Gordon Lightfoot – Dont Beat Me Down (Guitar)

              Em                   A
When he was a man, my father would stand 

  C             Em
I never saw him run 

                          A            C
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend 

        Em              D            C           A
And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade 

       Em
And he did his work well 

                               A         C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him 

         Em         D          C          A
And they traded his body for a cold empty shell

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

         Em
I've got something to say

          A           C
Don't you stand in my way 

                  Em     A  C  Em    A  C
And don't beat me down

             Em                 A
When I was a youth, I found the truth

       C         Em
In the eyes of a friend 

                          A              C
There wasn't anyone could make the light dim 

       Em            D              C          A
And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win 

        Em
And the learning was good

                               A         C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him 

         Em           D                C            A
And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood

             Em              A
When I was a child my mother smiled

       C          Em
At the cradle she bought

                       A           C
For the little tot she held to her breast 

        Em            D           C         A
And the song that she sang was an anthem to love 

       Em
It was all that I heard

                               A         C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to me

         Em           D          C           A
And they told me that love was a four-letter word

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

         Em
I've got one life to live

           A         C
And that's all I can give

                 Em     A  C  Em    A  C
So don't beat me down

               Em                        A
Now I've got a place, I've got a worried face

      C           Em
And a question in mind 

                     A          C
Please let me find a reason somehow 

      Em            D             C         A
While some reap the harvest while other men die 

        Em
And the joker runs wild

                             A         C
And if powers that be take a liking to us 

        Em         D           C         A
Then we all must return to the ways of a child 

   Em         D           C         A
We all must return to the ways of a child

                 Em     A  C  Em    A  C
So don't beat me down

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

         Em
I've got something to say

          A           C
Don't you stand in my way 

                  Em     A  C  Em    A  C
And don't beat me down

         Em
I've got one life to live

           A         C
And that's all I can give

                 Em     A  C  Em    A  C
So don't beat me down

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down

              Em     A  C  Em    A  C
Don't beat me down