Downstairs

You love to suffer love,
Fall out and making up,
You're just a victim of
The saviour and the cross,

(Another man down)
You want profit
I'll send you a prophet
You want signs
I'll strike you blind
You're no match for the light in my pocket
I'll be cruel to your kind.

Chocolate's all you've got,
To take the place of love
Your hearts hard to touch
Tough love's all you've got

(Another man down)
You want profit
I'll send you a prophet
You want signs
I'll strike you blind
Lost the match with the black in the pocket
I'll be cruel to your kind

Oh I know
It wasn't your fault my dear
You were raised in a cage
Yes I know
You were raised to big ideas
And now someone, someone has to pay

And you want me to make it alright
And you want life to be black and white
And you want saving from your own life
Yes, you want saving from your own life

Don't tell me I'm too plain
Don't tell me you're okay
Don't tell me life is pain
Don't tell me life is pain

(Another man down)
Bang Bang
One man down

(Another man down)
Bang Bang
One man down

(Another man down)
Bang Bang
One man down

(Another man down)
Bang Bang
One man down

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• I Know What I’m Here For :Studio, Single, 1999
• I Know What I’m Here For (Germany) :Studio, Single, 1999
• 1999 Singles & B-Sides :Compilation, Album, 2024

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James - Downstairs

Taken from the single I Know What I'm Here For

Written and performed by James

Main Riff:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------3--1-----------------------3--1-----------------
G-----0------2-------------------0------2-------------0-
D---0----------3----3-------2--0----------3---3---------
A-----------------3---3-3-3-----------------3---3-3-3---
E-------------------------------------------------------


Ending Riff:

e----7---7----5---5----5---7--7---7---------------------
B------8---6----6----6---8------8-----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Song Structure:

One guitar plays the power chords, the other plays the main riff.
During the chorus both guitars play the power chords.
Then the guitars cut out when it goes quiet, and when they come
back in, again one guitar plays the power chords and another plays the riff.
After the lyrics finish another guitar comes in playing the Ending Riff
repeatedly until the song finishes on a chord of Am.

Lyrics/Chords:

G C F C G
You love to suffer love,

C F C G
Fall out and making up,

C F C G
You're just a victim of,

C F C
The saviour and the cross,



C F
You want profit,
C G
I'll send you a prophet,

C F
You want signs,

C G
I'll strike you blind,

C F C G
You're no match for the light in my pocket,

C F C G
I'll be cruel to your kind.


C F C G
Chocolate's all you've got,

C F C G
To take the place of love,

C F C G
Your hearts hard to touch,

C F C
Tough love's all you've got,



C F
You want profit,
C G
I'll send you a prophet,

C F
You want signs,

C G
I'll strike you blind,

C F C G
Lost the match to the black in the pocket,

C F C G
I'll be cruel to your kind.


Am
Oh I know,

Em
It wasn't your fault my dear,

Am Em
You were raised in a cage,

Am
Yes I know,

Em
You were raised to big ideas,

C G
And now someone, someone has to pay,


C F C
And you want me to make it alright,

G C F C
And you want life to be black and white,

G C F C
And you want saving from your own life,

G C F C
Yes, you want saving from your own life,

G C

F C G C
Don't tell me I'm too plain,

F C G C
Don't tell me you're okay,

F C G C
Don't tell me life is pain,

F C G C
Don't tell me life is pain.



F
Bang Bang,

C G C
One man down,

F
Bang Bang,

C G C
One man down,

F
Bang Bang,

C G C
One man down,

F
Bang Bang,

C G C
One man down.



Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk