Down Chords

by Pearl Jam
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Difficulty: beginner
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Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014

Chords

G
C
D
A
B
E

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Pearl Jam - Down
 
intro:
 
G G G GG
C G C G D x2
little thing between D and next G:
B|-0h3-0---0-
G|-------2---
 
verse: (i play these open)
 
G     C         G       C   G       D
down, ah by the wayside, no getting out
   G     C        G    C      G
Doh down, cry me a river dried up and dammed
 
chorus: (barred chords sound better here)
 
A                B           C                      D
the names can be changed but the place is still the same
     D           D                  A             G
i am clothed and told that alls for now, holds me down
 
[solo]
 
G     C         G      C    G        D
rise, life is a motion, i'm stuck in line
rise, you can't be neutral on a moving train
A               B               C                      D
the day the symptoms fade think i'll throw these pills away
   D        D                   A            G
if hope can flow from dirt like me it can be done
 
bridge: (open chords again)
 
E            A                 C
wont let the light escape from me   D
wont let the darkness swallow me,   yeah
 
[solo]
 
ending: (single strums alternating beats)G  C  (repeat, end on G)
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2 comments
psundstrom
The song begins on Am before proceeding to the main intro. The bridge is simply C to D, not A to B to C to D. The chorus is Em to B5, slide to C5 to A, it doesn't hang on the D. Last part is Em to A to C.
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bebe17
little thing between D and next G: B|-0h3-0---0- G|-------2--- This is incorrect. It should be played like this: G|-0h2p0---0- D|-------4---
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