Way Down Now — World Party
Chords and lyrics for Way Down Now by World Party (key of E).
Verse 1
[E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A] [E] [Esus4] [E]
Verse 1
[B]Inside my TV eye
[A]Never stop to wonder why
I'm [E]way down now, I'm way down now
[B]Some faceless git on the screen
The most [A]honest man, I've ever seen
I'm [E]way down now, I'm way down now
Chorus
Won't you [B]show me, [A]Something true [E]today[A][B]
C'mon and [E]show me, [B]Anything but [A][E]this[E][Esus4]
Verse 2
[B]She took us by the hand
[A]Hell, was the promised land
I'm [E]way down now, I'm, I'm way down now
[B]I'm lying by the road
[A]'cause she cut off all my clothes
I'm [E]way down now, Way down now
Chorus
Won't you [B]show me, [A]Something true [E]today[A][B]
C'mon and [E]show me, [B]Anything but [A][E]this[E][Esus4]
F# G# (E string walk up to Bridge)
Bridge
[A]Inside my future eye
[B]What I see just makes me cry
I'm [E]way down now, I'm [A]way down now
The [A]clocks will all run backwards
All the [B]sheep will have two heads
[E]Thursday night and Friday
Will be on [A]Tuesday night instead
And all the [A]times will keep on changing
And the [B]movement will increase
There's [E]something about the living, babe
That [A]sends me off my feet
There's [A]breeding in the sewers
And the [B]rats are on their way
They're [E]clouding up the images
Of my [E]perfect day
And I [A]know, I'm not alone
And I [B]know, I'm not alone
And I [E]know, I'm not alone
[E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A] [E] [B]Anything [A]but this
[E] [Esus4] [E]can you hear me? I said
Verse 3 (same as the fist):
[B]Inside my TV eye
[A]I never stop to wonder why
I'm [E]way down now, I'm way down now
Then some [B]faceless git, comes on my screen
The most [A]honest man, I've ever seen
I'm [E]way down now, I'm way down
[B] [A] [E] [B] [A] [E]
B A E B A E (repeat and fade)
(Repeated chord progression has background vocal "woo woo" like Sympathy
for the Devil)
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