• Song:

    Don't Bring Me Down

  • Artist:

    The Animals

Tom: C
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               Bb5      A5 F5    C5
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
         -/--------------- | -/-------/---/--- | -/------- | ---------
         Organ:
         (C)              (Bb)                C       Bb
          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:
         (C)              (Bb)             G7sus4 [/C 2nd time]
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v
         ----------------- | ----------------- | --------- | ---------

         (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

         Fuzz Guitar [First Four Lines]:
         (C)             (F7sus4)  (F7)
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         ----------------- | -----------------
         -----------3---1- | -------0---------
         (3)----------3--- | -----------3---1-
           (sacrifices...)
         C5                 F5          F5
         Sacrifices   I will make
         C5                 F5          F5
         I'm ready to give   as well as take
         C5                 F5          F5
         One thing I need is your respect
         C5                 F5          F5
         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

**Chorus

**Intro

**Verse 1 W/Fuzz Guitar As Per Verse 2

 Coda:
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         I'm beggin'   oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
               (please, baby, don't bring me down  you know I need)
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         I need    your tender loving
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
               (Oh, woman, you can't do that to me)
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         Oh, please, don't bring me down
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
               (Unintelligible)
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
         Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me
         C5      Bb5                  C5         Bb5
               (Don't hurt me,   don't hurt me  please)  (Fade)
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