• Song:

    Don't Bring Me Down

  • Artist:

    The Animals

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Tom: C
Intro:  Organ Arr. For Guitar [Chords Implied] 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      A5 F5    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      A5 F5    C5
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
         -/--------------- | -/-------/---/--- | -/------- | ---------
         Organ:
         (C)              (Bb)             G7sus4 [/C 2nd time]
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
         ----------------- | ----------------- | --------- | ---------

         (No Guitar; Organ Chords Shown):
               C7                 F7sus4           F7
         [1: Though] 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      Bbsus4         Bb
         Oh, oh no, don't bring me down [1: I'm beggin, you, darling]

                                        [2: Oh no, no, no, no, no]
         C    Bbsus4 Bb           [1: G7  2: 2-bar piano fill ( C )]
         Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

         Fuzz Guitar [First Four Lines]:
         (C)             (F7sus4)  (F7)
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         -----------3---1- | -------0---------
         (3)----------3--- | -----------3---1-
           (sacrifices...)
         C7                 F7sus4          F7
         Sacrifices   I will make
         C7                 F7sus4          F7
         I'm ready to give   as well as take
         C7                 F7sus4          F7
         One thing I need is your respect
         C7                 F7sus4          F7
         One thing I can't take is your neglect


         G7sus4 [guitar plays D5: xx023x]
         More than anything, I need your love
          G7
         Then troubles are easy to rise above

**Chorus

**Intro

**Verse 1 W/Fuzz Guitar As Per Verse 2

 Coda:
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         I'm beggin'   oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
               (please, baby, don't bring me down  you know I need)
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         I need    your tender loving
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
               (Oh, woman, you can't do that to me)
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         Oh, please, don't bring me down
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
               (Unintelligible)
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
         Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me
         C      Bb                  C         Bb
               (Don't hurt me,   don't hurt me  please)  (Fade)
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