DON'T BRING ME DOWN
(As covered by Katherine Gehl Donovan.)
[Chords]
A, D, C, F#m, E
Time Signatures: 4/8, 8/16
A
You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind,
A
You got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time.
D A
Don't bring me down, no no no no no! ooh woo who!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
"Don't bring me down."
A
You wanna stay out with your faaancy friends.
A
I'm tellin' you it's got to beee the end,
D A
Don't bring me down, no no no no no! ooh woo who!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
"Don't bring me down."
[Chorus]
F#m A
"Don't bring me down, grooss (roll r)
F#m A
Don't bring me down, grooss (roll r)
F#m A
Don't bring me down, grooss (roll r)
E
Don't bring me down! (drag "down")
A
What happened to the girl I used to know?
A
You let your mind out somewhere down the road.
D A
Don't bring me down, no no no no no! ooh woo who!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
Don't bring me down!
A
You're always talkin' 'bout your craaazy nights.
A
One of these days you're gonna get it, right?
D A
Don't bring me down, no no no no no! ooh woo who!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
Don't bring me down!
[Chorus]
[PERCUSSIVE VERSE in 8/16]
(Tap on Guitar Body with fingers positioned on A )
You're lookin' good, just like a snake in the grass!
One of these days you're gonna break your glass...
(go back to 4/8)
D A
Don't bring me down, nononononononono, no-oohwoowho!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
"Don't bring me down."
F#m, A, F#m A, F#m A, E (down strum it, crescendo)
A
You got me shakin' got me runnin' away!
A
You get me crawlin' up to you everyday.
D A
Don't bring me down, no no no no no! ooh woo who!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
"Don't bring me down, down, downdowndowndownn"
A, D, A, D
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
A
"Don't bring me down!"
(sustain the last chord [not to be confused with the chord "Asus"])
NOTES: listen to the song carefully to hit the "PERCUSSIVE VERSE" rhythm just right.
(Song can be found at katherine.org)