Dont Bring Me Down

Animals

"Don't Bring Me Down"

(Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

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

(C7) (C9)

v v v v v v v v

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---|-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:

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:

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

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Verse 1 [no guitar; organ chords shown]:

C7 F7sus4 F7

[1: Though] you complain and criticize

C7 F7sus4 F7

I feel I'm nothin' in your eyes

C7 F7sus4 F7

It makes me feel like giving up

C7 F7sus4 F7

Because my best just ain't good enough

G7sus4

Girl, I want to provide for you

And do all the things that you want me to, but

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

Oh, oh no, don't bring me down [1: I'm beggin, you, 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) (F7sus4) (F7)

v v v v v v v v

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

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

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

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-----------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

Then troubles are easy to rise above

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