Old Crow Medicine Show – Lift Him Up (Ukulele)

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Chords

Intro: (with harmonica) C C F C x2
C
When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged

F
And has nothing else but trouble all his life

C
But he's just an honest man like any other

F
Living in a world that's tearing at his mind

C
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking

F
Do not pass him by don't greet him with a frown

C
Do not fail to lend your hand and try to help him

C                      F               C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
C F C x2 (with harmonica)
C
If he stays out late at night because he's troubled

F
Or because his home is not what it should be

C
Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him

F
It will help him find the right way don't you see

C
If he gambles when he's in the town or city

F
Tell him what he ought to do to win the round

C
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity

C                      F               C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
C F C x3 (with harmonica)
C
If he has no friends and everything's against him

F
If he's failed in everything he has tried

C
Try to lift his load and help him bear his burden

F
Let him know that you are walking by his side

C
If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen

F
Help to place this poor man's feet on solid ground

C
And when this world has turned its back against him

C                      F               C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
C F C x2 (with harmonica)