Down Together Lyrics

"Down Together" - The Refreshments
(from the album "Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy", 1996)
All the lead guitar parts are listed first (there're
a bunch of them for this song). If you're playing
it by yerself, just ignore all the riffs here, and
go with the chords listed below with the lyrics
(Chord chart at end). For the most part, it's just
bar-chords.
INTRO: (The rythym guitar is just playing the chords
with some right-hand muting)
e:----- ----- ----- ---------------------------
B:----- ----- ----- ----------------5--7b(9)(7)
G:----- ----- ----- ----------4--6-------------
D:----- ----- ----- -------6-------------------
A:----- ----- ----- ----7----------------------
E:----- ----- ----- ---------------------------
e:----- ---------0------0--- ----------- ------
B:5---- -----9---9b(10)-7h9- 7---------- ------
G:----- -------------------- ---9--6--9- ------
D:----- -------------------- ----------- ------
A:----- -------------------- ----------- ------
E:----- -------------------- ----------- ------
RIFF1: (This and RIFF2 are played together at the
start, but separately later in the song)
e:--------- ------------------- --------------------
B:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
G:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
D:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
A:7--7--7-- 7/9---9--9-----9--- 9-/12--12-12----12--
E:--------- ------------------- --------------------
e:------------------
B:16-17-16-17-16----
G:16-16-16-16-16-16-
D:16-16-16-16-16-16-
A:14-14-14-14-14-14-
E:------------------
RIFF2:
e:--------- ------------------- --------------------
B:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
G:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
D:9--9--9-- 9/11--11-11----11-- 11/14--14-14----14--
A:7--7--7-- 7/9---9--9-----9--- 9-/12--12-12----12--
E:--------- ------------------- --------------------
e:12----------------
B:---12-------------
G:------------------
D:------14-13-11-9--
A:------------------
E:------------------
RIFF3: (This is just a little thing he does in the
2nd verse)
e:-------------------
B:-------------------
G:-------------------
D:8/9--9--8/9--9--8/9
A:8/9--9--8/9--9--8/9
E:6/7--7--6/7--7--6/7
RIFF4: (Another little bit of filler before the
chorus)
e:------------------------ --------------------
B:------------------------ --------------------
G:---------------------2-- --------------------
D:-------------2--2h4----- --------------4--6\-
A:--------2h4------------- ---------4h6h-------
E:------------------------ --------------------
RIFF5: (Not perfect, but as close as you'll get with
a guitar)
e:----------------------
B:----------------------
G:----------------------
D:----------------------
A:----5-----4------3----
E:-7-----6------5-----4-
SOLO:
e:---12----------------------------
B:12-------------------------------
G:------14b(15)-12h14p12----12-----
D:-----------------------14----14--
A:---------------------------------
E:---------------------------------
e:-------------------------------
B:-------------------------------
G:-------------------------------
D:12h14p12----12-----------12----
A:---------14----14--12h14----14-
E:-------------------------------
e:------------------------------ ------12----------
B:------------------------12---- 12-15----15b17-12-
G:---------12----12-12h14----15- ------------------
D:12-12h14----14---------------- ------------------
A:------------------------------ ------------------
E:------------------------------ ------------------
e:---12----12---------- ---12----12-------------
B:14----14----14-12---- ------------------------
G:------------------13- 14----14----14p13-11-19-
D:--------------------- ------------------------
A:--------------------- ------------------------
E:--------------------- ------------------------
e:------------------ -----------------------------
B:------------------ -----------------------------
G:----------9------- -----------------------------
D:-----9h11---11---- 13h14p13-11-11b(12)-9-----9--
A:9h11-------------- -----------------------11----
E:------------------ -----------------------------
ENDING: (Not really important, but sounds good
if you have 2 guitars)
e:12----------
B:---12-------
G:------11b13-
D:------------
A:------------
E:------------
THE SONG:
RI
RI
We could write our names here in the mud
No one's around to see them
We could hang our shoes here in a tree
No one's around to steal them
I could give you a star, you could give me one too
That way we'd be even
And I could sing this song way out of tune
And not care a bit about it
RI
We could both wear cowboy hats, and pretend
that we could speak Italian
I could eat some gum, and make my breath
B(W/ RIFF3)
so minty fresh to kiss you
Your breath will smell like wine, I like that a lot
Especially when I kiss you
And I could hit my funny bone real hard
And you could call me sweatheart
And who ever said there's nothing new under the sun
A(w/ RIFF4) B
Never thought much about individuals
But he's dead anyways
Lets go down together, down together, let's go
down together, down together, down together let's go
down together, down together, down together let's go
down together, down together, down together
Yeah let's go
RI
RI
We could all wear ripped up clothes and pretend
that we're Dead Hot Workshop
I could drive a long long way and not even have
B(w/ RIFF5)
the gas to make it back
We could chase our shadows around the lawn
Until we're both exhausted
'N I could forget the words here one more time
and hope that no one notices
And who ever said there's nothing new under the sun
A (w/ RIFF4) B
Never thought much about me
Yeah, well what's good for you is good for me
And what's bad for you is bad for me
And what's good for you is good for me
And what's bad for you is bad for me
Cars break down and people break down and other things break down too,
so let's go
down together, down together, down together, let's go
down together, down together, down together let's go
down together, down together, down together let's go
down together, down together, down together
Yeah let's go
RI
RI
We could find a speck of dust and scribble down
NIN
our life story
CHORD CHART:
e:-0---5---7---2---2----4-
B:-0---5---7---2---2----5-
G:-1---6---8---3---2----6-
D:-2---7---9---4---4----6-
A:-2---7---9---4---4----4-
E:-0---5---7---2---2---(4)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:32:42 -0500 (EST)
From: MONACO7320@duq3.cc.duq.edu
Subject: TAB: "Down Together" by The Refreshments
Since there are currently no tabs for The Refreshments, I figured I would
place the first one in the archive. Although I am not a huge fan of The
Refreshments, one of my best friends is. And, as a result, I figured this
little bit out. I apologize that this is all I have but I do not even
own the CD. Maybe if someone else is interested, they could figure out
the leads or the changes. Regardless, here is the main riff.
-o-o-o--o-o--2-2-2--2-2--5-5-5--5-5--7-7-7--7-7-
As I am sure you already know, these chords are palm muted.
However, this might/probably change(s) somewhere in the song but
I rest assured that you will know where and when.