• Song:

    When I Go Down

  • Artist:

    Relient K

  • Album:

    Mmhmmm

whew that takes a while (length: 6:44), but when you break it down, it's easy to tab.  
tab is complete with lyrics under the correct measure, not correct notes.  So don't try 
play the guitar with the same sync as where the words are placed.  Please rate this,
I've played it over and over looking for any flaws, and I couldn't find any.  I think you'll 
Thanks!

intro: guitar 1 (acoustic)
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G---2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2->
D--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-->
A-2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--2------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--->

verse 1: guitar 1
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G---2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2->
D--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-->
A-2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--->
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I'll tell you flat out it hurts so much to think of this so from my thoughts I will exclude

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A-2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--->
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the very thing that that I hate more than everything is the way I'm powerless to dictate 
own

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D--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-2---->
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E-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-0----->
moods, I've thrown away so many things that could've been much more and I just pray my 
go away if they're ignored but that's not the way it works

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G-1111-0000-2~~----------->
D-2222-0000-2~~----------->
A-2222-2222-0~~----------->
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no, it's not the way it works

chorus 1: guitar 1
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D-0000-0000-0000-0000000-0000-0000-0000-0000~~--->
A------2222------0000000------2222------0000~~--->
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when I got down, I go down hard and I take everything I've learned and teach myself some 
when I go down, it hurts to hit the bottom and of the things that got me there I think, 
only I had fought them

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D--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-4-2~~-->
A-2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--2----2~~-->
E--------------------------------------------------------0~~-->

verse 2: guitar 2 part (w/distortion)
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G------------------------------------------------------------------7~~----->
D-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-77-7-7-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-7~~-7-7->
A-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-77-7-7-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-7~~-7-7->
E-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--55-5-5-55-5-5-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--55-5-5-5~~-5-5->
if and when I can clear myself of this clouded mind I'll watch myself settle down

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D-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-77-7-7-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-7~~-7-7->
A-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-77-7-7-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-77-7-7-7~~-7-7->
E-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--55-5-5-55-5-5-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--55-5-5-5~~-5-5->
into a place where peace can search me out and find that I'm so ready to be found

guitar 1
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D--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-->
A------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3--->
I've thrown away the hope I had in friendships I've thrown away so many things that 
have been much more I've thrown away the secret to find an end to this
                                  guitar 2
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D--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---2~~---5555-2~~-------------------->
A---------------------------------2~~---5555-0~~-------------------->
E-2--2--2-3--3--3-2--2--2-3--3--3-0~~---3333------------------------>
and I just pray my problems go away if they're ignored but that's not the way it works 
it's not the way it works

chorus 2: guitar 2's part
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G-2222-2222-2222-2222222-2222-2222-2222-22222222-2222~~---->
D-0000-0000-0000-0000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000-0000~~---->
A-0000-2222-2222-0000000-0000-2222-2222-00000000-0000~~---->
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when I go down I go down hard and I take everything I've learned and teach myself some 
when I go down it hurts to hit the bottom and of the things that got me there I think, if 
I had fought them

bridge 1: guitar 1
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B--3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-3---3322-3333-3333-3333-3333-3333-3333-->
G--2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-2-2---2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-->
D-------------------------------------------0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-->
A-2-----0-----------0------------------0---------2222-----------2222------->
E-------------3--2--------3------3-0-23---------------3333-----------3333-->
any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands while my ever-present 
shakes its head and reprimands me, reprimands me then and there I confess I'll blame all 
on my selfishness yet you love me and that consumes me and I'll stand up again and do so willingly

solo type thing                   bridge 2: guitar 1 (I think)
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B----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------>
G-----2~~-------------4~~-------------2~~-------------4~~----------->
D-------------0~~-------------0~~-------------0~~-------------0~~--->
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                                  you give me hope, and hope it gives me life you touch 
heavy heart, and when you do you make it light

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B----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------>
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as I exhale I hear your voice and I answer you, though I hardly make a noise and from my 
the words I choose to say seem pathetic but it's a fallen man's praise

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B-3-3~~--0-3~~--3-3~~--0-3~~--->
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because I love you oh God, I love you

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and life is now worth living if only because of you and when they say I'm dead and gone, 
won't be further from the truth

guitar 2
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G-222---------4----------222---------4------------>
D-000-55/7777-4-4-4/5~~--000-55/7777-4-4-4/5~~---->
A-----55/7777-2-4-4/5~~------55/7777-2-4-4/5~~---->
E-----33/5555---2-2/3~~------33/5555---2-2/3~~---->

last chorus: guitar 1's part
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B----------------------------4~~------------4~~--5-4-0--0h2~~----3~~->
G----------------------------------4----------------------2~~-------->
D---(fist part is piano)---------------4h6--------------------------->
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------->
when I go down I lift my eyes to you I won't look very far cause you'll be there with 
arms to lift me up again to lift me up again

well, that's it.  Also, please not that you may not find some parts fitting with the cd. 
the bass guitar plays louder in this song that in the others so it's not guitar 2 
thanks! enjoy.
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