Don't Let Me Down Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays450

Don't Let Me Down by Dirty Heads is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 
C          G 
Crashing, hit a wall 
D        Em 
Right now I need a miracle 
C         G                   D    Em 
Hurry up now, I need a miracle, yeah 
C         G 
Stranded, reaching out 
D            Em 
I call your name but you're not around 
C          G                        D   Em 
I say your name but you're not around, yeah 

   C                        G                D 
I need you, I need you, I need you right now 
                  Em 
Yeah, I need you right now 
    C                           G                D 
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down 
                       Em 
I think I'm losing my mind now 
            C               G 
It's in my head, darling I hope 
                D                         Em 
That you'll be here, when I need you the most 
    C                            G 
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down 
 D               Em 
D-Don't let me down 
               Em               Em 
Don't let me down, down, down, yeah 
               Em               Em 
Don't let me down, down, down, yeah 

verse 2 
C       G 
Running, out of time 
D           Em                        C 
I really thought you were on my side 
                 D             Em 
But now there's nobody by my side 

   C                        G                D 
I need you, I need you, I need you right now 
                  Em 
Yeah, I need you right now 
    C                           G                D 
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down 
                       Em 
I think I'm losing my mind now 
            C               G 
It's in my head, darling I hope 
                D                         Em 
That you'll be here, when I need you the most 
    C                            G 
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down 
 D               Em 
D-Don't let me down 
               Em               Em 
Don't let me down, down, down, yeah 
               Em               Em 
Don't let me down, down, down, yeah 

Bridge 
C G      D                  Em 
Ooh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah 
C G      D                  Em 
Ooh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah 
C G      D                  Em 
Ooh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah 
C G      D                  Em 
Ooh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah 

Outro 
   C                        G                D 
I need you, I need you, I need you right now 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante