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Going Down On Love - John Lennon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
John Lennon
Going Down On Love (1974)
(John Lennon)
From: "Walls and Bridges"
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RIFF
[F#m]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-4br-------|----2-----------|----2-4br-2-----|----2-----------|
G|2-4-2-4br-------|2-4-2-4~--------|2-4-2-4br-2-4---|2-4-2-4~--------|
D|2-4-------------|2-4---4~--------|2-4-------p-4---|2-4---4~--------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------h---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
LINK
[E?]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|9-7---9-7---9-7-|----------------|
D|9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-|9---------------|
A|----9-----9-----|9---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE/CODA
Bm7 E(7) Bm7 E(7)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-|
G|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-|
D|9-------9---9---|----------------|9-------9---9---|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| br Bend release
| ~ vibrato
| p pull-off
| H hammer-on
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[F#m] RIFF (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
E
Do do do do
E E [break]
Do do do do ooh ooh ooh
F#m
Going down on love
A F#m
Going down on love
A F#7
Going down, going down, going down
B
When the real thing goes wrong
B
And you can't get it on
B
And your love she has gone
B
And you got to carry on
B
And you shoot out the light
B
Ain't coming home for the night
B [E?] LINK [break]
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price
A F#m
Somebody please, please help me
A F#m A
You know I'm drowning in a sea of hatred
[F#m] RIFF (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE (see above)
| Bm7 | E(7) | Bm7 | E(7) |
E
Do do do do
E E [break]
Do do do do ooh ooh ooh
F#m
Going down on love
A F#m
Going down on love
A F#7
Going down, going down, going down
B
Something precious and rare
B
Disappears in thin air
B
And it seems so unfair
B
Nothing doin' nowhere
B
Well you burn all your boats
B
And you sow your wild oats
B LINK [E?] [break]
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right
[F#m] RIFF (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[F#m] RIFF (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[F#m] RIFF (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
INSTRUMENTAL CODA (see above)
| Bm7 | E(7) | Bm7 | E(7) |
| Bm7 | E(7) | Bm7 | E(7) |
(repeat and fade)