[Intro]C[Verse 1]N.C.C
Down in the valley, valley so low
GG7
Hang your head over and hear
C
the wind blow
N.C.C
Can't you hear the wind blow,
my love
C
Can't you hear the wind blow
GG7C
Down in the valley, valley so low
N.C.C
Have you ever been lonely, lonely
C
Have you ever been sad
G
Did you ever really,
really want some one
G7
And really need them bad,
C
bad, bad, bad, bad
[Instrumental]CCCCGGG7G7
[Verse 2
N.C.C
It was down in the valley,
the valley so low
G
It was where I held you so tight
G7C
How could I ever let you go
N.C.C
I remember the first kiss, Oh,
F
how it filled me so
C
Now all that I can feel right now
G7C
Is that cold wind blow
N.C.C
Down, down, down, down, down
C
Down, down, down, down so low
G
Come on (hang your head low)
GG7
Come on, come on (hear the wind blow)
(hear the wind blow)
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[Outro]C
one more time, one more time
for me right now...fade out
How to play Down In The Valley: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for Down In The Valley by Solomon Burke on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
Down In The Valley by Solomon Burke is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: C, G, G7 and F.
The backbone of the song is C – G – G7 – C (I – V – V7 – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, E7, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
