going down for the first time
status quo
perfect remedy 1989

| – – D A/C# |

| Bm | | F#m | | E7 | | A |

| A |

D G
i wake up every morning and that’s my first mistake
A D
from there on in it’s downhill all the way
G Em
i used to have a problem but now you want to leave
A D G
my new problem’s getting through the day

( G ) A D
going down for the first time
G Em A
guess i’ve yet to learn loves ain’t blind
Bm F#m Bm F#m
i could use a little help , i can’t stay here by myself
G A D A/C#
and i can’t work you out of my mind

| Bm | | F#m | | E7 | | A |

now i don’t mind admitting that maybe you were right
the more we try the less it seems to work
we get so used to banging our heads against the wall
it’s only when we stop it starts to hurt

( G ) A D
going down for the first time
G Em A
guess i’ve yet to learn loves ain’t blind
Bm F#m Bm F#m
i could use a little help , i can’t stay here by myself
Em A Em A
i’ll step right out of line , i’ll go clean out of time
a#o Bm F#m Bm F#m
yes i could use a little help , know i’d lose it by myself
G A G A
if you fall out of sight , you know you’ll turn out the light

| C | | G | | F | | C |

| C | | D | | E | | A |

| A | | G

( G ) A D
going down for the first time
G Em A
guess i’ve yet to learn loves ain’t blind
Bm F#m Bm F#m
i could use a little help , i can’t stay here by myself
Em A Em A
i’ll step right out of line , i’ll go clean out of time
a#o Bm F#m Bm F#m
yes i could use a little help , know i’d lose it by myself
G A Bm F#7/A# D/A E7/G#
if you fall out of sight , you know you’ll turn out the light
G A D A/C#
and i’ll quietly go out of my mind

| Bm | | F#m | | Bm | | F#m |

| Em | | A | | Em | | a a#o |

| Bm | | F#m | | Bm | | F#m |

| G | | A | | G | | a a#o |