Dont Download This Song Chords Guitar Tab

After a night of perfecting the chords, I think me and my dad figured out this hilarious
by Weird Al.  Hope you enjoy!
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Intro: G C D Bm C D D
Verse 1:
G                   C
Once in awhile maybe you will feel the urge
Am        D                  G
To break international copyright law
Em                 D
By downloading MP3's from file sharing sites
F                           C         D
Like Morpheus or Grockster or Limewire or KaZaA
Verse 2:
G                                C
But Deep in your heart you know the guilt would drive you mad
Am          D                G
And the shame would leave a permanent scar
Em                                    D
'Cause you start out stealing songs then you're robbing liquor stores
F                              C                    D
And sellin' crack and runnin' over school kids with your car
Chorus 1:
G          C         D
So Don't download this song
G      C                    D
The record store's where you belong
Em     Bm           B          C
Go and buy the CD like you know you should
Am         D        G
Oh, don't download this song
Verse 3:
G                             C
Oh, you don't wanna' mess with the R-I-double-A
Am             D          G
They'll sue you if you burn that CD-R
Em                              D
Doesn't matter if you're a grandma or a seven year old girl
F                                    C               D
They'll treat you like the evil hard-bitten criminal scum you are
Chorus 1:
G           C        D
So don't Download this song  (Don't go)
G          C             D
Pirating music all day long
Em      Bm           B         C
Go and buy the CD like you know you should
Am         D         G
Oh, don't download this song
Bridge:
Eb                    Cm
Don't take away money from artists just like me
Eb                       Cm
How else can I afford another solid gold Hum-Vee
G
And diamond studded swimming pools
Em
These things don't grow on trees
A              Am       D  E
So all I ask is everybody, please...
Chorus 2:
A         D         E
Don't download this song  (Oh please don't you do it, or you)
A                 D               E
Might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong  (Remember Tommy)
D       A           Db        D
Go and buy the CD like you know you should  (Go out and buy it)
Bm          E        A
Oh, don't download this song
Chorus 3:
A          D         E
Don't download this song  (No, no, no, no, no, no)
A               D              E
You'll burn in hell before too long  (And you deserve it)
D       A                         Db       D
Go and buy the CD (Just buy it) like you know you should (you really should)
Bm         E         A
Oh, don't download this song

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/w/weird_al_yankovic/360517.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture MysticCat Wanna Be	#1 by MysticCat (Janis johnny Udodovs) at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:12 PM EST
	lol I downloaded it :D

No Picture Dylan Average	#2 by Dylan Donovan at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:47 AM EST
	Ain't this sort of parody of MC Lars - Download this Song. Anyway sorry for being stupid but who's Lars Ulrich and Tommy Chong?

No Picture DUMBASS Average	#3 by DUMBASS Thomas at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:59 AM EST
	Al has this song up for free download on his myspace, I found this fact funnier than the actual song itself...

No Picture jamie Lead Player	#4 by jamie soad at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:39 PM EST
	lol this is so hilarious! weird al alredy got enough money LOL keep comin up wit these funny songs and il keep downloadin them!

No Picture Max Average	#5 by Max Benton at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:59 PM EST
	"Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong (You can just ask him)" Hahahahaha, gold :)

No Picture Jonathan Rhythm Player	#6 by Jonathan Matuszyk at Oct 10, 2007 at 9:15 AM EST
	this song is obviously making fun of how downloading songs is considered wrong

No Picture Marks Average	#7 by Marks at Oct 10, 2007 at 1:43 PM EST
	At first i thought the song was seriously anti-piracy, but as it went on I saw that it's obviously a satire. Most artists, from what I hear, don't make money per album sold, rather, the record company does. Artists get their money from the record companies practicly bidding for them.

No Picture steve Wanna Be	#8 by steve hoffmann at Oct 10, 2007 at 8:42 PM EST
	This song is both serious and funny, its an outright commentary, and whenever I hear it i just see this huge crowd singing it together a capello, in this oddly inspiring, huge scene. Al's not really in it for the money, but he DOES hate Peer-to-Peer file sharing, not cos of the money, but because of how often humerous songs are misattributed to him, simply cos he's the only funny singer they've ever heard of. Most of those songs are really lame and often obscene, which is just not Al. It's bad for his image

No Picture nate Average	#9 by nate eastman at Oct 11, 2007 at 1:08 AM EST
	Al really has it with this song. Its Great. It commentates on how greedy some stars are, when they have more than enough.

No Picture Cory Wanna Be	#10 by Cory at Oct 11, 2007 at 7:17 PM EST
	Its not a direct parady but he has stated that it is a style parody of songs like We Are The World and Do The Know It's Christams on his myspace

No Picture Christian Wanna Be	#11 by Christian Chavez at Oct 11, 2007 at 8:27 PM EST
	This is one of Weird Al Yankovixs ORIGINALS, so no parody here :)

No Picture jordan Average	#12 by jordan mcm at Oct 12, 2007 at 8:32 PM EST
	Sorry to double-comment, but i have to add this: http://www.dontdownloadthissong.com/ An animated music video of this song. There's a big button in the corner of the window that says "Click here to download this song." Linked to right off of Al's official Myspace page. ^__^

No Picture bethan Average	#13 by bethan jones at Oct 13, 2007 at 9:03 PM EST
	"How else can I afford another solid gold Hum-Vee?" This just explains it all. Artists who have "made it" and are popular are rich people. Going after every single dollar that could be made from purchasing a song, that's greed. This song is the perfect commentary on the whole downloading controversy.

No Picture Obtuse Professional	#14 by Obtuse at Oct 15, 2007 at 12:40 AM EST
	Lars Ulrich - drummer for Metallica who went apeshit when they're stuff was leaked to the net around six or so years ago. Tommy Chong - Cheech's English half. Actually did time for drug possession.

No Picture Ale Wanna Be	#15 by Ale Rosado at Oct 15, 2007 at 4:19 PM EST
	Yeah this song is awesome! But what's really funnty is how some people are taking this song seriously and think that Al is just in it for the money. It's just like Come on people you fucking dumbasses. lol

No Picture Meaty Average	#16 by Meaty at Oct 16, 2007 at 11:47 AM EST
	This song should be dedicated to the memory of Lars Ulrich when he dies. It won't be illegal when the copyright expires.

No Picture Brian Average	#17 by Brian Dempsey at Oct 20, 2007 at 2:49 PM EST
	it sounds like the music is spoofing songs like We Are The World and Do The Know It's Christams, great Tommy Chong referance btw

No Picture chris Average	#18 by chris jenko at Oct 20, 2007 at 4:23 PM EST
	This is my new favorite Al song. I couldn't stop laughing the first time I heard it, and it still makes me chuckle. 'Cause you start out stealing songs and then you're robbing liquor stores And sellin' crack and runnin' over school kids with your car It doesn't matter if you're a grandma or a seven year old girl They'll treat you like the evil hard-bitten criminal scum you are To me, that's the PERFECT summary of what the RIAA is. BS arguements to justify their actions, and completely BS actions against people who didn't do anything wrong.

No Picture jim Professional	#19 by jim d.f at Oct 21, 2007 at 5:58 AM EST
	I laughed until my sides hurt, made my friends listen to it, and then used it as permission to screw over the record companies by downloading (free) as many songs as humanly possible. Maybe. I'll never tell. =)