Sit Down chords by
James (Official Version)

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Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

E

E

Asus2

Bsus4

E

E

Asus2

Bsus4

Verse 1
E E 
 
I sing myself to sleep
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
A song     from the darkest hour
E E 
 
Secrets I can't keep
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
In sight    of the day
E E 
 
Swing from high to deep
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
Extremes   of sweet and sour
E E 
 
Hope that God exists
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
I hope,    I pray

Pre-chorus 1

E

Drawn by the undertow

A/E

B/E

My life is out of control

E

A

I believe this wave will bear my weight

B

So let it flow

Chorus 1
E E 
 
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Sit down, down, down, down, down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
In sympathy

Interlude 1

E

E

Asus2

Bsus4

E

E

Asus2

Bsus4

Verse 2
E E 
 
Now I'm relieved to hear
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
That you've been     to some far out places
E E 
 
It's hard to carry on
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
When you feel     all alone
E E 
 
Now I've swung back down again
A/E A/E 
 
B/E B/E 
 
It's worse than it was before
E E 
 
If I hadn't seen such riches
A A 
 
B B 
 
I could live with being poor

Chorus 2
E E 
 
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Sit down, down, down, down, down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
In sympathy
E E 
 

Bridge 1
E E 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
E E 
 
Those who feel the breath of sadness
Esus4 Esus4 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Those who find they're touched by madness
Esus4 Esus4 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Esus4 Esus4 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
In love,    in fear, in hate,    in tears
E E 
 
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
In love,    in fear, in hate

Interlude 2

E

Asus2

Bsus4

Down

E

Asus2

Bsus4

Down

Chorus 3
E E 
 
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Sit down, down, down, down, down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
In sympathy

Chorus 4
E E 
 
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
Sit      down next to me
E E 
 
Sit down, down, down, down, down
Asus2 Asus2 
 
B B 
 
In sympathy
E E 
 
Down

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE Asus2 Bsus4 B A/E...

Chords

E
Asus2
Bsus4
B
A/E
B/E
A
Esus2
Esus4

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Sit Down by James, 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 E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of James's performance.

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