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Dragging Me Down Chords by Inspiral Carpets

Dragging Me Down chords by Inspiral Carpets

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Tip:
* you can also use Power Chords in Intro as Tom Hingley does in his live set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foRvJB-yc-c

**During intro you can add this lead after the organy bit for a bit of variety

e|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-7-8-10-8-10-8---|-7-8-10-8-10-8-7---------7---------7--|
G|-----------------|-----------------7\6-7/9---7\6-7/9----|
D|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------------------------|

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***In instrumental before and during outro you can add in these lead lines
    (played once)                        (played repeatedly)
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------8-10-8----------------8|-10-10-10-8--------------8-|
G|-7/10-10-10----------10-7---10-7-10--|------------10-7-10-7-10---|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|


Intro:
F#m G A G (x6)

Verse 1:

F#m      G           A         G    F#m  G          A        G
I would search this world for you, even though you can't imagine
F#m       G           A     G   F#m   G           A    G
  I wanna take you to China,  I wanna kiss you in Rome
F#m       G             A     G       F#m  G      A       G
  I'd use rocket ships, mine sweepers, transistor radio receivers
F#m       G               A            G
  I wanna hold you, wanna hold you too tight
      F#m         G            A       G
Gonna break every bone of everybody in sight

Chorus:
A                   D
 When I´m flying so high (flying so high)
A                   D
 Like a bird in the sky
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, down, down down

F#m G A G (x2)

Verse 2:
F#m          G       A   G         F#m  G         A         G
 I hear your talking and whispers, pale drawn out nails and fingers
F#m          G       A        G
 I'm seeing shapes behind the curtain
F#m             G             A        G
 You're looking older but you can't be certain
F#m        G                               A          G
 You're so tired (you're so tired) but you just can't sleep
F#m        G                                      A      G
 You're so shallow (you're so shallow) but you're in too deep
     F#m            G               A      G
Your hands shaking, body's lifting, body's mine
  F#m     G               A      G
I know, I know, 'cause I told you so

Chorus:
A                   D
 When I´m flying so high (flying so high)
A                   D
 Like a bird in the sky
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, down, down down

Bridge:
F#m                                           Bm  F#m
Oh, you're dragging me down, oh you're dragging me down
F#m                                           Bm   F#m
Drag, drag, dragging me down, oh you're dragging me down
F#m                                        Bm   F#m
Oh, you're dragging me, dragging me, dragging me, oh
F#m
(You're dragging me down)

F#m G A G (x2)

F#m        G         A  G           F#m    G       A        G
   I never can quite remember, (oh) was it June, July or September ?
F#m       G         A       G
 That you sold your soul to me, to me
F#m       G         A       G
 That you sold your soul to me, to me

Chorus:
A                   D
 When I´m flying so high (flying so high)
A                    D
 Like a storm in the sky
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, down, down down
A                   D
 When I´m flying so high (flying so high)
A                   D
 Like a star in the sky
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, yeah
D                       F
 But you´re dragging me down, down, down down

Outro:
F G D
     (Dragging me down) (x7)

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