I'm Down
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Intro: E A B7 (2x)
E
I'm down
A B7 E
I'm down and this town is a nuisance
A B7 E
It put my backbone all in a ruin
A B7 E
And with the area code of a truant
A B7 E
I'm fluent in the hazards of love
A
I fed a warrant to a billy goat
B
I fixed the spelling on a suicide note
C#m
A get well card from a holy ghost
A B7
To a beggar who smells like a rose
E
I'm down
A B7 E
I'm down and I feel like a loner
A B7 E
There's a skyscraper city below her
A B7 E
I wanna feed my heart to a cobra
A B7 E
'Cause nothing ever happens to me
A
Like a blessing disguised as a curse
B
Like a sermon that's run out of words
C#m
Like a cage that can't keep any birds
A B7
I can't keep my arms around you
E
I'm down
E A B7 x4
A B C#m
A B
E
I'm down
A B7 E
I'm down and this town is a backdrop
A B7 E
A back road over a roadblock
A B7 E
With a debutante in a tank-top
A B7 E
Who's teaching me how to be free
A
Like a prayer in a personal ad
B
Like a knife in a broken back
C#m
Learn to love what you can't get rid of
A B7
Before it gets rid of you
E A B7
I'm down
E A B7
I'm down
E A B7
I'm down
E A B7
I'm down
E A B7 E
End
How to play I'm Down
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.