{"id":15494,"date":"2023-04-05T03:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=15494"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:53:46","slug":"goin-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/goin-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Goin Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
Author's Note - A lot of vocal improvisation, so the timing can be a bit tricky. Props to Mickey Dolenz\r\n<\/span>                for an amazing vocal! - https:\/\/youtu.be\/xnzrGr78Mws\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Sock it to me\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Floatin' down the river with a saturated liver and I wish I could forgive her\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But I do believe she meant it when she told me to forget it and I bet she will regret it\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                                                  A<\/span>    C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>When they find me in the morning wet and drowned and the word gets 'round\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>N.C.      E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down. Goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Comin' up for air, it's pretty stuffy under there there, I'd like to say I didn't care\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But I forgot to leave a note and it's so hard to stay afloat, I'm soakin' wet without a boat\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                                           A<\/span>   C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And I knew I should have taken off my shoes, it's front page news\r\n<\/span><\/span>N.C.      E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down. Goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Hey-hey. Hey-hey\r\n<\/span><\/span>                     A<\/span>           C<\/span>       E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I wish I had another drink, it wouldn't be so hard to sink. I should have taken time to think\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Besides I got the picture straight, she must have had another date. I didn't need this extra weight\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                                        A<\/span>   C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I wish that I could see the way to shore. I don't want no more\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>N.C.      E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down, I'm goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And now I see the life I led. I slept it all away in bed. I should have learned how to swim instead\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And now it's really got me stumped. I can't believe I really jumped. I'd like to get my tummy pumped\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                                        A<\/span>    C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I can't believe they drink this stuff in town, this dirty brown\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>N.C.      E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down, goin' down. I'm goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span>      C#m<\/span>                 E7<\/span>          C#m<\/span>          E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down, hey, hey. I'm down. Goin' down.  Goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span>      C#m<\/span>          E7<\/span>          C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down.  Goin' down. Goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n<\/span>  E7<\/span>                                   C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I wished I'd looked before I leaped. I didn't know it was so deep\r\n<\/span><\/span>     E7<\/span>                             C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Been down so far I don't get wet. I haven't touched the bottom yet\r\n<\/span><\/span>     E7<\/span>                              C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>This river scene is gettin' old. I'm hungry, sleepy, wet and cold\r\n<\/span><\/span>    E7<\/span>                           C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>She told me to forget it nice. I should have taken her advice\r\n<\/span><\/span>  E7<\/span>                           C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I only want to go on home. I'd gladly leave that girl alone\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                               C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>What a way to spend the night, if I don't drown, I'll die of fright\r\n<\/span><\/span>   E7<\/span>                               C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>My pappy taught me how to float, but I can't swim a single note\r\n<\/span><\/span>   E7<\/span>                             C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>He threw me in to teach me how. I stayed there floatin' like a mama cow\r\n<\/span><\/span>    E7<\/span>                               C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And now I've floated way downstream, know this has to be a dream\r\n<\/span><\/span>   E7<\/span>                                C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>If I could find my way to shore. I'd never, never do this anymore\r\n<\/span><\/span>     E7<\/span>                                       C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'll give you three, I've been down nine. I'm goin' down just one more time\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>      E7<\/span>          C#m<\/span>          E7<\/span>          C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down. Goin' down.  Goin' down. Goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span>          E7<\/span>                            C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'm goin' down, back, back, back, goin' down, back, back, back\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                         C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Back, back, back, back,  back back, back, back\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>      C#m<\/span>         E7<\/span>              C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Goin' down. Goin' down. I'm goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n<\/span>               E7<\/span>                    C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'm goin' back home, back home to my friends\r\n<\/span><\/span>               E7<\/span>                          C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Back under the warm, and I can do with it, too\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\n<\/span>          E7<\/span> C#m<\/span> E7<\/span> C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'm goin' home\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n<\/span>E7<\/span>                                C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now the sky is gettin' light, and everythng will be all right\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                  C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Think I finally got the knack, just floatin' here lazy on my back\r\n<\/span><\/span>  E7<\/span>                              C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I never really liked that town. I think I'll ride the river down\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                            C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Just movin' slow and floatin' free, there's a river swinging under me\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                               C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Waving back to the folks on shore.  I should have thought of this before\r\n<\/span><\/span>    E7<\/span>                                   C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'm floatin' on down to New Orleans, and pick up on some swingin' scenes\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>                                 C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I'm gonna know a better day. I'm goin' down groovin' all the way\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n<\/span>      E7<\/span>                 C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down. Go-go-go-in' down\r\n<\/span><\/span>          E7<\/span>                                C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I'm goin' down, back, back, back. I'm goin' back, back, back home\r\n<\/span><\/span>E7<\/span>             C#m<\/span>                                E7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I'm go-goin' down, hey, hey, hey, hey. Goin' on down, hey, hey, hey, hey\r\n<\/span><\/span>              E7<\/span>              C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Go, go, goin' down. I'm goin' down\r\n<\/span><\/span>      E7<\/span>          C#m<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Goin' down, go, go...\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
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Author’s Note – A lot of vocal improvisation, so the timing can be a bit tricky. Props to Mickey Dolenz for an amazing vocal! – https:\/\/youtu.be\/xnzrGr78Mws [Intro] E7 Sock it to me [Verse 1] E7 Floatin’ down the river with a saturated liver and I wish I could forgive her … CLICK TO VIEW SONGGoin Down<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-monkees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}