Golden Down chords by
Willie Nile

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

Bm

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G

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Verse 1

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G

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Out in the filth

Bm

Bm

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and the restless mud

Where hungry stranger

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G

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Bm

Bm

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s are bound

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G

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Down the road in the flesh

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and blood

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C

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A certain gentleness can

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D

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be found

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G

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Through the hours of

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the naked evening

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G

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Bm

Bm

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While the faceless disappear

G

G

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She will surely have

Am

Am

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you believing

C

C

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As she whispers softly in your ear

D

D

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Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Down, Golden Down

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Put a smile on this lonely town

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Light, Golden Bright

G

G

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Won't you hold me in

D

D

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your arms tonight

Verse 3

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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On the pavement in

Bm

Bm

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a silver dress

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G

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What fine ladies might

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Bm

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call a gown

Another night,

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G

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Am

Am

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another sweet caress

C

C

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The lace of your em pire

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D

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Bm

Bm

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coming down

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G

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Street princess on

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Bm

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a throne of cream

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G

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High priestess of the multitude

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Bm

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Fallen angel in

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G

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Am

Am

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a madman's dream

C

C

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Look how he hovers over you

D

D

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Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Down, Golden Down

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Put a smile on this lonely town

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Light, Golden Bright

G

G

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Won't you hold me in your

D

D

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arms tonight

Verse 5

C

C

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G

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The men will come from

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C

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miles around

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G

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Country temples and the factories

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The pretty rich boys from

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Am

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C

C

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their suites uptown

All would have you gladly on

your knees

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Verse 6

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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Some would sneer as they pass you by

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Bm

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G

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Laugh and snicker at

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the rags you wear

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G

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Am

Am

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Curse the very ground you magnify

Some would run their fin

C

C

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gers through your hair

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D

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Verse 7

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Down, Golden Down

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Put a smile on this lonely town

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G

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C

C

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Golden Light, Golden Bright

G

G

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D

D

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Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

Interlude 1

G

G

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C

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C

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Am

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Verse 8

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Tears don't fall, they teem

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Dream, sweet princess, dream

C

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The

Verse 9

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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hour's late,

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G

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Bm

Bm

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smoke is heavy

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G

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Bm

Bm

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A drunken sailor is coming to

The whiskey's straight,

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G

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Am

Am

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the spirit's ready

C

C

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The boys in the backroom

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D

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Bm

Bm

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are calling you

But the night is long,

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G

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Bm

Bm

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your bones are weary

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Bm

Bm

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You need a drink someplace to lie

G

G

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The earth may turn but

while your near me

Am

Am

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C

C

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Just give me one last kiss goodbye

D

D

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Verse 10

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Down, Golden Down

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Put a smile on this lonely town

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Light, Golden Bright

G

G

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D

D

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Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Down, Golden Down

G

G

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C

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D

D

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Put a smile on this lonely town

G

G

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C

C

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Golden Light, Golden Bright

G

G

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D

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Won't you hold me in your arms tonight

Outro 1

D

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G

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Chords

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The original key of Golden Down by Willie Nile is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Golden Down are Dm, Bb, Cm, Eb, F, Gm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, Bb, Cm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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