Going Down — Freddie King
Chords and lyrics for Going Down by Freddie King (key of C).
Verse 1
The song is a 12 bar blues in D. The pattern is essentially:
I I I I
IV IV I I
V V I I
with a small twist. Any bar that comes before a I (the D chord) is
descending 4 chord
pattern of D C G F. In this case, it is the 2nd bar, the 6th bar and the
10th bar.
The intro is just the 1st 4 bars played twice.
Intro
[D] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
[D] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
Verse 1
I'm going [D]down, I'm goin' [D]down [C]down [G]down [F]down [D]down[D]
Yes, I'm [G]going down, I'm [D]goin' down[C] down [G]down [F]down [D]down[D]
Yes, I got [A]my big feet in the window, got [D]my [C][G]he-ead [F]on the [D]ground[D]
Verse 2
Let me [D]down, and [D]close [C]that [G]box [F]car [D]door[D]
Yes, let me [G]down, [D]and close [C]that [G]box [F]car [D]door[D]
Well, I'm [A]goin' back to Chattanooga, [D]to sleep [C]on sister [G][F]I-rene's floor[D]
[D]
Solo
[D] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
[A] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
Verse 3
Yes, I'm [D]going down, I'm going [D]down [C]down [G]down [F]down [D]down[D]
I'm going [G]down, I'm goin' [D]down [C]down [G]down [F]down [D]down[D]
Yes, I got [A]my big feet in the window, I [D]got my [C][G]he-ead [F]on the [D]ground[D]
Solo
[D] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
[A] [D] [C] [G] [F] [D] [D]
(Fades out)
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