Intro: 
 
        organ arr. for guitar {chords implied} w/bass and drums: 
 
             C7                C9 
             v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
        ---|-----------------|----------------- 
        ---|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-----3-3----- 
        ---|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3----- 
        -5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5- 
        ---|-----------------|----------------- 
        ---|-----------------|----------------- 
 
             C7                C7sus4 
             v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
            -----------------|----------------- 
            -5-5-----5-5-----|-6-6-----6---6--- 
            -3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3---3--- 
            -------5-------5-|-------5--------- 
            -----------------|----------------- 
            -----------------|----------------- 
 
        {bass tacit 1st repeat of intro} 
 
        fuzz guitar w/tremolo: 
 
         C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v 
        -/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|--------- 
 
        organ: 
 
         C                Bb                  C       Bb 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v 
        -----------------|-----------------|---------|--------- 
 
 
        fuzz guitar w/tremolo: 
 
         C5               Bb5      A5 F5    C5 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v 
        -/---------------|-/-------/---/---|-/-------|--------- 
 
        organ: 
 
         C                Bb               G7sus4   {/C 2nd time} 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v v v v 
        -----------------|-----------------|---------|--------- 
 
 
Verse 1 {no guitar; organ chords shown}: 
 
              C7                 F7sus4           F7 
        {1: Though} you complain        and criticize 
        C7                 F7sus4          F7 
        I feel I'm nothin'        in your eyes 
        C7                    F7sus4        F7 
        It makes me feel like        giving up 
         C7                 F7sus4        F7 
        Because my best just ain't good enough 
 
        G7sus4 
        Girl, I want to provide for you 
        G7 
        And do all the things that you want me to, but 
 
Chorus: 
 
        {organ chords shown; fuzz guitar plays C5, Bb5 (tacit last chord)} 
 
        C    Bbsus4 Bb              C      Bbsus4         Bb 
        Oh, oh no, don't bring me down {1: I'm beggin, you, darling} 
                                       {2: Oh no, no, no, no, no} 
        C    Bbsus4 Bb           {1: G7  2: 2-bar piano fill (C 
        Oh, oh no, don't bring me down 
 
Verse 2: 
 
        fuzz guitar {first four lines}: 
 
        (C)             (F7sus4)  (F7) 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
        -----------------|----------------- 
        -----------------|----------------- 
        -----------------|----------------- 
        -----------------|----------------- 
        -----------3---1-|-------0--------- 
        (3)----------3---|-----------3---1- 
          (sacrifices...) 
 
        Sacrifices   I will make 
        I'm ready to give   as well as take 
        One thing I need is your respect 
        One thing I can't take is your neglect 
 
        G7sus4 {guitar plays D5: xx023x} 
        More than anything, I need your love 
         G7 
        Then troubles are easy to rise above 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
 
{repeat intro} 
 
{repeat verse 1 w/fuzz guitar as per verse 2} 
 
Coda: 
 
        C      Bb                  C         Bb  {continue} 
        Oh, oh no, don't bring me down 
        I'm beggin'   oh, no, don't bring me down, oh no no 
        Baby, please, oh no, no, don't bring me down 
              (please, baby, don't bring me down  you know I need) 
        I need    your tender loving 
              (Oh, woman, you can't do that to me) 
        Oh, please, don't bring me down 
              (unintelligible) 
        Oh, baby, baby, don't hurt me 
              (Don't hurt me   don't hurt me  please)  {fade}