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Song title:      Don't Bring Me Down
Original Album:	 - (single) (The Animals)
Other Album:     The Best Of The Animals

Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Copyright © 1966 Decca Records (UK) and MGM Records (U.S.) 
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
Organ arranged for acoustic guitar:


[play: INTRO Figure 1]

INTRO Figure 1:
  C5                                C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5---5-----------5---5---|
|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------5---5-----------5---5---|
|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|
|---------3---3-----------3---3---|---------3---3-----------3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C7                                C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------5---5-----------5---5---|
|---------3---3-----------3---3---|---------5---5-----------5---5---|
|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|
|---------3---3-----------3---3---|---------3---3-----------3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[play: INTRO Figure 2]  [x2]

INTRO Figure 2

Fuzz guitar (w/ tremolo):
  C5                                Bb5         A5          F5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|-8________---7____-------3____---|
|-3____________________________---|-8________---7____-------3____---|
|---------------------------------|-6________---5____-------1____---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Fuzz guitar (w/ tremolo):
  C5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|-------------R-E-S-T-------------|
|-5____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|-3____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Organ:                                                              |
|                                   Bb          A       G       F   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------R-E-S-T-------------|-7________---6-------4-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-8________---7-------5-------3---|
|---------------------------------|-8________---7-------5-------3---|
|---------------------------------|-6________---5-------3-------1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Fuzz guitar (w/ tremolo):
  C5                                Bb5         A5          F5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|-8________---7___--------3____---|
|-3____________________________---|-8________---7___--------3____---|
|---------------------------------|-6________---5___--------1____---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Fuzz guitar (w/ tremolo):
  C5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5____________________________---|------------D-R-U-M-S------------|
|-5____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|-3____________________________---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Notes:
Organ chords only; no guitar.

Chords:
C   x35553    G7sus4  353533
F7  131211    G7      353433


| C                  | F7
    When you complain,    and criticize

| C                   | F7
    I feel I'm nothing     in your eyes

| C                      | F7
    It makes me feel like     giving up

| C                    | F7
    Because my best just ain't good enough

| G7sus4
    Girl I want to provide for you

| G7
    And do all the things you want me to



CHORUS:
Chords:
C  x35553 or 8 10 10 988
Bb 688766
G7 353433


| C      Bb               | C
  Oh, oh no, don't bring me down

  | Bb
I'm begging you darling

| C      Bb               | G7
  Oh, oh no, don't bring me down



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C   x35553    G7sus4  353533
F7  131211    G7      353433


| C           | F7
    Sacrifices    I will make

| C                  | F7
    I'm ready to give,    as well as take

| C                 | F7
    One thing I need     is your respect

| C                       | F7
    One thing I can't take     is your neglect

| G7sus4
    More than anything I need your love

   | G7
Then troubles are easy to rise above


[repeat CHORUS]

[repeat INTRO Figure 2]  [x2]

[repeat VERSE1]

[repeat CHORUS]