Chords for Del Amitri - Be My Downfall-Drowned On Dry Land
Tempo:
118.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
Well the bus is pulling out and I guess I better go
[D] Before [G] I make a grave mistake
[Am] Let my [G] feelings [D] show
[G] 20 miles away
She waits alone for me
[B] But when I [G] try to [C] picture [Am] her
You're [G] the one [D] I see
And [C] then another
[G] Situation I could [D] put [G] up a fight
[Am] But you will [G] [D] be my
[G] downfall
So [C]
[G] the night has [C] come down
Drowning us [G] in blue
[Am] It all [G] points to all [C] the things we [Am] know we have [D] to give
[G] And as I look [C] at you and I fall under [G] your spell
Well, I [Am] know I should [G] be thinking of [Am] her
Lying [C] there [D] herself
And when [C] faced with [G] temptation
I know now I should [C] stand and say
[Am] That you will [G] be [D] my
[G] downfall
Be my [Bm] downfall
[G] Be [D] my great regret
[C] Be the [G] one girl
[C]
That [D] I will forget
[G] Be [Am] my undoing
Be my slow [D] road To ruin
[G] [C] Be
[G] [C]
[Am] my [D]
[Am] [G]
[Bm] down
[D] Be my
Be [G] the one girl
That [D] I will forget
[Am] Be my undoing
Be my slow road [D] To ruin [G] Tonight
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [G]
When your world is full of strangers
When your nights are dark [Am] and dangerous
There's a place where you [C] can hang
Just let [D] it go
When [G]
your eyes see only sorrow
[C]
And your [G] life seems [Am] somehow borrowed
Those long [G] [C] promised tomorrows [D] never show
[Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, we're [C] waiting for you
[G] We [Am]
[G] got a special evening
[D]
[G] We're gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you might [C] get drowned [Cm] On [G] dry
[C]
[G] When
[C]
[G]
the road looks [C] long and lonely
When the sky is [G] [Am] overloaded
When you feel like you're [C] the only one
[D] That can be paid
[G]
When your smile gets weak
[C] When you're wearied
When you're weirded out [Am] and weary
And you long to be [C] somewhere
They [D] know your name
[Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, [G] we're [C] waiting for you
We [Am]
[C] got a special [G] evening
[D]
We're [C] [G]
gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you might [C] get drowned [Cm] On [G] dry
So the bus is pulled out
[C] And I'm grounded [G] here with you
[Am] And I want to say [C] the sweet things, babe
[Am] I always [G] wanted [D] to
So
[C] tell me [G] now that she lights out
[D] Gone out [G] of [C] sight
And [G] baby, [Am] won't you
[D] Be my downfall
Once [G] again tonight
[G]
[D]
[G]
Well the bus is pulling out and I guess I better go
[D] Before [G] I make a grave mistake
[Am] Let my [G] feelings [D] show
[G] 20 miles away
She waits alone for me
[B] But when I [G] try to [C] picture [Am] her
You're [G] the one [D] I see
And [C] then another
[G] Situation I could [D] put [G] up a fight
[Am] But you will [G] [D] be my
[G] downfall
So [C]
[G] the night has [C] come down
Drowning us [G] in blue
[Am] It all [G] points to all [C] the things we [Am] know we have [D] to give
[G] And as I look [C] at you and I fall under [G] your spell
Well, I [Am] know I should [G] be thinking of [Am] her
Lying [C] there [D] herself
And when [C] faced with [G] temptation
I know now I should [C] stand and say
[Am] That you will [G] be [D] my
[G] downfall
Be my [Bm] downfall
[G] Be [D] my great regret
[C] Be the [G] one girl
[C]
That [D] I will forget
[G] Be [Am] my undoing
Be my slow [D] road To ruin
[G] [C] Be
[G] [C]
[Am] my [D]
[Am] [G]
[Bm] down
[D] Be my
Be [G] the one girl
That [D] I will forget
[Am] Be my undoing
Be my slow road [D] To ruin [G] Tonight
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [G]
When your world is full of strangers
When your nights are dark [Am] and dangerous
There's a place where you [C] can hang
Just let [D] it go
When [G]
your eyes see only sorrow
[C]
And your [G] life seems [Am] somehow borrowed
Those long [G] [C] promised tomorrows [D] never show
[Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, we're [C] waiting for you
[G] We [Am]
[G] got a special evening
[D]
[G] We're gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you might [C] get drowned [Cm] On [G] dry
[C]
[G] When
[C]
[G]
the road looks [C] long and lonely
When the sky is [G] [Am] overloaded
When you feel like you're [C] the only one
[D] That can be paid
[G]
When your smile gets weak
[C] When you're wearied
When you're weirded out [Am] and weary
And you long to be [C] somewhere
They [D] know your name
[Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, [G] we're [C] waiting for you
We [Am]
[C] got a special [G] evening
[D]
We're [C] [G]
gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you might [C] get drowned [Cm] On [G] dry
So the bus is pulled out
[C] And I'm grounded [G] here with you
[Am] And I want to say [C] the sweet things, babe
[Am] I always [G] wanted [D] to
So
[C] tell me [G] now that she lights out
[D] Gone out [G] of [C] sight
And [G] baby, [Am] won't you
[D] Be my downfall
Once [G] again tonight
Key:
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C
D
Am
Bm
G
C
D
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well the bus is pulling out and I guess I better go
_ [D] Before [G] I make a grave mistake
[Am] Let my [G] feelings [D] show
_ [G] _ _ 20 miles away
She _ waits alone for me
_ [B] But when I [G] try to [C] picture [Am] her
You're [G] the one [D] I see
And [C] then another
[G] Situation _ I could [D] put [G] up a fight
[Am] But you will [G] [D] be my _
[G] downfall
_ So [C] _ _ _
[G] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ night has [C] come down
_ _ Drowning us [G] in blue
_ [Am] It all [G] points to all [C] the things we [Am] know we have [D] to give _
_ [G] And as I look [C] at you and I fall under [G] your spell
Well, I [Am] know I should [G] be thinking of [Am] her
Lying [C] there [D] herself
And when [C] _ faced with [G] _ temptation
I know now I should [C] stand and say
[Am] That you will [G] be [D] my _
[G] downfall
Be _ _ _ _ my [Bm] _ _ downfall _ _
[G] Be [D] my _ great regret
[C] Be the _ [G] one girl
_ [C]
That [D] I will _ forget
[G] Be [Am] _ _ my _ undoing
Be my slow _ [D] road To ruin
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Be _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] my _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] down _
_ _ _ [D] Be my
Be _ _ _ _ [G] the one girl
_ That [D] I will forget
_ [Am] Be _ my _ undoing
Be my slow road [D] To ruin _ [G] _ Tonight
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When your world is full of strangers
When your nights are dark [Am] and dangerous
There's a place where you [C] can hang
Just let [D] it go
When [G] _ _ _
your eyes see only sorrow
[C] _
And your [G] life seems [Am] somehow borrowed
Those long [G] [C] promised _ tomorrows [D] never show
_ [Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, we're [C] waiting for you
[G] _ We _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] got a special evening
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ We're gonna push the [D] boat out
Or _ _ _ you might [C] get drowned _ [Cm] On [G] dry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
the road looks [C] long and lonely
When the sky is [G] _ [Am] _ overloaded
When you feel like you're [C] the only one
[D] That can be paid
_ _ [G] _ _
When your smile gets weak
_ [C] When you're wearied
When you're weirded out [Am] and weary
And you long to be [C] somewhere
They [D] know your name
[Am] _ Well, come [Bm] on down, [G] we're [C] waiting for you
_ We _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] got a special [G] evening
[D] _ _ _
We're _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you _ _ _ might [C] get _ drowned [Cm] On [G] dry _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So the bus is pulled out
_ [C] And I'm grounded [G] here with you
[Am] And I want to say [C] the sweet things, babe
[Am] I always [G] wanted [D] to
So _ _
_ [C] _ tell me [G] now that she lights out
[D] Gone out [G] of [C] sight
And _ _ [G] baby, [Am] won't you
[D] Be my downfall _
Once [G] again tonight _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well the bus is pulling out and I guess I better go
_ [D] Before [G] I make a grave mistake
[Am] Let my [G] feelings [D] show
_ [G] _ _ 20 miles away
She _ waits alone for me
_ [B] But when I [G] try to [C] picture [Am] her
You're [G] the one [D] I see
And [C] then another
[G] Situation _ I could [D] put [G] up a fight
[Am] But you will [G] [D] be my _
[G] downfall
_ So [C] _ _ _
[G] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ night has [C] come down
_ _ Drowning us [G] in blue
_ [Am] It all [G] points to all [C] the things we [Am] know we have [D] to give _
_ [G] And as I look [C] at you and I fall under [G] your spell
Well, I [Am] know I should [G] be thinking of [Am] her
Lying [C] there [D] herself
And when [C] _ faced with [G] _ temptation
I know now I should [C] stand and say
[Am] That you will [G] be [D] my _
[G] downfall
Be _ _ _ _ my [Bm] _ _ downfall _ _
[G] Be [D] my _ great regret
[C] Be the _ [G] one girl
_ [C]
That [D] I will _ forget
[G] Be [Am] _ _ my _ undoing
Be my slow _ [D] road To ruin
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Be _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] my _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] down _
_ _ _ [D] Be my
Be _ _ _ _ [G] the one girl
_ That [D] I will forget
_ [Am] Be _ my _ undoing
Be my slow road [D] To ruin _ [G] _ Tonight
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When your world is full of strangers
When your nights are dark [Am] and dangerous
There's a place where you [C] can hang
Just let [D] it go
When [G] _ _ _
your eyes see only sorrow
[C] _
And your [G] life seems [Am] somehow borrowed
Those long [G] [C] promised _ tomorrows [D] never show
_ [Am] Well, come [Bm] on down, we're [C] waiting for you
[G] _ We _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] got a special evening
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ We're gonna push the [D] boat out
Or _ _ _ you might [C] get drowned _ [Cm] On [G] dry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
the road looks [C] long and lonely
When the sky is [G] _ [Am] _ overloaded
When you feel like you're [C] the only one
[D] That can be paid
_ _ [G] _ _
When your smile gets weak
_ [C] When you're wearied
When you're weirded out [Am] and weary
And you long to be [C] somewhere
They [D] know your name
[Am] _ Well, come [Bm] on down, [G] we're [C] waiting for you
_ We _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] got a special [G] evening
[D] _ _ _
We're _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
gonna push the [D] boat out
Or you _ _ _ might [C] get _ drowned [Cm] On [G] dry _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So the bus is pulled out
_ [C] And I'm grounded [G] here with you
[Am] And I want to say [C] the sweet things, babe
[Am] I always [G] wanted [D] to
So _ _
_ [C] _ tell me [G] now that she lights out
[D] Gone out [G] of [C] sight
And _ _ [G] baby, [Am] won't you
[D] Be my downfall _
Once [G] again tonight _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _