Chris Cornell

When Im Down

Chris Cornell


Tom: Dm

(0:51) Distorted Electric
             F                                       Am               A7
E|-----------13------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------13-----------------13-----|-------------13---------------14-----|
G|-----------14-----------------14-----|-------------14---------------12-----|
D|------------------------------15-----|-------------14---------------14-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  "Midnight____                opens its arms___         to me___        leaving" 


             Gm7                Eb                   Bb               Dbdim
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------15-----------------16-----|-------------15---------------14-----|
G|-----------15-----------------15-----|-------------15---------------12-----|
D|-----------15-----------------13-----|-------------15---------------11-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 "you alone___                    and I fly___          so far away,     until the"  
  
 
             F                  G/D                  F                  
E|-----------13------------------------|-------------13----------------------|
B|-----------13-----------------15-----|-------------13---------------13-----|
G|-----------14-----------------12-----|-------------14---------------14-----|
D|------------------------------12-----|------------------------------15-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 "light___      blurs my vision   and I      have nowhere to roam,       I only"


              Bbm     F       Fsus      F
E|------------13------13------13------|-13---------------------------/13-----|
B|------------14------13-----\11------|-10-----------------10----------------|
G|------------15----------------------|--------------------10--------/14-----|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  "love you                   when I'm down                          oooh"



[Chorus]

   Light Fuzz Overdrive Electric
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------7~~\--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7b8r7----|--------------3------------------|
A|-5---------------------------------|----------/5---------------------|
E|-------------------5-------------5-|-6---------------5----------3--4-|
        "And I only love you when I'm down"             


E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------0-3p0-----------|--------------5--------5/6\5-----|
A|-----------4--2h4----------3---5p3-|-----------5-----------------8---|
E|-5---------------------------------|-6---------------7-------------7-|
        "and I'm only near you when I'm gone"


E|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-------9--------------10-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|----------10-------10----------------|
A|------------------------------10b11r10--8----|-----------------8----------5/8\5----|
E|-8--------8--------------9-----------------9-|-10----------------------------------|
       "But one thing for you       to keep in mind,         you know             I'm" 
 

E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------/6_______\----|---------3~-------4~-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-1~~---------------------6-------|
  "down                   all the time...                 all the"


E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------9*-------10*-| last 6 notes are acoustic part
D|---------------------8*-------9*-----|
A|-/8~---------------------------------|
E|----------8-------8*-------9*--------|
  "time"



[Solo] 

Distorted Electric w/ reverb & quick delay (rhythm/keyboard chords indicated above)

   Dm                  Asus    Eb      Bb                   F/A 
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------13-------------------|
B|--------10~-------13---------------|---------------13--13-------10--------|
G|--/10-12-----12b14----12~-10-12/14-|-10b12r10---12b14__14r12b14-----10b12r|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   A                Dm       
E|-----------------13b15r13-10---10~------|
B|---------------10-----------10-----13p10|
G|-9~~------------------------------------|
D|-----11---------------------------------|
A|-------12-10----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   Bb                     G/B                      C7
E|-13~~-10--------------13~~p10------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------12b14-r12-10--------12b14r12-10h12p10-|-\9b10r9b10r9~~--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|




Bridge (starts at last note of solo)
   
E|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|--------0-------|----------------|
A|-3-----4----|-5----7p5---|-2------3-------|-r| est-(piano)---|
E|------------|------------|-3--------------|----------------|
  "Well I know you're reaching out and you need to feel my hand...  
  You want to be understood, yeah well I understand ... I know you"

  

        F                  Am      A7         Gm7     C#         Bb      C# 
E|------13----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------13------13--|------13------14--|------15------14--|------15------14--|
G|------14------14--|------14------12--|------15------13--|------15------13--|
D|--------------15--|------14------14--|------15------15--|------15------15--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 "hold precious little hope for me,  & in your hapiness
            Bb            C#  
 I'm always drowning in my grief"




Final Chorus - Slightly different than before
E|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----7~~---------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------3-----------|----------0-3p0---------|
A|-5----------------6----|-------/5-------------|-----4-2h4-------3--5p3-|
E|---------3/4-5~--------|-6----------5-----3-4-|-5----------------------|
"And I only love you when I'm down             & I'm only near you when"

E|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------8-------|--------------10---------|
D|-------5-----5b6r5-----|---------------6/7---8-7-5-|-------10---10-----------|
A|----/5-------------8---|---------------------------|-----8-----8------5/8\5--|
E|-6-------7-----------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9----------9--|-10----------------------|
 "I'm gone                  But one thing for you to keep in mind, you know" 
 
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-4---------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-1~~------------------|
  "I'm down    all the time...  all the time...  all the time...  all the time"


KEY
************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r  Bend release

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