Go Down Swingin Chords by John Hiatt
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
G#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[B] [E] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E]
[F#]
[B] [F#] [B] I'm a kid in the middle of scheming, [E] only way I learn.
I'm afraid of my own shadow, not the magic [F#] round the turn.
[E] Why I lost [B] myself and found myself, [E] why you a [B] kissin' ass?
And [E] I know it's not [G#m] true nature [F#] just to [B] let me pass.
So [E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] [B] singing till the end.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, you [E] and [F#] me and your best friend.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'm a [B] cup you left here.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [F#] everything [B] I have.
[E] [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] Sometimes I am a predator, [E] [B] prowling for my life.
Other times I am a fear mouse, [E] [F#] running for the sights.
[E] Of the [B] biggest, fattest cornfield, bigger [E] than my Indiana home.
[G#m] Till the harvest comes along, and [F#] leaves my [B] tiny bones.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] singing [B] till the end.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] like a [F#] few great men.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] all the [B] beaches in left field.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [B] like a blade of steel.
[E] [B]
[E] [C#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] That scared crow's scaring nothing, [E] trouble [B] clear in the barn.
And he's puffing both his cheeks out, [E] and he's lifting [F#] both his arms.
[E] As he blows [B] his note to heaven, [E] as a peachy [B] dunk shoe you in.
[G#m] And all along the river, they have [F#] a sweet [B] ass sin.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] hallelujah [B] Gabriel.
I [E] wanna go [B] down singing, boy [E] you play the [F#] blues so well.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'll be [B] sheets they go in.
I [G#m] wanna go down swinging, I'm [F#] strong till [B] the end.
[E] [B]
[E] [F#] Go down [E] swinging, [B]
[F#] [B] go down [E] swinging, [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] go down [E] swinging baby.
[B] [E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E]
[F#]
[B] [F#] [B] I'm a kid in the middle of scheming, [E] only way I learn.
I'm afraid of my own shadow, not the magic [F#] round the turn.
[E] Why I lost [B] myself and found myself, [E] why you a [B] kissin' ass?
And [E] I know it's not [G#m] true nature [F#] just to [B] let me pass.
So [E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] [B] singing till the end.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, you [E] and [F#] me and your best friend.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'm a [B] cup you left here.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [F#] everything [B] I have.
[E] [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] Sometimes I am a predator, [E] [B] prowling for my life.
Other times I am a fear mouse, [E] [F#] running for the sights.
[E] Of the [B] biggest, fattest cornfield, bigger [E] than my Indiana home.
[G#m] Till the harvest comes along, and [F#] leaves my [B] tiny bones.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] singing [B] till the end.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] like a [F#] few great men.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] all the [B] beaches in left field.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [B] like a blade of steel.
[E] [B]
[E] [C#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] That scared crow's scaring nothing, [E] trouble [B] clear in the barn.
And he's puffing both his cheeks out, [E] and he's lifting [F#] both his arms.
[E] As he blows [B] his note to heaven, [E] as a peachy [B] dunk shoe you in.
[G#m] And all along the river, they have [F#] a sweet [B] ass sin.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] hallelujah [B] Gabriel.
I [E] wanna go [B] down singing, boy [E] you play the [F#] blues so well.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'll be [B] sheets they go in.
I [G#m] wanna go down swinging, I'm [F#] strong till [B] the end.
[E] [B]
[E] [F#] Go down [E] swinging, [B]
[F#] [B] go down [E] swinging, [B]
[E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] go down [E] swinging baby.
[B] [E] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [E]
Key:
E
B
F#
G#m
C#
E
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ I'm a kid in the middle of scheming, [E] only way I learn.
_ I'm afraid of my own shadow, not the magic [F#] round the turn.
[E] Why I lost [B] myself and found myself, [E] why you a [B] kissin' ass?
And [E] I know it's not [G#m] true nature [F#] just to [B] let me pass.
So [E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, _ [E] [B] singing till the end.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, you [E] and [F#] me and your best friend.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'm a [B] cup you left here.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [F#] everything [B] I have.
_ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ Sometimes I am a predator, _ [E] [B] prowling for my life.
Other times I am a fear mouse, [E] [F#] running for the sights.
[E] Of the [B] biggest, fattest cornfield, bigger [E] than my Indiana home.
[G#m] Till the harvest comes along, and [F#] leaves my [B] tiny bones.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] singing [B] till the end.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] like a [F#] few great men.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] all the [B] beaches in left field.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [B] like a blade of steel.
[E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ That scared crow's scaring nothing, [E] trouble [B] clear in the barn.
And he's puffing both his cheeks out, [E] and he's lifting [F#] both his arms.
[E] As he blows [B] his note to heaven, [E] as a peachy [B] dunk shoe you in.
[G#m] And all along the river, they have [F#] a sweet [B] ass sin.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] hallelujah [B] Gabriel.
I [E] wanna go [B] down singing, boy [E] you play the [F#] blues so well.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'll be [B] sheets they go in.
I [G#m] wanna go down swinging, I'm [F#] strong till [B] the end.
_ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] Go down [E] swinging, [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ go down [E] swinging, [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] go down [E] swinging baby.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ I'm a kid in the middle of scheming, [E] only way I learn.
_ I'm afraid of my own shadow, not the magic [F#] round the turn.
[E] Why I lost [B] myself and found myself, [E] why you a [B] kissin' ass?
And [E] I know it's not [G#m] true nature [F#] just to [B] let me pass.
So [E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, _ [E] [B] singing till the end.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, you [E] and [F#] me and your best friend.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'm a [B] cup you left here.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [F#] everything [B] I have.
_ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ Sometimes I am a predator, _ [E] [B] prowling for my life.
Other times I am a fear mouse, [E] [F#] running for the sights.
[E] Of the [B] biggest, fattest cornfield, bigger [E] than my Indiana home.
[G#m] Till the harvest comes along, and [F#] leaves my [B] tiny bones.
[E] I'm gonna [B] go down swinging, [E] singing [B] till the end.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] like a [F#] few great men.
[E] I'm gonna go [B] down swinging, [E] all the [B] beaches in left field.
[G#m] I'm gonna go down swinging, [B] like a blade of steel.
[E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ That scared crow's scaring nothing, [E] trouble [B] clear in the barn.
And he's puffing both his cheeks out, [E] and he's lifting [F#] both his arms.
[E] As he blows [B] his note to heaven, [E] as a peachy [B] dunk shoe you in.
[G#m] And all along the river, they have [F#] a sweet [B] ass sin.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] hallelujah [B] Gabriel.
I [E] wanna go [B] down singing, boy [E] you play the [F#] blues so well.
I [E] wanna go [B] down swinging, [E] I'll be [B] sheets they go in.
I [G#m] wanna go down swinging, I'm [F#] strong till [B] the end.
_ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] Go down [E] swinging, [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ go down [E] swinging, [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] go down [E] swinging baby.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _