"Take Me Down" by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
written by James Iha
Tuned down 1/2 step Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
Verse
Take me down, to the underground
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-----------------------8---------------------------------|
D--8-----------------------9---------------------------------|
A--9-----------------------7---------------------------------|
E--7-----------------------0---------------------------------|
won't you take me down, to the underground
Why oh why, there is no light
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B----------------------------------|
G----11-------9--------11-----14---|
D----12------10--------12-----12---|
A----10------11--------10------0---|
E-----0-------0---------0----------|
and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life
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B-------------------------------------------|
G----11-----9-------------------11------14--|
D----12----10-------------------12------12--|
A----10----11-------------------10-------0--|
E------0-----0-----------------0------------|
and now heeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeee and all i see is you
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6-----------------------------------|
G-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--8--8-8-8-----6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----|
D-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--9--9-9-9-----7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
A-----7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--9--9-9-9-----7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
E-----------------------------------7--7-7-7-----5--5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-----------------------8-------------------------------|
D--8-----------------------9-------------------------------|
A--9-----------------------7-------------------------------|
E--7-----------------------0-------------------------------|
take my hand, i lost where i began
in my heart i know all of my faults
will you help me understand
and I believe in you, you're the other half of me
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B----------------------------------------------------|
G------?----------------------------6--6-6--6--------|
D-----------------------------------7--7-7--7--------|
A-----------------------------------7--7-7--7--------|
E-----------------------------------5--5-5--5--------|
soothe and heal when you sleep, when you dream
e---------------------------------------------------|
B--7--7---------------------------------------------|
G--7--7-------6--6-----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|
D--7--7-------7--7-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
A--5--5-------7--7-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E--0--0-------5--5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
...i'll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing..
there is a sun
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B---10-------------------10---|
G----9----------13--------9---|
D---10----------14-------10---|
A----0----------12--------0---|
E----0----------0---------0---|
it will come, the sun i hear them call me
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--------------------------------|
G--------9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--8--8-8-8--------6-6-6--6-6-6--|
D--------9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--9--9-9-9--------7-7-7--7-7-7--|
A--------7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--9--9-9-9--------7-7-7--7-7-7--|
E--------------------------------------7--7-7-7--------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
i held.. love.. life... begun.. ...all i see
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B-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6-----------------------------------|
G-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--8--8-8-8-----6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----|
D-----9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6-6--9--9-9-9-----7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
A-----7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--9--9-9-9-----7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
E-----------------------------------7--7-7-7-----5--5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
and you're all i see, and you're all i'll need
there's a love that God puts in you're heart
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B----------3---------3--------------------3-----------------|
G----------2---------2--------------------2-----------------|
D----------0---------0--------------------0-----------------|
A----------x---------2--------------------0-----------------|
E----------3---------0--------------------0-----------------|
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Another Version
Tuning: Eb
Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.
Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)
CHORDS USED:
E A D G B E
- - - - - -
E 0 2 2 1 0(0)
E(i) 0 2 2 4 2 x (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)
Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4
Esus2 0 7 9 9 7 7
A x 0 2 2 2 0
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
G#5 4 6 6 x x x
D#\E5 x 6 9 9 x x
C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4
Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 2
F#5 2 4 4 x x x
Intro: E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7
E(i) Emaj7
and take me down, to the underground
E(i) Emaj7
won't you take me down, to the underground
A5
why oh why, there is no light
A5 (BASS NOTE: B)
and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life
Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
And Allie_________________ (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit
is not written in the lyrics)
A5
and all i see is you
E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7
E(i) Emaj7
and take my hand, i lost where i began
E(i)
in my heart i know all of my faults
Emaj7 E
will you help me understand
A
and i believe in you
G#m
you're the other half of me
Csus2 (Bass Note: High E) Bsus2
soothe... and heal...
A
when you sleep, when you dream,
Bsus2 Bsus2 Bsus2
i'll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing...
A5 Emaj7 A Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 A5
there is a sun, it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down
Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun
A5
and you're all i see...
Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
A5 G#5
and you're all i see, and you're all i'll need
F#5 E
there's a love that god puts in your heart.
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