This Is How It Goes Down
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[Intro ]3x: E F# E A# F#
( E F# A# )
E F#
I hear my name
E A# F#
I hear the trash you're talking
E F#
In your sleep
E A# F#
The secrets that you're keeping
E F#
A chick, that's smart
E F# A#
Did you really think that you could keep her in the dark?
E F#
Does she purr?
E A# F#
Does she make it hard?
E F#
Hard to speak
E A# F#
Does she dress the part?
E F#
I'm sure she'll take some getting used to
E F# A#
Darlin, she won't ever be me
E
I felt the bite
E
Take a spit
F#
Suck the poison out of me
E
I'll make you beg
F#
Make you come
A#
To your senses
A# E F# A#
If you keep up the shit, take the hit, dig the grave
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
E
Gonna run
E F#
Gonna scream
E
Gonna crawl round on your knees
F# E
When you realize that no one's gonna measure up to me
F# A#
Doesn't matter cause I'm over it now
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
E F#
I'm gonna rage
E A# F#
Stay out really late
E F#
I'm gonna hang with all my friends you hate
E A# F#
I may try that threesome
E A#
Better late than never and
F#
Better without you
E F#
This is your future as I see it
E A# F#
You will be homeless, poor, and broken
E F#
She will have left you when she finds out who you are
E F# A#
You're nothing but an extra, and baby I'm the star
E
I felt the bite
E
Take a spit
F#
Suck the poison out of me
E
I'll make you beg
F#
Make you come
A#
To your senses
A# E F# A#
If you keep up the shit, take the hit, dig the grave
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
E
Gonna run
E F#
Gonna scream
E
Gonna crawl round on your knees
F# E
When you realize that no one's gonna measure up to me
F# A#
Doesn't matter cause I'm over it now
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
E F#
I suppose this is how the story goes, but
A# E F# A# F#
Ever since that door closed, I've been going down, down, down, down
E
The drain and the pain got me nauseous
F#
I should have been more cautious or clever
A#
Whatever, you'll never find a dude with a better headgame, and
E
You can take that both ways
F#
You laughin like I'm playin wit your fingers up like oh ___
A#
Wish you would have a threesome without me I pull a O. G.
E F# A# F#
And text you something criminal and pictures from my old days, days, days, days
E
I felt the bite
E
Take a spit
F#
Suck the poison out of me
E
I'll make you beg
F#
Make you come
A#
To your senses
A# E F# A#
If you keep up the shit, take the hit, dig the grave
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
E
Gonna run
E F#
Gonna scream
E
Gonna crawl round on your knees
F# E
When you realize that no one's gonna measure up to me
F# A#
Doesn't matter cause I'm over it now
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
F# A# E
This is how it goes down
Somebody doesn't like you
Cause you're not such a bigshot dude
Might wanna rethink it through
Coulda asked me, I woulda told you the truth
Somebody doesn't like you
Cause you're not such a bigshot dude
Might wanna rethink it through
Shoulda asked me, I woulda told you the truth
How to play This Is How It Goes 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.