I'm Down chords by
The Beatles (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Beginner

Verse 1
You tell lies thinking I can't see
G G 
 
You can't cry 'cause you're laughing at me
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
G G 
 
I'm down (Down on the ground)
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
(How can you laugh)

Verse 2
When you know I'm down
G G 
 
Man buys ring woman throws it away
Same old thing happens everyday
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
G G 
 
I'm down (Down on the ground)
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
(How can you laugh)

Solo 1

When you know I'm down

G

G

G

G

C

C

G

G

D7

D7

G

G

Verse 3
G G 
 
We're all alone and there's nobody else
You still moan, "Keep your hands to yourself!"
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
G G 
 
Oh baby, I'm down (Down on the ground)
C C 
 
I'm down (I'm really down)
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
(How can you laugh)

Solo 2

When you know I'm down

G

G

G

G

C

C

G

G

D7

C

G

G

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Oh baby, you know I'm down
(I'm really down)
Oh yes, I'm down (I'm really down)
C C 
 
I'm down on the ground
(I'm really down)
G G 
 
Oh, down (I'm really down)
D7 D7 
 
Oh baby, I'm upsidedown
C C 
 
G G 
 
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
G G 
 
Down
(I'm really down)
Oh baby, I'm down (I'm really down)
C C 
 
I'm feeling upside down
(I'm really down)
G G 
 
Oh, I'm Down (I'm really down)
D7 D7 
 
Oh baby, I'm down
C C 
 
G G 
 
Yeah Oh baby I'm down
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG C D7

Chords

G
C
D7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of I'm Down by The Beatles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn I'm Down the way The Beatles intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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