be my downfall
To view Neil Parry's very good tab of the song - click here.
This first version is the most accurate I've seen, kindly submitted by Kurt Eger.
Once you've tuned your guitar and practiced the chord shapes it really rocks!
Tune: DADGAD (Capo on 5th fret)
1 2 3 4
OOO2OO O2OOOO OO2OO2 O22OOO
5 6 7 8
X2OO2O xO22O2 22OOOO x442Ox
1 2 1
The bus is pulling out and I guess I'd better go
4 2 3
Before I make a grave mistake and let my feelings show
1 2 1
And twenty miles away she waits alone for me
4 2 3
But when I try to picture her you're the one I see
5 1 6 2
And in another situation I could put up a fight
7 3 1
But you will be my downfall tonight
1 2 1
So the night is coming down drowning us in blue
4 2 3
And it all points towards the things we know we shouldn't do
1 2 1
And I as I look at you and I fall under your spell
4 2 3
Well I know I should be thinking of her lying there herself
5 1 6 2
And when faced with temptation you know a man should stand and fight
7 3 1
But you will be my downfall tonight
8 6 4
Be my downfall be my great regret be the one girl
3
That I'll never forget
4 3 1
Be my undoing be my slow road to ruin tonight
NB. This is the 'without weird tuning version' so you don't have to worry about
the tuning to try and get it to sound exactly like the record.
Obviously not as accurate as the above one, but anyways....
Intro
G C G C G D C D G
C C9 C G
The bus is pulling out and I guess I'd better go
Am C Am D D9 G
Before I make a grave mistake and let my feelings show
C C9 C G
And twenty miles away she waits alone for me
Am C Am D D9
But when I try to picture her you're the one I see
C G D C
And in another situation I could put up a fight
C9 D G C G
But you will be my downfall tonight
C C9 C G
So the night is coming down, drowing us in blue
Am C Am D D9 G
And it all points toward the things we know we shouldn't do
C C9 C G
And as I look at you and fall under your spell
Am C Am D D9
Well I know I should be thinking of her lying there herself.
C G D C
And when faced with temptation you know a man should stand a fight
Am D G
But you will be my downfall tonight
Bm Bm7 Bm D Dsus4 D Am Am7
Be my downfall be my great regret be the one girl
Am Am7 D Dsus4 Am
That I'll never forget
Am7 D G C G C D G
Be my undoing be my slow road to ruin tonight
Bm Bm7 Bm D Dsus4 D Am Am7
Be my downfall be my great regret be the one girl
Am Am7 D Dsus4 Am
That I'll never forget
Am7 D G
Be my undoing be my slow road to ruin tonight
C C9 C G
So the bus is pulling out and I'm grounded here with you
Am Am7 C C9 C D
And I want to say the sweet things babe I've always wanted to
C G D C C
So tell me now the tail-lights have gone out of sight
D G C-G
Baby want you be my downfall once again tonight
Transcribed by Richard "Irtimaled" Hopton
