Chords with lyrics
I always thought this song could be The Great Lost Single from the Who’s
"Quadrophenia," but the live version on "The Complete Budokan Concert"
channels Neil Young as well (imagine a Crazy Horse version of "The Needle
and the Damage Done"). Yet another twisted Rick Nielsen power-pop manifesto
about sex, drugs and suicide. Sounds great on 12-string, too! PS the
complete lyrics to "Downed" and other fine selections from the Cheap Trick
catalog can be found at the band’s official web site (www.cheaptrick.com).
C9C9
E MajorE |---|---|-x-|-
BB |---|---|-x-|-
G+G o|---|---|---|-
D MajorD |---|-x-|---|-
A augmentedA |---|---|-x-|-
E MajorE x|---|---|---|-
G+G (BB bass)
E MajorE |---|---|-x-|-
BB |---|---|-x-|-
G+G o|---|---|---|-
D MajorD o|---|---|---|-
A augmentedA |---|-x-|---|-
E MajorE x|---|---|---|-
G minorGm (Bb majorBb bass)
E MajorE |---|---|-x-|-
BB |---|---|-x-|-
G+G o|---|---|---|-
D MajorD o|---|---|---|-
A augmentedA |-x-|---|---|-
E MajorE x|---|---|---|-
E minor 7Em7 (just pull the low C majorC off the C9C9)
E MajorE |---|---|-x-|-
BB |---|---|-x-|-
G+G o|---|---|---|-
D MajorD |---|-x-|---|-
A augmentedA x|---|---|---|-
E MajorE x|---|---|---|-
(intro - picked)
D MajorD C9C9 Gm(Bb majorBb bass) C9C9
D MajorD C9C9 G(BB bass) G minorGm (Bb majorBb bass)
(chorus)
D MajorD C9C9 Gm(Bb majorBb bass) C9C9
Downed, downed...
D MajorD C9C9 G(BB bass) G minorGm (Bb majorBb bass)
’Round, ’round...
(verse part 1)
D MajorD C9C9 G+G
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
D MajorD C9C9 G+G
I’m gonna live...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Way down under...
D MajorD C9C9 G+G
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
(verse part 2)
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Ooh, I got a mind...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
D MajorD C9C9 G+G
Rainbow’s crawling...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
But I’ve been lucky...
D MajorD C9C9 G+G
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Ooh, you think of...
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G E minor 7Em7 C9C9 E minor 7Em7 C9C9
It’s such a strange strain...
Solo - E minorEm
(3x)
E MajorE |--------------------------------7--7--------|
BB |--------------------------------8--8--------|
G+G |--------------------------------7--7--------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------9--9--------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------7--7--------|
E MajorE |---0---3-0--3-5---0-3-0--3-5----0--0--------|
E MajorE |----------------------|
BB |----------------------|
G+G |----------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------|
A augmentedA |---------0-2-3-4------|
E MajorE |---0-2-3--------------|
(chorus: "Downed, downed...")
(verse: "Too many people...")
(chorus, solo and fade)