Be My Downfall

	  		

Tabbed by: thetcutkid 
E-mail: [email protected] 

Tuning: DADGAD with  

Credit should go to Richard Hopton 
(http://www.campobassi.com/the5thfret/chords/change/be_my_downfall.shtml) and Neil Parry 
(http://www.campobassi.com/the5thfret/chords/change/n_be_my_downfall.htm) for  nailing  
the correct tuning and putting me on the right road with this transcription. 

There is no tab in the correct tuning on UG for this song, hence this upload. 

Further to the versions credited above, I've tabbed out the main intro and the four 
variations that appear after each Chorus, during the middle 8 and at the end, indicating the 
approx. strumming pattern and number of strings you should be looking to hit, although  
it's not an exact science and the main thing you need to avoid is catching the bottom E 
string when holding down any of the A based chords. 

I've added two chords (A and A6) and I've changed all the chord names in line with a 
chord app I have on my phone, which I set up for DADGAD with a capo at the 5th fret. 

The A and Asus4 chords, particularly in the verses, are almost interchangeable, you 
could play either and they would sound OK but I think the subtle difference on line four of 
the verses works well leading into the Chorus. 

|                  ^ 
| up stroke strum  | down stroke strum 
|                  | 
v                  | 

Main intro 

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G|---2-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---0-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---0-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Variation 1 (after Chorus 1) 

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A|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--2-|------------------------------------| 
E|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| 

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B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| 
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Variation 2 (after Chorus 2) 

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Variation 3 (during the short Instrumental break in the middle 8) 

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Variation 4 (ending) 

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A|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--0-|------------------------------------| 
E|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| 


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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| H   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| B   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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Chords and lyrics 

D A D G A D           
 


Main Intro 

verse 1 

D                       E         Esus4            D 
Well the bus is pulling out and I guess I'd better go 
  Esus4                                           A 
Before I make a grave mistake and let my feelings show 
D                 E       Esus4           D 
And twenty miles away she waits alone for me 
    Esus4                                      Asus4 
But when I try to picture her you're the one I see 

Chorus 

        E          D               A     E 
And in another situation I could put up a fight 
    Esus4          Asus4      D 
But you will be my downfall tonight 


(Intro variation 1) 


verse 2 

D                      E     Esus4          D 
So the night is coming down, drowning us in blue 
    Esus4                                                 A 
And it all points towards the things we know we shouldn't do 
D                E         Esus4           D 
And as I look at you and I fall under your spell 
       Esus4                                           Asus4 
Well I know I should be thinking of her lying there herself 

Chorus 

         E              D 
And when faced with temptation 
                     A          E 
You know a man should stand and fight 
    Esus4          Asus4      D 
But you will be my downfall tonight 


(Intro variation 2) 


Middle 8 

      Bm             Asus4 
Be my downfall, be my great regret, 
       Esus4             Asus4 
Be the one girl that I'll never forget 
Esus4                                  A      D 
     Be my undoing, be my slow road to ruin tonight 


(Intro variation 3) 


      Bm             Asus4 
Be my downfall, be my great regret, 
       Esus4             Asus4 
Be the one girl that I'll never forget 
Esus4                                  A      D 
     Be my undoing, be my slow road to ruin tonight 


Outro 

D                     E           Esus4              D 
So the bus is pulling out and I'm grounded here with you 
      Esus4                                                A 
And I want to say the sweet things babe I've always wanted to 
   E               D                    A      E 
So tell me now the tail-lights have gone out of sight 
     Esus4           Asus4               D 
Baby won't you be my downfall once again tonight 


(Intro variation 4) 



How I play the chords :- 


D E E A A Bm A6