Dont Let It Bring You Down Chords

by Neil Young
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Chords

A
G
C
Am7
D
F
Em7
D7
Bm7
Gm7
Bb
Eb
Dm7

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Don't Let It Bring You Down : After The Goldrush : Neil Young
 
[Intro]
 
 A G A C    (x2)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
 A
 Old man lying by the side of the road
          Am7
 With the lorries rolling by
 D
 Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
         F                    Em7
 And the buildings scrape the sky       
 
 A
 Cold wind rippling down the alley at dawn
          Am7
 And the morning paper fly
 D
 Dead man lying at the side of the road
         F               Em7
 And the daylight in his eyes
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em7            D7
   Don't let it bring you down
                   C
 It's only castles burning
                    Bm7
 Find someone who's turning
                    A
 And you will come around
 
 G A C  A G A C
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
 A
 Blind man running through the light of the night
         Am7
 With an answer in his hand
 D
 Come on down to the river of sight and
         F             Em7
 You can really understand
 
 A
 Red light flashin' through the window in the rain
         Am7
 Can you hear the sirens moan?
 D
 White cane lying in the gutter in the lane 
         F               Em7
 And you're walking home alone
 
 
[Chorus]
              D7
 Don't let it bring you down
                   C
 It's only castles burning just
                    Bm7
 Find someone who's turning
 
                    A
 And you will come around
 
 G A C
 
 A G A C
 
 A
 Don't let it bring you down
                   D
 It's only castles burning  just
                    Bm7
 Find someone who's turning
                    A
 And you will come around
 
 G A C
 
 A D A D
 
 
 [notes]
 
 Em7 022030 or 020030
 Am7 002010
 
 the emphasis here is _heavy_ on playability - the actual recorded version
 is on piano - the closest we can get on guitar is the following:
 
 
[Verse]
CIII  (5553)
Cm7IV (5343)
F     (33211)
AbIV  (66544)
Gm7   (53333)
 
[Chorus]
Gm7
F7III (3545)
EbIII (5343)
Dm7   (3211)
 
[Chorus2] (first time)
C    (332010)
F
Dm7  (0211) 
CIII (5553)
Bb
CIII
EbIII
 
[Chorus2] (2nd time)
C F Dm7
CIII
FVIII (10,10,10,8)
CIII
FVIII
or retune your guitar (to D) and change accordingly
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19 comments
thechief00
The chords are somewhat close. What is actually being played is very tough, so this is a decent tab for a beginner who just wants to play without worrying about that ridiculous (and pretty much impossible if you plan on not breaking strings) tuning in the other tab.
+11
Wiped_out
yeah, capo the third fret and its pretty much perfect
+9
hard day's help
If you capo on the third fret, it sounds something like the recording, if that helps anyone.
+3