Going Down For The First Time Chords by Status Quo
Tempo:
136.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [E] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] I wake up every morning, [G] and that's my first mistake.
[A] From there on in, downhill all the [D] way.
I used to have a problem, [G] now [D] you want to [Em] be.
[A] My new problem's getting through the [D] day.
[G]
[A] Going down [D] for the first time, [G] guess I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, and [G] I can't work [A] you out of [D] my mind.
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[A] Now [D] I don't mind admitting, [G] maybe you were right.
[A] The more we try, the less it seems to [D] work.
We get so used to banging [G] our heads against the [Em] wall.
[A] It's [G] only when [F#m] we stop [A] it starts [D] to hurt.
[G]
[A] Going down for [D] the first time, [G] guess [F#m] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, [E] guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You [G] know you'll turn out [A] to lie.
[G] [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
[D] [E]
[A]
Going [G] [A]
down [D] for the first time,
[G] guess [Bm] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You know [Bm] you'll [A#] turn out [D] to lie.
[E] And [G] I'll quietly [A] go out of [D] my mind.
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[F#] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[D] I wake up every morning, [G] and that's my first mistake.
[A] From there on in, downhill all the [D] way.
I used to have a problem, [G] now [D] you want to [Em] be.
[A] My new problem's getting through the [D] day.
[G]
[A] Going down [D] for the first time, [G] guess I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, and [G] I can't work [A] you out of [D] my mind.
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[A] Now [D] I don't mind admitting, [G] maybe you were right.
[A] The more we try, the less it seems to [D] work.
We get so used to banging [G] our heads against the [Em] wall.
[A] It's [G] only when [F#m] we stop [A] it starts [D] to hurt.
[G]
[A] Going down for [D] the first time, [G] guess [F#m] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, [E] guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You [G] know you'll turn out [A] to lie.
[G] [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
[D] [E]
[A]
Going [G] [A]
down [D] for the first time,
[G] guess [Bm] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You know [Bm] you'll [A#] turn out [D] to lie.
[E] And [G] I'll quietly [A] go out of [D] my mind.
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[F#] [Bm]
Key:
A
G
Bm
F#m
D
A
G
Bm
[F#] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I wake up every morning, _ [G] and that's my first mistake.
_ [A] From there on in, downhill all the [D] way. _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to have a problem, _ _ [G] now [D] you want to [Em] be.
_ _ [A] My new problem's getting through the [D] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] Going down [D] for the first time, _ _ _ _ [G] guess I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, and [G] I can't work [A] you out of [D] my mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Now [D] I don't mind admitting, _ _ _ [G] maybe you were right.
_ _ [A] The more we try, the less it seems to [D] work. _
_ _ _ _ _ We get so used to banging _ [G] our heads against the [Em] wall.
_ _ [A] It's [G] only when [F#m] we stop [A] it starts [D] to hurt.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] Going down for [D] the first time, _ _ _ _ [G] guess [F#m] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, [E] guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You [G] know you'll turn out [A] to lie.
[G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A]
down [D] for the first time, _ _ _
_ _ [G] guess [Bm] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You know [Bm] you'll [A#] turn out [D] to lie.
[E] And [G] I'll quietly [A] go out of [D] my mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I wake up every morning, _ [G] and that's my first mistake.
_ [A] From there on in, downhill all the [D] way. _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to have a problem, _ _ [G] now [D] you want to [Em] be.
_ _ [A] My new problem's getting through the [D] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] Going down [D] for the first time, _ _ _ _ [G] guess I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, and [G] I can't work [A] you out of [D] my mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Now [D] I don't mind admitting, _ _ _ [G] maybe you were right.
_ _ [A] The more we try, the less it seems to [D] work. _
_ _ _ _ _ We get so used to banging _ [G] our heads against the [Em] wall.
_ _ [A] It's [G] only when [F#m] we stop [A] it starts [D] to hurt.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] Going down for [D] the first time, _ _ _ _ [G] guess [F#m] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a [F#m] little help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, [E] guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You [G] know you'll turn out [A] to lie.
[G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A]
down [D] for the first time, _ _ _
_ _ [G] guess [Bm] I've yet [E] to learn.
Love's [A] a blind, _ _ _ _ I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
I [Bm] can't stay here by [F#m] myself, I'll [Em] step right out [A] of line.
I [Em] go clean out [A] of time, guess I [Bm] could use a little [F#m] help.
Though [Bm] I'd lose it by [F#m] myself, if [G] you fall out [A] of sight.
You know [Bm] you'll [A#] turn out [D] to lie.
[E] And [G] I'll quietly [A] go out of [D] my mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _