Am             Em
Walking on the switchblade
Fmaj7                    Dm
Both of us headed in the same direction
Am                        Em
I could hear what she was saying

[Chorus]
         Gm     F    D            F    D
Why do I get so down? Oh I get so down

[Verse 2]
    Fmaj7                 Caug
Her father was a man of a thousand excuses
Am                     Em
Never tried to make it right
    Fmaj7
She learned not to flinch
     Dm
Even with all those bruises
Am                            Em
Hoping things would change in time

[Chorus]
           Gm     F
I know you get so down
                      D
(It’s harder than you think)
     Em     Dm
Oh I get so down
              C
(It’s hard to receive)
           E      F
I know you get so down
                      Bm
(It’s harder than you think)
  Em    D                     D7             D
I can’t pretend to know which way you should go

[Verse 3]
Fmaj7                   Caug
Now you walk alone to a broken melody
Am
And I don’t want to fix you
       Em
I just want you to be free
Fmaj7               Dm
But all you love is locked in a dream
               Am                    Em
And now you’re ready to give up this time

[Chorus]
           Gm     F
I know you get so down
                      D
(It’s harder than you think)
     Em     Dm
Oh I get so down
              C
(It’s hard to receive)
           E      F
I know you get so down
                      Bm
(It’s harder than you think)
  Em    D                     D7             D
I can’t pretend to know which way you should go

[Instrumental Bridge]
Fmaj7   Am  Em  F   C Em
F       Am  Em  D

[Chorus]
                  F
I know you get so down
      Am              Em
(It’s harder than you think)
            F
Oh I get so down
      C       Em
(It’s hard to receive)
                  F     G     D
I know you get so down

[Outro]
Fmaj7                       Caug
You were on the way to your apartment
Fmaj7          Caug
Walking with a switchblade
Fmaj7                               Dm
Both of us looking for some kind of direction
Am                        Em
I could hear you when you say
           Gm     F
I know you get so down