Can't Keep A Good Man Down chords by Crawdad Republic
Guitar chords with lyrics
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 Last updated:
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