Chords for Gotta Go Down
Tempo:
97.375 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[C#m]
[A] My father was a miner [E] like his father before him.
[B] It's been that way so long I never [C#m]
dreamed I'd see it end.
But when [A] times are tough a man will do [E] to keep his family fed.
[B] So now and then I still recall [C#m] the words my father said.
[C#] You gotta go [E] down, you gotta [B] go down, [C#m] Sackstown it is.
You gotta [A] go down, there's work [E] to do, down [B] in that crowd, waiting for [C#m] you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
Well I was barely sixteen years, [E] most acts still a kid.
[B] When I wiped away my childhood tears, [C#m] much like my daddy did.
And so [A] there we were, the both of us, [E] I followed where he led.
[B] When he asked me once of how I [C#m] was, this was what I said.
You [E] gotta go down, you gotta [B] go down, Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You gotta [A] go down, there's [E] work to do, down in [B] that crowd, [C#m] waiting for you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta [E] go down.
[B]
[C#] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B]
[C#m] [A]
Not a day goes by since daddy died [E] that I don't think of him.
[B] Cause when mama cries I swear that I [C#m] still hear the sirens ring.
[A] And for every man who did survive, [E] was lucky to be saved.
[B] But there's a little worse than knowing, you've [C#m] been digging your own [C#] grave.
And you gotta [E] go down, you [B] gotta go down, Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You [A] gotta go down, there's work [E] to do, down [B] in that [B] crowd, waiting [C#m] for you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
[B] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[B]
[D#m] [C#m]
[C#m]
[A] My father was a miner [E] like his father before him.
[B] It's been that way so long I never [C#m]
dreamed I'd see it end.
But when [A] times are tough a man will do [E] to keep his family fed.
[B] So now and then I still recall [C#m] the words my father said.
[C#] You gotta go [E] down, you gotta [B] go down, [C#m] Sackstown it is.
You gotta [A] go down, there's work [E] to do, down [B] in that crowd, waiting for [C#m] you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
Well I was barely sixteen years, [E] most acts still a kid.
[B] When I wiped away my childhood tears, [C#m] much like my daddy did.
And so [A] there we were, the both of us, [E] I followed where he led.
[B] When he asked me once of how I [C#m] was, this was what I said.
You [E] gotta go down, you gotta [B] go down, Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You gotta [A] go down, there's [E] work to do, down in [B] that crowd, [C#m] waiting for you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta [E] go down.
[B]
[C#] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B]
[C#m] [A]
Not a day goes by since daddy died [E] that I don't think of him.
[B] Cause when mama cries I swear that I [C#m] still hear the sirens ring.
[A] And for every man who did survive, [E] was lucky to be saved.
[B] But there's a little worse than knowing, you've [C#m] been digging your own [C#] grave.
And you gotta [E] go down, you [B] gotta go down, Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You [A] gotta go down, there's work [E] to do, down [B] in that [B] crowd, waiting [C#m] for you.
You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
[B] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[B]
[D#m] [C#m]
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
C#
B
E
C#m
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ My father was a miner [E] like his father before him.
[B] It's been that way so long I never [C#m]
dreamed I'd see it end.
But when [A] times are tough a man will do [E] to keep his family fed.
[B] So now and then I still recall [C#m] the words my father said.
[C#] You gotta go [E] down, you gotta [B] go down, _ [C#m] Sackstown it _ _ is.
You gotta [A] go down, _ there's work [E] to do, _ down [B] in that crowd, _ waiting for [C#m] you.
_ _ You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
_ Well I was barely sixteen years, [E] most acts still a kid.
[B] When I wiped away my childhood tears, [C#m] much like my daddy did.
And so [A] there we were, the both of us, [E] I followed where he led.
[B] When he asked me once of how I [C#m] was, this was what I said.
You [E] gotta go down, _ you gotta [B] go down, _ Sackstown [C#m] it is.
_ You gotta [A] go down, _ there's [E] work to do, _ down in [B] that crowd, _ _ [C#m] waiting for you.
_ You gotta [A] go down, you gotta [E] go down.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Not a day goes by since daddy died [E] that I don't think of him.
[B] Cause when mama cries I swear that I [C#m] still hear the sirens ring.
[A] And for every man who did survive, [E] was lucky to be saved.
[B] But there's a little worse than knowing, you've [C#m] been digging your own [C#] grave.
_ _ And you gotta [E] go down, _ you [B] gotta go down, _ Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You [A] gotta go down, _ _ there's work [E] to do, _ down [B] in that [B] crowd, _ waiting [C#m] for you. _
You gotta [A] go down, _ you gotta go [E] down.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ My father was a miner [E] like his father before him.
[B] It's been that way so long I never [C#m]
dreamed I'd see it end.
But when [A] times are tough a man will do [E] to keep his family fed.
[B] So now and then I still recall [C#m] the words my father said.
[C#] You gotta go [E] down, you gotta [B] go down, _ [C#m] Sackstown it _ _ is.
You gotta [A] go down, _ there's work [E] to do, _ down [B] in that crowd, _ waiting for [C#m] you.
_ _ You gotta [A] go down, you gotta go [E] down.
_ Well I was barely sixteen years, [E] most acts still a kid.
[B] When I wiped away my childhood tears, [C#m] much like my daddy did.
And so [A] there we were, the both of us, [E] I followed where he led.
[B] When he asked me once of how I [C#m] was, this was what I said.
You [E] gotta go down, _ you gotta [B] go down, _ Sackstown [C#m] it is.
_ You gotta [A] go down, _ there's [E] work to do, _ down in [B] that crowd, _ _ [C#m] waiting for you.
_ You gotta [A] go down, you gotta [E] go down.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Not a day goes by since daddy died [E] that I don't think of him.
[B] Cause when mama cries I swear that I [C#m] still hear the sirens ring.
[A] And for every man who did survive, [E] was lucky to be saved.
[B] But there's a little worse than knowing, you've [C#m] been digging your own [C#] grave.
_ _ And you gotta [E] go down, _ you [B] gotta go down, _ Sackstown [C#m] it is.
You [A] gotta go down, _ _ there's work [E] to do, _ down [B] in that [B] crowd, _ waiting [C#m] for you. _
You gotta [A] go down, _ you gotta go [E] down.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _