Down The Drain Chords
Down The Drain by Orla Gartland is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C (G) (2x)
Verse:
C
you love the smell of petrol but prefer the smell of wine
G C
i think we've nothing else in common but we get along just fine
G C, G
We wouldn't know
C
i'll get up extra early coat my eyelashes in black
G C
i will strum on my guitar and i will try to win you back
G
we wouldn't know
F G
We wouldn't knooow love if it slapped us in the face
Am
You turn to me
F
I turn to you
C G
Neither of us fools have got a clue
Am
like it or not
F
you're on the brain
C
so i'm hoping this does not go down
G C, G
hoping this does not go down the drain
Verse:
C
you never know quite what to say to me
and i see your head shake
G C
i guess you've never been the brightest candle on the cake
G C, G
but I wouldn't know
C
you're with me every morning drinking coffee making toast
G C
I guess I'm worried that you will not be there when I need you most
G
We wouldn't know
F G
We wouldn't knooow love if it slapped us in the face
Am
You turn to me
F
I turn to you
C G
Neither of us fools have got a clue
Am
like it or not
F
you're on the brain
C
so i'm hoping this does not go down
G C,G, C
hoping this does not go down the drain