We Both Go Down Together chords by The Decemberists (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
 (A minor) Here on these cliffs of Dover
Em 
 (E minor) So high you can't see over
Am 
 (A minor) And while your head is spining
Em 
 (E minor) Hold tight, it's just beginning
Am 
G 
 (A minor)  (G major) 
Am 
G 
 (A minor)  (G major) 

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Verse 2

You come from parents wanton

A childhood rough and rotten

I come from wealth and beauty

Untouched by work or duty

Chorus 1

And oh, my love, my love

We both go down together

Interlude 1

Verse 3

I found you, a tattooed tramp

A dirty daughter from the labor camps

I laid you down on the grass of a clearing

You wept but your soul was willing

Chorus 2

And oh, my love, my love

We both go down together

Bridge 1

And my parents will never

consent to this love

But I hold your hand

Verse 4

Meet me on my vast veranda

My sweet, untouched Miranda

And while the seagulls are crying

We fall but our souls are flying

Chorus 3
C 
Em 
F 
G 
And oh,  (C major) my  (E minor) love, my love  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
Em 
F 
G 
And oh,  (C major) my  (E minor) love, my love  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
Em 
F 
G 
And oh,  (C major) my  (E minor) love, oh, my  (F major) love  (G major) 
C 
Em 
F 
And oh,  (C major) my  (E minor) love, my love  (F major) 
E 
Am 
We  (E major) both go down together  (A minor) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 120

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of We Both Go Down Together by The Decemberists, 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 A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Decemberists's performance.