Don't Bring Me Down
The Animals

(Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

 Intro:

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

             (C7)              (C9)
              v   v   v   v     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)            (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:

          C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5
          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:

          C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5
          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
         -----------------|-----------------|---------|---------


 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
         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    Bbsus4 Bb              C      Bbsus4         Bb
         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
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------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
          G7
         Then 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]


source: Andrew Rogers

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