Going Down
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Intro
C F C F G
Me and Lucifer; Lucifer and me
C F G
Just like the angel that fell
C F G
Banished forever to Hell
F Em Dm7
Today have I been expelled
C
From high school heaven
C
[Refrão] F
Elevator Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
F
Everybody Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
Interlude
N.C.
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Verse
Em G
This is my doom, my humiliation
D
October, not June
G
And it's summer vacation
E
Such a disgrace
Am
How can I face the nation?
D
Why should this pain
G G C G C
Bring me such strange e-la-tion?
[Refrão] F
Everybody Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
F
Everybody Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
Verse
Em G
Emancipation proclamation
D
Oh, Dr. Lincoln
G
My head needs shrinkin'
E
Lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu
Am
Lucifer and me
D
Doomed from here
G G C G C
To e-ter-ni-ty!
[Refrão] F
Everybody Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
F
Everybody Going Down
E7 D7 Am7 G7 C
Going Down, Going Down
Dm7 G7 C
Down, Everybody Going Down
Dm7 G7 C
Down, Everybody Going Down
F G
Forgive me if I don't cry
C F G
It's like the Fourth of July
F Em Dm7
Thank god that angels can fly
Dm7
Down, Down, down
Dm7
Going Down, Down, down
Dm7
Going Down, Down, down
G7 C
Going Down!
How to play Going Down
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.