Don't Bring Me Down:Electric Light Orchestra(ELO)
#3 in UK and #4 in USA in 1979.
INTRO: D A (x3)
#1.
A D A
You got me runnin', goin' outta my mind,
A
you got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time.
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ah-woo, ah-woo!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
don't bring me down.
#2. D A
A D A
You wanna stay out with your fancy friends,
A
I'm tellin' you, it's got to be the end.
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ah-hoo, ah-hoo!
C G D
I'll tell you once more, before I get off the floor,
A
don't bring me down.
CHORUS:
F#m A F#m A
Don't bring me down..(Brrruce.) don't bring me down. (Brrruce.)
F#m A E E7
Don't bring me down, (Brrruce)..don't bring me do....wnnn.
#3. D A
A D A
What happened to the girl I used to know,
A
you let your mind out somewhere down the road.
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ah-hoo-ah-hoo!
C G D
I'll tell you once more, before I get off the floor,
A
Don't bring me down.
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#4. D A
A D A
You're always talkin' 'bout your crazy nights,
A
one of these days you're gonna get it right.
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ahh-hoo-hoo!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
Don't bring me down.
CHORUS:
F#m A F#m A
Don't bring me down..(Brrruce.) don't bring me down. (Brrruce.)
F#m A E E7
don't bring me down, (Brrruce)..don't bring me do....wnnn.
#5. D A
A
You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass,
A
one of these days you're gonna break your glass.
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ahh-hoo-ahh-hoo.
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
don't bring me down.
#6. D A
A D A
You got me shakin', got me runnin' away,
A
you got me crawlin' up to you every day,
D A
Don't bring me down, no, no, no, no, no..ahh-hoo, ahhh-hoo!
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
don't bring me down.
OUTRO:
D A (x2) D D A
C G D
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor,
A
Don't bring me down..(Fade.)
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