Downup chords by Cardiacs

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Intro:

D D/C D/A D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D/A D/B D/A# D/C

Chorus:
G#         B
Get it on, pull it off again
D             A            C#
tear it down, turn around, ring it in
G#             B
wring 'em out, put 'em on again
D            A             C#
spin 'em in, tear it down, cough it up
A              C
choke it down, fuck it up again
D#         A#           D
suck it up with a grin, cut it down

Transition:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C

Verse 1:
F       Am     D
  Loves like a bug
F       Am           D
  Lived careless but honestly
A      E        G#               C# B
  Life fearless would it hit, it fo-ound
B        A     E  A  E
Count us down
F      Am      D
  This careful love
F      Am            D
  Cack-handed Missus on a swizz
A       E              G#            C# B
  Let’s build it in to get it on the wo-orld
B       A         E     A  E
Left to grow an i-deal

Transition:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C

Verse 2:
F      Am      D
  Love casts a glow
F      Am            D
  Lays tracks upon a raging sea
A    E          G#              C#      B
  In fear he ad-mits he’s got a dungeon full
B          A    E  A  E
All of his own
F   Am          D
  I stared them down
F       Am       D
  Loose chemical qualities
A      E         G#             C#    B
  Live theoried, it’s-a-getting far a-blown
B      A          E      A  E
On its own little fears

Transition:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C

Chorus:
G#         B
Get it on, pull it off again
D             A            C#
tear it down, turn around, ring it in
G#             B
wring 'em out, put 'em on again
D            A             C#
spin 'em in, tear it down, cough it up
A              C
choke it down, fuck it up again
D#             A#          D
make it drown, suck it up, cut it down

Transition:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C

Verse 3:
F   Am       D
  A sit down bug
F      Am          D
  Well scared they ballast, he’s
A     E                       G#              C# B
  Kid stripped them, what you saying? Cut 'em a- all!
B       A             E         A            E
Cut the ground with i-deas, all wall without tears, oh

Transition:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C

Chorus:
G#         B
Get it on, pull it off again
D             A            C#
tear it down, turn around, ring it in
G#             B
wring 'em out, put 'em on again
D            A             C#
spin 'em in, tear it down, dig it up
A              C
stamp it down, fuck it up again
D#          A#           D
sick it up, cut it down, to the ground

Guitar Solo:
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D D/C D D/B D/A# D/C
D# D#/C# D# D#/C D#/B D#/C#
D# D#/C# D# D#/C D#/B D#/C#

Chorus:
A           C
Getting on, put it off again
D#            A#           D
tear it down, turn around, ring it in
A              C
wring 'em out, put 'em on again
D#          A#            D
spin it in, tear it down, cough it up
A#             C#
choke it down, slice it up again
E           B           D#
suck it up, cut it down with a grin
A#         C#
Get it on, dig it up again
E             B            D#
tear it down, turn around, ring it in
B            D
cut it down, put it on again
F            C             E
cough it up, tear it down, to the ground

Outro to fadeout:
E E/D E E/C# E/C E/D
E E/D E E/C# E/C E/D
E E/D E E/C# E/C E/D
E E/D E E/C# E/C E/D