• Song:

    Dont Bring Me Down

  • Artist:

    The Animals

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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:17 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: a/animals/dont_bring_me_down.crd

                         "Don't Bring Me Down"
                      (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

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 (x355xx@1)             Bb5 (x133xx@1)    A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_133xxx@1">F5    C5 (x355xx@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|---------

	organ:

	(C)              (Bb)                C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------


	fuzz guitar w/tremolo:

	 C5 (x355xx@1)             Bb5 (x133xx@1)    A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_133xxx@1">F5    C5 (x355xx@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|---------

	organ:

	(C)              (Bb)             G7sus4[/C (3x301x@1)2nd time]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
	-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------


Verse 1 [no guitar; organ chords shown]:

	      C7 (x32310@1)               F7sus4 (131311@1)         F7 (131241@1)[1: Though] you complain        and criticize
	C7 (x32310@1)               F7sus4 (131311@1)        F7 (131241@1)I feel I'm nothin'        in your eyes
	C7 (x32310@1)                  F7sus4 (131311@1)      F7 (131241@1)It makes me feel like        giving up
	 C7 (x32310@1)               F7sus4 (131311@1)      F7 (131241@1)Because my best just ain't good enough

	G7sus4 (3x301x@1)Girl, I want to provide for you
	G7 (320001@1)And do all the things that you want me to, but

Chorus:

	[organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5(tacit (x133xx@1)last chord)]

	C (x32010@1)  Bbsus4 (x13341@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb              C (x32010@1)    Bbsus4 (x13341@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)Oh, oh no, don't bring me down [1: I'm beggin, you, darling]
	                               [2: Oh no, no, no, no, no]
	C (x32010@1)  Bbsus4 (x13341@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb           [1: G7 (320001@1)2: 2-bar piano fill (C)]
	Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

Verse 2:

	fuzz guitar [first four lines]:

	(C)             (F7sus4)  (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

	G7sus4[guitar (3x301x@1)plays D5: xx023x]
	More than anything, I need your love
	 G7 (320001@1)Then troubles are easy to rise above

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

[repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2]

Coda:

	C (x32010@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)                C (x32010@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)[continue]
	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
	      (Don't hurt me   don't hurt me  please)  [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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