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Manic Street Preachers – Aint Goin Down Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D A C

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[Intro]
G   D    A  G  D
A

[Verse 1]
G
Praying that you'll fall
      D         A
down soon (fall soon)
         G
And your guiltless sex will
          D            A
break in two (break in two)
   G
We brought you sensitivity
               D
and you never knew

[Chorus]
A           C     D    C
No we ain't going down
D           C     D    C
No we ain't going down

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[Interlude]
C    G  D   A
G   D  A

[Verse 2]
      G
I get down to nothing and
            D         A
jumbled up again (up again)
G
Praying your injection is just
             D           A
too good to end (good to end)
G
When the summer's gone
               D   A
you know it's dead

[Chorus]
A           C     D    C
No we ain't going down
D           C     D    C
No we ain't going down

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[Guitar Solo]
D  G  D    G  D
G  D    A   C  D  C

[Chorus]
D           C     D    C
No we ain't going down
D           C     D    C
No we ain't going down
D           C     D
No we ain't going down

[Outro]
C

How to play Aint Goin Down: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Aint Goin Down by Manic Street Preachers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Aint Goin Down by Manic Street Preachers is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, D, A and C.

Most of the song cycles through G – D – A – G (I – V – II – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.