• Song:

    Dont Bring Me Down

  • Artist:

    The Animals

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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
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