (Don't hurt me don't hurt me please) -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers