Going Down on Love Chords
by John Lennon
Going Down on Love by John Lennon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A5, E, F#m, C#m, A, F#7, B7, E7 and Bm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A5
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
E
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo-oo
F#m C#m
Going down on love
F#m A
Going down on love
F#7
Going down, going down, going down
B7 E
When the real thing goes wrong
B7 E
And you can't get it on
B7 E
And your love, she has gone
B7 E
And you got to carry on
B7
And you shoot out the light
Ain't coming home for the night
E7
You know you got to, got to got to pay the price
A F#m
Somebody please, please help me
A F#m A
You know I'm drowning in a sea of hatred
A5
I got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo-oo
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
Something precious and rare
Disappears in thin air
And it seems so unfair
Nothing doin' nowhere
Well, you burn all your boats
And you sow your wild oats
Well, you know, you know, you know the price is right
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees (repeat)