Intro:
organ arr. for guitar [chords implied] w/bass and drums:
( C5 ) ( C5 )
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-
--- | ----------------- | -----------------
--- | ----------------- | -----------------
( C5 ) ( C5 )
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:
( C5 ) ( Bb5 ) C5 Bb5
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:
( C5 ) ( Bb5 ) G5 [/C5 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]:
C5 F5 F5
[1: Though] you complain and criticize
C5 F5 F5
I feel I'm nothin' in your eyes
C5 F5 F5
It makes me feel like giving up
C5 F5 F5
Because my best just ain't good enough
G5
Girl, I want to provide for you
G5
And do all the things that you want me to, but
Chorus:
[organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5 (tacit last chord)]
C5 Bb5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 Bb5
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down [1: I'm beggin, you, darling]
[2: Oh no, no, no, no, no]
C5 Bb5 Bb5 [1: G5 2: 2-bar piano fill ( C5 )]
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
Verse 2:
fuzz guitar [first four lines]:
( C5 ) ( F5 ) ( F5 )
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
G5 [guitar plays D5 : xx023x]
More than anything, I need your love
G5
Then troubles are easy to rise above
[repeat chorus]
[repeat intro]
[repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2]
Coda:
C5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 [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