Reach Down — Temple of the Dog
Chords and lyrics for Reach Down by Temple of the Dog (key of G).
Verse 1
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I didn't see a chords version and this is such a good song you can just
play it with chords.
Here's a simpler way to approximate the main riff:
Intro
[Em] [G]
Verse 1
Well, I had a [Em]dream the other night
[G] You were in a bar in the corner, on a [Em]chair[G]
Wearing a [Em]long, white leather coat
[G] Purple glasses and [Em]glitter in your hair[G]
And you said, [Em]"Hey this is where I'm gonna [G]sit
And buy you a drink [Em]someday[G]
Well, you were [Em]going to the dog shows
[G] But you passed [Em]away[G]
Now you said, "I got [C]all this [Am]room
And [Em]no money to [C]decorate [Am][G][Am][G]it"[G][Am][G][Am]
So you [Em]got some local customer
Put [G]you in touch with the man [Em]upstairs[G]
But he said, [C]"Little [Am]man, you got no [Em]business
Being [C]all [Am][G][Am][G][Am]frustrated"[G][Am][G]
[Em]Ooh, you gotta rest, you gotta rest, you gotta rest
Chorus
You gotta [Em]reach down[G]
And [Em]pick the crowd up[G]
Oh, I wanna [Em]reach down[G]
And [Em]pick the crowd up[G]
[Em]Carry back in my [G]hand
[Em]To the promised [G]land
[A]To the [G]promised [Em]land
[Em] [G]
Verse 2
Ooh, I had an [Em]angel shine my wings
[G] She said, "Nothin' but the best for the [Em]golden boy"[G]
And she made me [Em]promise not to tell
I had her [G]under a spell
Singing [Em]golden words in a broken [G]voice
Now I caught a [Em]blessing on the wind
I'm feelin' [G]lighter than a breath from a [Em]dove[G]
I got no [Em]hands to tie behind my back
[G] And I'm sparking like a [Em]heart attack[G]
And I got [C]room to spread my [Am]wings
[Em] And my [C]messages is of [Am][G]love,[Am] [G][Am][G]yeah-yeah[G][Am]
[Em]Love was my drug
[G] But that's not what I [Em]died of[G]
So don't you [C]think of [Am]me
Cryin' [Em]louder than [C]some billion dollar [Am][G][Am][G]baby[G][Am][G][Am]
Ooh, I wanna [Em]rest, I wanna rest, I wanna rest
Chorus
You gotta [Em]reach down[G]
And [Em]pick the crowd up[G]
Oh, I wanna [Em]reach down[G]
And [Em]pick the crowd up[G]
[Em]Carry back in my [G]hand
[Em]To the promised [G]land
[A]To the [G]promised [Em]land
Chorus
Yeah, I wanna [Em]reach down,
N.C.
Oh yeah, and pick the crowd up
N.C.
(I wanna reach down) I wanna reach down
N.C.
(And pick the crowd up)
N.C.
And pick the crowd up
N.C.
(Carry back in my hand) hey
N.C.
(To the promised land)
N.C.
To the promised land
N.C.
(To the promised land) ooh, yeah
Outro
[Em] [G] Ahh, oh
[Em] [G]
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