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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chords:
A: 02220
Am: 02210
Am6: 5x4550
Am6/C: 34252 or 34550 or 34200
Am/F#: 2x2210
A#dim7: 12020
B7: 21202
B7sus4/F#:2x2200
B7+: 21203
C: 32010
C7: 35353
Cm: 35543
Cdim7: 34242
C#m: 46654 or 46650
C#mmaj7: 46554 or 4x550
C#m7: 46454 or 46600
C#dim7: 45353
D: 0232
D/F#: 2x0230
D9: 54550
E: 022100
Esus4: 022200
E7: 020100
E7sus4: 020200
E/G#: 422400 (1st finger on both 4th and 5th string)
E7/G#: 4x0400
E/B: 22100
F#m: 244222
F#m7: 242222 or 2x2220
F#7: 242322
F#7sus4: 242422
F#7/A#: 12320 or 1x322
G#m: 466444
G#7: 464544
G#7(b9): 4342xx or 6575 (only played on the piano, substitute with ordinary G#7 above)
G#7+: 4x4550
Intro:
A A#dim7 C Cm B7
Verse:
E Esus4
What say you now?
E G#m G#7(b9) G#7
The door is opening
F#m7 D/F#
On your vigil
A Am6
And I'm on my usual way
E/G# F#7sus4 F#7
I'll save my breath, knowing
E7/G# A
What you're wanting me to say
Am C#dim7 D9 E B7
I only love you when I'm down
Verse 2:
E E7sus4
You say that midnight
E7 G#m G#7
Opens its arms to me
F#m D/F#
Leaving you alone
A Am6
And then I fly so far away
E/G# F#7sus4 F#7
Until the light blurs my vision
E7/G# A
And I have nowhere to roam
Am E/B B7sus4/F# E C
I only love you when I'm down
Chorus:
C#m G#7+ A E/G#
And I only love you when I'm down
G#7 C#m E/B A A#dim7
And I'm only near you when I'm gone
B7 Cdim7
But one thing for you to keep in
C#m E/B F#7/A# F#7
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------2---------2---------|
A|-------------2-----------1---------4---4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
mind, you know
Am6/C D9 E Am Am/F#
Is that I'm down, all the time
E B7 C7
All the time
Chorus 2:
C#m E/G# D A E7/G#
G#7 C#m E/B A A#dim7
B7 Cdim7
I know you're reaching out
C#m C#mmaj7 C#m7 E
And you, you need to feel my hand
F# Am6
You want me to understand
B7+ B7
Yeah, well I understand
Verse 3:
E E7sus4 E7
I know you hold
G#m G#7
Precious little hope for me
F#m7 Am6/C
And in your happiness
A C
I'll always be drowning in my grief
Chorus 3:
C#m G#7+ D A E7/G#
And I only love you when I'm down
G#7 C#m E/B A A#dim7
And I'm only near you when I'm gone
B7 Cdim7
But one thing for you to keep in
C#m E/B F#7/A# F#7
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------2---------2---------|
A|-------------2-----------1---------4---4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
mind, you know
Am6/C D9 E Am
Is that I'm down, all the time
E Am
All the time
E Am
All the time
E
All the time
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025