Put It Down
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C, G, Dm
C G Dm
Not again, I feel the knot again
C G Dm
C G
I feel the knot again gotta make it stop again
Dm
I really wish we could just take it back to the top again
C G
spiral like a chromosome throwing every stick and stone
Dm
but words that really hurt are what breaks the bone
C G
and I know, and I know you’ve heard it all before
Dm
but I gotta put in my foot before your mind has time to close the door
C G Dm
please little darling believe me when I say everything will be okay
C G Dm
If we put it down and come out with our hands up
C G Dm
you gotta put it down and come out with your hands up
C G Dm
I gotta put it down now and come out with my hands up
C G Dm
Ah, my hands up
C G
It’s getting harder now than when we started out
Dm
but the road less traveled on is what it’s all about
C G
BANG on the door think you need a place to hide
Dm
All the time you’re knocking you’ve been knocking from the inside
C G
And I know and I know that if we put it down
Dm
Then we would be a you and me the poetry would be about
C G
Please little darlin believe me when I say
Dm
Everything will be okay
C G Dm
If we put it down and come out with our hands up
C G Dm
you gotta put it down and come out with your hands up
C G Dm
I gotta put it down now and come out with my hands up
C G Dm
Ah, my hands up
Repeat verse 1 and Chorus x1 if needed ;)
How to play Put It Down
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.