Down
Mat KearneyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
It took his breath away, holding the bank page
He got the letter, they're going to take the house away
About to have a daughter, he yells it in the air
Feeling the weight of the world that just don't care
He lit a cigarette, felt it on his lip
Driving home on a long road with regret
He rolls the window down, shouts it out loud
Pushing the pedal and praying "Lord, help us now"
He's looking for a reason watching the sun going down
(strum chords twice each, until "all you see...")
Can you hear when we call, there when we fall?
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs, hallelujah
Where pain and love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Coming round now
(Oh, oh, oh oh...)
Coming down now
It was Monday night, under the street lights
She's turning seventeen in seven nights
Out on the fairgrounds, walking in monotone
She kicks a bottle that's empty as her soul
Out on the road alone, in a house that's half a home
They give her pills to kill when she feels alone
She's looking for a reason watching the sun going down
(same pattern as before)
Can you hear when we call, there when we fall?
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs, hallelujah
Where pain and love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Take these broken streets
Take these broken dreams
Hold my hand like we were walking free
Tell me it will change I see it in your face
The hope the fear the love the faith
Im working late again slaving to make the rent
Im slanging coffee with dreams heavy as cement
Theyre coming one by one the face of falling love
I write a song with a prayer as I slide the cup
Can you hear when we call, there when we fall?
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs, hallelujah
Where pain and love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Can you hear when we call, there when we fall?
Standing our backs against the wall
At the top of our lungs, how far we've come
Where pain and love bleed into one
All that we need is so bittersweet
The pain that opens our eyes to see
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Coming 'round now
(Oh, oh, oh oh...)
It's coming down now
(Oh, oh, oh oh...)
Coming down now
(Oh, oh, oh oh...)
It's coming down now
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Readable chord sheet for Down by Mat Kearney
[Am] [F] [C] [G6] [Am]It took his breath away, [F]holding the bank page [C]He got the letter, they're [G6]going to take the house away [Am]About to have a daughter, [F]he yells it in the air [C]Feeling the weight of the [G6]world that just don't [F]care [Am]He lit a cigarette, [F]felt it on his lip [C]Driving home on a [G6]long road with regret [Am]He rolls the window down, [F]shouts it out loud [C]Pushing the pedal and [G6]praying "Lord, help us [F]now" [G6]He's looking for a reason [G]watching the sun going down (strum chords twice each, until "all you see...") Can you hear when we [Am]call, there when we f[F]all? Standing our [C]backs against the [G]wall Top of our [Am]lungs, hallelu[F]jah Where pain and [C]love bleed into [G]one Baby when [Am]all you [F]see is dark[C]ness [G]Coming down now [Am]We all [F]need forgiven[C]ess [G]Coming round now [Am](Oh, oh, [C]oh oh...) [G]Coming down now [Am]It was Monday night, [F]under the street lights [C]She's turning sevente[G6]en in seven nights [Am]Out on the fairgrounds, [F]walking in monotone [C]She kicks a bottle that's [G6]empty as her soul [Am]Out on the road alone, [F]in a house that's half a home [C]They give her pills to [G6]kill when she feels [Am]alone [G6]She's looking for a reason [G]watching the sun going down (same pattern as before) Can you hear when we [Am]call, there when we f[F]all? Standing our [C]backs against the [G]wall Top of our [Am]lungs, hallelu[F]jah Where pain and [C]love bleed into [G]one Baby when [Am]all you [F]see is dark[C]ness [G]Coming down now [Am]We all [F]need forgiven[C]ess [G] [Em7]Take these broken [F#]str[Dsus4]eets Take these broken [Cadd9]dreams Hold my hand like [Em7]we were walking free Tell me it will change [Cadd9]I see it in your face [G]The hope [Cadd9]the fear the love [Dsus2]the faith [Am]Im working late again [F]slaving to make the rent [C]Im slanging coffee with [G6]dreams heavy as cement [Am]Theyre coming one by one [F]the face of falling love [C]I write a song with a p[G6]rayer as I slide the cup Can you hear when we [Am]call, there when we f[F]all? Standing our [C]backs against the [G]wall Top of our [Am]lungs, hallelu[F]jah Where pain and [C]love bleed into [G]one Baby when [Am]all you [F]see is dark[C]ness [G]Coming down now [Am]We all [F]need forgiven[C]ess [G] Can you hear when we [Am]call, there when we f[F]all? Standing our [C]backs against the [G]wall At the top of our [Am]lungs, how far we've [F]come Where pain and [C]love bleed into [G]one All that we [Am]need is so bittersw[F]eet The pain that [C]opens our eyes to [G]see Baby when [Am]all you [F]see is darkn[C]ess [G]Coming down now [Am]We all [F]need forgiven[C]ess [G]Coming 'round now [Am](Oh, oh, [C]oh oh...) [G]It's coming down now [Am](Oh, oh, [C]oh oh...) [G]Coming down now [Am](Oh, oh, [C]oh oh...) It's coming down now