the GBV's songbook

name: As We Go Up We Go Down
album: Alien Lanes
date: 1995
author(s): Robert Pollard
© 1995 Needmore song (BMI)

chords:
G  355433
C  x35553
Em x79967
D  x57775
Bm x24432
Bb x13331

riffs:
-verse
  G          C         E         D
e---3-----------------------------------
B------3--------5-----------------------
G-----------------5-------9--------7----
D---------------------------9--------7--
A------------3-------3-7------7--5------
E-3-------3-----------------------------
-chorus
  G         C         Bm        C
e----3-------------------2--------------
B------3------5------------3------5-----
G---------------5-------------------5---
D---------------------------------------
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------
E-3-------3-----------------------------

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G C E D  x2

G
         C        Em           D
I can't terrorize I see terror in your eyes
G        C          Em   D     G
As we go up, we go down
         C        Em            D
I can't socialize I'll be institutionalized
G        C          Em   D
As we go up, we go down
              G         C  Bm  C
And see the truth, yeah
           G       C  Bm  C
Is just a lie, oh
              G         C  Bm  C
And see the truth, yeah
           G       C  Bm  C
Is just a lie, oh

Bb*
                       C*
I speak in monotone: "Leave my fucking life alone"
G        C          Em   D
As we go up, we go down
              G        C          Em   D
              As we go up, we go down
(And see the truth yeah)
            G        C          Em   D
            As we go up, we go down
(Is just a lie)

...

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note:
* those two chords are strummed.

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originally tabbed by: Michael Davidson.
additions by: Rémi.