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While I'm Down by John Craigie
While I'm Down
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
Everything is an E chord shape on different frets, so chorded out looks confusing
but is pretty simple.
The only two that arent E shapes are the A chord and b7 chord. Craigie plays the
e string on the Amajor7 (the
4th chord in the intro) with his thumb but you can get away without playing it if
you don't hit the string.
Listen for Strumming. Ive tried to put the chord change in line with the lyric.
after the first verse and chorus it is all repeated.
[Intro]
Listen for strumming
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------5---------------|
G|-1----2-----1----6-----5------1--|
D|-2----2-----2----6-----7------2--|
A|-2----0-----2----------7------2--|
E|---------------- 5---------------|
[Verse 1]
Listen for strumming
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----------------------2-------------------1----|
D|-2-----------------------2-------------------2----|
A|-2-----------------------0-------------------2----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
The big melt begins today all them icicles are dripping away
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------------------------------|
G|-----6-----------5----------------1--|
D|-----6-----------7----------------2--|
A|---------------- 7----------------2--|
E|-----5-------------------------------|
One by one, one by one I watch them die
Repeat for second half of verse
[Chorus 1]
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|--------5---------|------------------|-----------------|
G|6---------------5--|--------6---------|---------3--------|-----------------|
D|7---------------6--|--------6---------|---------4--------|-----------------|
A|7---------------6--|------------------|---------4--------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
I can't remember who I wrote “wish you were” here to
e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------1------|-2--------1---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2------|-2--------2---1-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------2------|-0--------2---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
But in the end it's true all around
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|-----1------------|-2--------------6--|---------5--------|-----------------|
D|-----2------------|-1--------------7--|---------6--------|-----------------|
A|-----2------------|-2--------------7--|---------6--------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
And my window is open wide, I've got no one on my mind
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------5---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------6-------3--------------1----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------6-------4--------------2----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------4--------------2----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Come on love me up while I'm down
[Verse 1]
The big melt begins today all them icicles are dripping away
One by one, one by one I watch them die
The earth shows no mercy everything needs to drink
I ain't never been this thirsty in my life
[Chorus 1]
I can't remember who I wrote “wish you were” here to
But in the end it's true all around
And my window is open wide, I've got no one on my mind
Come on love me up while I'm down
[Verse 2]
I ain’t the best one it's true, I'm just trying to say something new
Trying not to sound like every other man
I ain’t done these drugs in a while but I'm down to match your smile
I'll just ride it out, honey you know how I am
[Chorus 2]
And apathy well it ain't my usual thing
But you know sometimes it comes around
And my window is open wide, I've got no one on my mind
Come on love me up while I'm down
[Interlude - Harmonica Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
I've been going through the motions it's like a vast dead ocean
Billions of drops but I've got no urge to swim
I've been braving all the winters I've been trying to save the sinners
But I keep on forgetting just exactly what's considered a sin
[Chorus 3]
Out here it's a Costco of men why you chose me I'll never understand
But whatever it takes to push the darkness out
And my window is open wide, I've got no one on my mind
Come on love me up while I'm down
[Outro]
While I'm down
While I'm down
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