E 
I?ll sing myself to sleep 
     A                     B 
A song from the darkest hour 
 E 
Secrets I can?t keep 
   A               B 
Inside of the day 
 

 E 
Swing from high to deep 
      A               B 
Extremes of sweet and sour 
 E 
Hope that God exists 
   A       B 
I hope, I pray 
 

E 
  Drawn by the undertow 
       A                 B 
My life is out of control 
E                                                 A                     B 
I believe this wave will bear my weight. So let it flow 
 
Refr?o: 
            E 
Oh sit down (Oh sit down, Oh sit down) 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
       E                                                 A 
Sit down, down, down, down, down 
                B 
In sympathy 
 

        E 
Now I'm relieved to hear 
                    A                   B 
That you've been to some far out places 
      E 
It's hard to carry on 
                   A          B 
When you feel all alone 
               E 
Now I've swung back down again 
       A                            B 
It's worse than it was before 
  E 
If I hadn't seen such riches 
            A                     B 
I could live with being poor 
 
Refr?o: 
            E 
Oh sit down (Oh sit down, Oh sit down) 
 A                       B 
Sit down next to me 
       E                                                A 
Sit down, down, down, down, down 
                B 
In sympathy 
 

 E                                                    
Those who feel the breath of sadness 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
 E                                                              
Those who find they?re touched by madness 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
 E 
Those who find themselves ridiculous 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
     E 
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears 
     A                    B 
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears 
     E                           
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears 
     A                    B 
In love, in fear, in hate 
E                   A   B 
Do________wn 
E                   A   B 
Do________wn 
 
Refr?o (x2) + Ending: 
            E 
Oh sit down (Oh sit down, Oh sit down) 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
       E                                                A 
Sit down, down, down, down, down 
               B 
In sympathy 
            E 
Oh sit down (Oh sit down, Oh sit down) 
 A                        B 
Sit down next to me 
       E                                               A 
Sit down, down, down, down, down 
                B 
In sympathy 
 E 
Down