When I Go Down Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Mmhmm Tabs:

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Title: When I Go Down
 Album: Mmhmm
Artist: Relient K


(Intro)
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|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------0------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4----------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|

(Verse 1)
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|-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---| (2x)
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4----------0------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Pre-Chorus)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------2-----2----------4-----4-----| (4x)
|-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-|
|------------------------------------|
|---2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3---|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------1~---------------------------------------|
|-------2~--------2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7~-|
|-------2~--------2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7~-|
|---0-0-0~--------0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5~-|

(Chorus)
D Bm G Asus A
D Bm G Asus A

(Fill 1)
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|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------0------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--2~-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------2~-|
|----------------------------------0~-|

(Verse 2)
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-| (4x)
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Pre-Chorus 2)
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|-------------------------------------|
|-------2-----2----------4-----4------| (8x)
|-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|
|-------------------------------------|
|---2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3----|

|---0~------------------------------|
|---0~------------------------------|
|---1~------------------------------|
|---2~--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7~---|
|---2~--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7~---|
|---0~--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5~---|

(Chorus 2)
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|------------------------------------------------------------------| (2x)
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(Bridge-Part 1)
[Guitar 1]
D G F#
D G F#
Em Asus A

(Bridge-Part 2)
[Guitar 1]
G D

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dylan Average	#1 by Dylan Donovan at Jan 4, 1973 at 9:51 PM EST
	*They take the words right out of my mouth... part of the reason it's so amazing

No Picture Jared Wanna Be	#2 by Jared van Eck at Jan 6, 1975 at 4:58 AM EST
	I love this song

No Picture Nick Average	#3 by Nick Vanderstelt at Apr 14, 1975 at 8:25 PM EST
	in other words.. beautiful

No Picture kyle Average	#4 by kyle sharpshooter at Feb 22, 1976 at 4:54 AM EST
	i had to leave a christian guy once bc i let our relationship go into physical sin. i was in the bath and the lyrics hit me: When I go down It hurts to hit the bottom And of the things that got me there I think, if only I had fought them i was sooo angry with myself and so guilty. a lost a huge part of myself to him. but its so tru, who else can i blame for my own sin. the things u wud change if u cud turn back time.

No Picture Brad Lead Player	#5 by Brad Vincent at Mar 17, 1977 at 7:14 AM EST
	Thats why its at the end of the cd, a closing song.

No Picture The Guitar Guy Lead Player	#6 by The Guitar Guy at Sep 8, 1983 at 1:57 AM EST
	Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands While my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me Reprimands me That's my favorite part, just gives u chills, this really is an amazing song, and the first time i listened to it i didn't like it... but now it's one of my favorite, i think u just have to listen to it a few times

No Picture Ryan Rhythm Player	#7 by Ryan Ruegemer at Nov 30, 1990 at 5:18 PM EST
	This song is all about sin and regrets and how you can just let god (and yourself) down in an instant. but you can be forgiven just as quick. because god loves you so much and he wants the best for you. this song makes me all warm and fuzzy in side. i luv it.

No Picture Dylan Average	#8 by Dylan Donovan at Nov 23, 1991 at 10:56 AM EST
	I had this album for a really long time but never commented on it. I love this song. It really helps me deal. I think it's about being sad, missing opportunities, hurting friends, not really appreciating things when they're given to you, ignoring your problems. Basically being so wrapped up in yourself that you let everything that matters slip through your hands. When you are at your absolute lowest, you have to just look to God and ask for help and the strength to turn your life around, take responsibility and follow through. It's a beautiful song.

No Picture Hudson Lead Player	#9 by Hudson Ryan at Mar 3, 1993 at 5:29 PM EST
	sometimes when i hear this. it makes me want to cry. but i love this song. because it like REALLY hits me when matty t wrote When I go down I lift my eyes to you I won't look very far Cause you'll be there With open arms To lift me up again

No Picture Alexxx <3 Lead Player	#10 by Alexxx <3 at Nov 26, 1993 at 4:57 AM EST
	"When I go down I lift my eyes to you I won't look very far Cause you'll be there With open arms To lift me up again To lift me up again" I love this song..

No Picture FrEAk!!! Wanna Be	#11 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Aug 5, 1995 at 2:12 PM EST
	beautiful.

No Picture Aleksandar Average	#12 by Aleksandar Radošević at Dec 6, 1999 at 11:40 PM EST
	this song took the words right outta my brain..

No Picture Eric Average	#13 by Eric Boozer at Mar 21, 2001 at 2:08 PM EST
	There's a word I'm trying to think of...I think it's "wow." This song just goes to prove how far Relient K and Matt Theissen's lyrics have gone in the last few years. Totally amazing. As far as the meaning goes, though, I think that this is a song about rising from the ashes of an emotionally burned out life. They've been living their life according to their own selfish desires and thing seem to be going smoothly, but soon they find that that life's taking them nowhere but down. Really down. Really quickly. So quickly, that before they even know it, they've hit rock bottom. It hurts, but the most painful thing is that they realize that they could have avoided all this if they had just followed God. They just want all this to be over, but "that's not the way it works." No, they've got to admit that they're wrong, and more importantly, to repent and submit to the will of God. And that's the beautiful part. Because even though they've gone and messed things up completely, and have hit the rock bottom, all they have to do is look up and there's Jesus, right next to them, "with open arms, to lift them up again." Just my two cents.

No Picture Dan Professional Badass	#14 by Dan Hudspith at Dec 31, 2003 at 9:45 PM EST
	i was crying for 2 hours and wondering what to do with my life and i listened this song. I think it helped me so much

No Picture Lenny Judd (Pap Wanna Be	#15 by Lenny Judd (Papa Smurf) at Sep 19, 2006 at 8:23 AM EST
	This is on a playlist I made of the most powerful songs. It's like a song that you can listen to at night before you go to sleep and it lets you reflect on everything. Anyways, this song is so beautiful. Relient K have really come a long way in only about 5 years. Can't wait for the new album.

No Picture Ryan Average	#16 by Ryan Jones at Jan 25, 2007 at 6:33 PM EST
	Relient K -- er, Matt Thiessen -- really knows his stuff. The music (instrumentals, whatever you call them) is beautiful.