Don't Make Me Have To Come Down There chords by Dolly Parton

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Key: C majorC

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:
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Last night I had a dream about God
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He was standing on a mountain top
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Looking down, around in such dismay
  A augmentedA
And in my dream I heard him say

🎸 Chorus:
    D MajorD
"Don't make me have to come down there
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My children, you had best beware
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If you don't pay attention, consequences will be dire
   A augmentedA
Don't make me have to come down there"


🎸 Verse 2:
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I've told you time and time again
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You can't disobey and hope to win
               G+G
I am still the boss here, in case there's any doubt
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You know I put you in this world, and I can take you out


🎸 Chorus:
   D MajorD
Don't make me have to come down there
    A augmentedA       D MajorD
You've always been my cross to bear
                G+G
I've let you try my patience as all good fathers do
    A augmentedA
You're on my last nerve
I have had it up to here with you

🎸 Verse 3:
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I gave you a book, you didn't read it (You didn't read it)
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I gave you my word, you didn't heed it (You didn't heed it)
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Gave you a map, you said you didn't need it (You didn't need it)
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And now you've lost direction, and you're wandering aimlessly


🎸 Chorus:
   D MajorD
Don't make me have to come down there (Don't make me)
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This is not a game of truth or dare (Don't make me)
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Now
I don't want to punish you, but if it has to be
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This is gonna hurt you more than it hurts me


🎸 Chorus:
   D MajorD
Don't make me have to come down there
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Bridge this great divide and make repairs
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Go to your room and pray 'til you can learn to play fair
   A augmentedA
Don't make me have to come down there (Come down there)


🎸 Bridge:
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Politics, earthquakes, erratic weather
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Pandemics, war, and hate, still, you'd rather
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Turn a deaf ear, a blind eye; I am wondering whether
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I should take my Bible belt and whip you into shape


🎸 Chorus:
   D MajorD             G+G
Don't make me have to come down there (Don't make me)
  A augmentedA            D MajorD
My children, you had best beware (Don't make me)
                    G+G
Clean up this mess and put on something decent to wear
   A augmentedA
Don't make me have to come down there (Don't make me have to come down there)
   D MajorD
Don't make me have to come down there
  A augmentedA            D MajorD
My children, you had best beware (Don't make me)
D MajorD
Why can't you learn to listen and learn to love and share?
   A augmentedA
Don't make me have to come down there


🎸 Outro:
D MajorD N.C.
Don't make me have to come down there
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Don't make me come down there
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Don't make me have to come down there
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Don't make me, don't make me
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Don't make me have to come down there
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Don't make me have to come down there
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Don't make me come down there
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Don't make me have to come down there
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Don't make me, don't make me
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Don't make me have to come down there