Don'€™t Bring Me Down Lyrics

by The Animals

The Animals Don'€™t Bring Me Down Lyrics

"Don't Bring Me Down"
(Gerry Goffin - Carole King)
Intro:
chords implied
organ arr. for guitar w/bass and drums:
v v v v v v v v
v v v v v v v v
bass tacit 1st repeat of intro
fuzz guitar w/tremolo:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
organ:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
fuzz guitar w/tremolo:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
organ:
/ 2nd time
(C) (Bb) G7sus4
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
no guitar; organ chords shown
Verse 1 :
1: Th[
ough] you complain and criticize
I feel I'm nothin' in your eyes
It makes me feel like giving up
Because my best just ain't good enough
Girl, I want to provide for you
And do all the things that you want me to, but
Chorus:
organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays , (tacit last chord)
1: [
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down I'm beggin, you, darling]
2: Oh no, no, no, no, no
1: 2: 2-bar piano fill ()
Oh, oh no, don't bring me down
Verse 2:
first four lines
fuzz guitar :
() (su()
v v v v v v v v
(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
guitar plays : xx023x
G7sus4
More than anything, I need your love
Then troubles are easy to rise above
repeat chorus
repeat intro
repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2
Coda:
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
fade
(Don't hurt me don't hurt me please)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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