Chord/Tab song: Don't Bring Me Down

"Don't Bring Me Down"
(Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

Intro:

organ arr. for guitar [chords implied] w/bass and drums:

[(C7)] v v v v [(C9)] 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)] v v v v [(C7sus4)] 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]v v v v [Bb5] v v [A5]v [F5] v [C5] v v v v v v v v

-/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|---------

organ:

[(C)] v v v v [(Bb)] v v v v [C]v v v v [Bb] v v v v

-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------

fuzz guitar w/tremolo:

[C5]v v v v [Bb5] v v [A5]v [F5] v [C5] 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

-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------

Verse 1 [no guitar; organ chords shown]:

[1: Th[C7]ough] you complain [F7sus4] and critic[F7]ize
[C7]I feel I'm nothin' [F7sus4] in your e[F7]yes
[C7]It makes me feel like [F7sus4] giving [F7]up
B[C7]ecause my best just[F7sus4] ain't good en[F7]ough

[G7sus4]Girl, I want to provide for you
[G7]And do all the things that you want me to, but

Chorus:

[organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5 (tacit last chord)]

[C]Oh, o[Bbsus4]h no, d[Bb]on't bring me do[C]wn [1: [Bbsus4]I'm beggin, you[Bb], darling]
[2: Oh no, no, no, no, no]
C Bbsus4 Bb [1: G7 2: 2-bar piano fill (C)]
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

Verse 2:

fuzz guitar [first four lines]:

[(C)] v v v v [(F7sus4)] v v [(F7)] v v

-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------3---1-|-------0---------|
(3)----------3---|-----------3---1-|

(sacrifices...)

Sacrifices I will make
I'm ready to give as well as take
One thing I need is your respect
One thing I can't take is your neglect

G7sus4 [guitar plays D5: xx023x]
More than anything, I need your love
T[G7]hen troubles are easy to rise above

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

[repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2]

Coda:

C Bb C Bb [continue]
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
I'm beggin' oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no
Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down
(please, baby, don't bring me down you know I need)
I need your tender loving
(Oh, woman, you can't do that to me)
Oh, please, don't bring me down
(unintelligible)
Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me
(Don't hurt me don't hurt me please) [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers