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Tuning: Standard Intro: Em G C G No you can't keep a good man down. Em G C D You can hold him underwater, you may hope that he will drown. Em G C G You can bury him with circumstance and cloud his head with doubt, Em D G C G but you can't keep a good man down. Verse 1: Em G C G "I'm sorry son," said the lawyer to the boy. Em G C G "Your folks weren't good at paying debts, or saving coins. Em G C G It seems that all your parents left you was uncertainty and void. Em D G C G You've got a pulse, you've got a choice."
Chorus: Em G C G No you can't keep a good man down. Em G C D You can flood his deck with water, sink his ship, hope that he drown Em G C G You can bury him with circumstance and cloud his head with doubt, Em D G C G but you can't keep a good man down. Verse 2: Em G C G The house is gone, repossessed on a Saturday. Em G C G And with it left all the childhood memories. Em G C G He drove his mother back and forth for years from work and to AA, Em D G C G irony took her away. Chorus: Em G C G No you can't keep a good man down. Em G C D You can fill his lungs with water, you may be certain he will drown. Em G C G You can bury him with circumstance and cloud his head with doubt, Em D G C G but you can't keep a good man down. Verse 3: Em G C G He got the call at 6:07 June the 8th Em G C G and from the tone he'd known what'd happened right away. Em G C G "There's been an accident and I'm afraid neither of them are safe, Em D G C G the alcohol must share the blame." Chorus: Em G C G No you can't keep a good man down. Em G C D You can deprive the air he breathes, hold him under, watch him drown. Em G C G You can bury him with circumstance and cloud his head with doubt, Em D G C G C G
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Chords: Em, G, C, D