Down On Your Knees Chords

by Kiss
Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays572

Down On Your Knees by Kiss is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			/ = slide up 
\ = slide down 
b = bend (whole step) 
b^ = bend (1/2 step) 
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps) 
pb = pre-bend 
r = release-bend 
t = tap with righthand finger 
h = hammer-on 
p = pull-off 
~ = Vibrato 
* = Natural Harmonic 
#(#) = Trill 
** = Artificial Harmonic 
x = Dead notes (no pitch) 
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) 
(\) = Dive w\bar 
(/) = Release w\bar 
Tp = Tap w\plectrum 

(rhythm fig 1) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3--------3------| 
G|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------2------| 
D|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------0------| 
A|--0--0----x--0--0----0----x---------------| 
E|--------------------------3---------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3---------------| 
G|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------1------| 
D|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------2------| 
A|--0--0----x--0--0----0----x--------2------| 
E|--------------------------3--------0------| 

(rhythm fig 2) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--3--------3------------------------------| 
G|--2--------0------2---------------2-------| 
D|--0--------x------2---------------2-------| 
A|-----------3------0------------0----------| 
E|-----------------------0--3~--------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--3--------3------------------------------| 
G|--2--------0------2-----------------------| 
D|--0--------x------2-----------------------| 
A|-----------3------0----0-----0--3~-0------| 
E|--------------------------3~--------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--3--------3------------------------------| 
G|--2--------0------2---------------2-------| 
D|--0--------x------2---------------2-------| 
A|-----------3------0------------0-------2--| 
E|-----------------------0--3~-----------0--| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------0--3--2--0--2--3--2-----| 
E|--0--2~---3~---4--------------------------| 

(rhythm fig 3) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------3-------3--------| 
G|-2--2----x--2--2----2----0-------2--------| 
D|-2--2----x--2--2----2----0-------0----2-2-| 
A|-0--0----x--0--0----0----x------------2-2-| 
E|-------------------------3------------0-0-| 

(rhythm fig 4) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3-------3-------| 
G|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0-------2-------| 
D|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0-------0----2--| 
A|--0--0----x--0--0----0----x------------2--| 
E|--------------------------3------------0--| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|--2---------------------------------------| 
A|--2---------------------------------------| 
E|--0------0--2~---3~-----------------------| 

(rhythm fig 5) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3--------3------| 
G|----------x--2--2----2----0--------2------| 
D|----------x--2--2----2----0--------0------| 
A|-----0----x--0--0----0----x---------------| 
E|--4-----------------------3---------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3---------------| 
G|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------1------| 
D|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------2------| 
A|--0--0----x--0--0----0----x--------2------| 
E|--------------------------3--------0------| 

(rhythm fig 6) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------3--3----------3----3------| 
G|--2--2----------2--2----------0----2------| 
D|--2--2----------0--0----------x----0------| 
A|--0--0------------------------3-----------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|--2--2------------------------------------| 
D|--2--2------------------------------------| 
A|--0--0------------2--------------------0--| 
E|------------------0----0--2~---3~---4-----| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|--3--2--0--2--3--2------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

(rhythm fig 7) 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------3--------3------| 
G|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------2------| 
D|--2--2----x--2--2----2----0--------0------| 
A|--0--0----x--0--0----0----x---------------| 
E|--------------------------3---------------| 

E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|--2---------------------------------------| 
E|--0----0--2~---3~-------------------------| 

(solo) 
E|-------------------------------------17~--| 
B|--20b--20b~---20b--20b~--------20b--------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------20b~-------------------------| 
B|--20b-r20-17----------------20b---20b-----| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------22b--22--20--22--| 
B|--20b-r20p17-20-20b~----------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|--22b--22--22b~---------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

(intro - drums only) 
(rhythm fig 1) (2x) 

(Rhy. Fig 1) (4x) 
Alright, ooh yeah 
Are you ready to rock, I'm talking about satisfaction 
So let's cut the talk, yeah, and get on with the action 
Better make up your mind, girl, 'cause its now or never 
It's getting down to the night, yeah, and I ain't waiting forever 

(Rhy. Fig 2) 
She's alright, cause she's all I got tonight 
She's alright, and she's eager to please 

(Rhy. Fig 1) 
Down on your knees, this is love in the first degree 
(Rhy. Fig 3) 
Down on your knees, and tonight the lovin's on me 

(Rhy. Fig 1) (4x) 
Are you ready to rock, babe, she saw me coming for miles 
So let me see what you got 
'Cause darling, you'll be driving me wild 
Better make up your mind, girl, cause its now or never 
It's getting down to the night, girl, and I ain't waiting forever 
I ain't waiting, girl 

(Rhy. Fig 2) 
She's alright, cause she's all I got tonight 
She's alright, and she's eager to please 

(Rhy. Fig 1) 
Down on your knees, this is love in the first degree 
(Rhy. Fig 4) 
Down on your knees, and tonight the lovin's on me 
Get down 

(Solo w/ Rhy. Fig 5) 
(Rhy. Fig 3) 

(Rhy. Fig 6) 
Now that you got me real worked up 
What you gonna do with me 
Now that you got me really hot 
I'm easy to please 

(Rhy. Fig 1) 
Down on your knees, it's this love in the first degree 
(Rhy. Fig 7) 
Down on your knees, yeah tonight the lovin's on me 

(repeat and fade) 
    	

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