Don't Beat Me Down chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Chords with lyrics

Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down


CAPO: 3rd Fret


INTRO:: E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC (4x)

VERSE 1::
       E minorEm          A augmentedA
When he was a man, my father would stand
 C majorC       E minorEm
I never saw him run
             A augmentedA      C majorC
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend
    E minorEm       D MajorD      C majorC      A augmentedA
And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade
    E minorEm
And he did his work well
                A augmentedA     C majorC
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
     E minorEm     D MajorD     C majorC     A augmentedA
And they traded his body for a cold empty shell

CHORUS::
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
     E minorEm
I've got something to say
     A augmentedA      C majorC
Don't you stand in my way
         E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
And don't beat me down


VERSE 2::
       E minorEm         A augmentedA
When I was a youth, I found the truth
    C majorC     E minorEm
In the eyes of a friend
             A augmentedA       C majorC
There wasn't anyone could make the light dim
    E minorEm      D MajorD       C majorC     A augmentedA
And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win
    E minorEm
And the learning was good
                A augmentedA     C majorC
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
     E minorEm      D MajorD        C majorC      A augmentedA
And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood

VERSE 3::
       E minorEm       A augmentedA
When I was a child my mother smiled
    C majorC     E minorEm
At the cradle she bought
            A augmentedA      C majorC
For the little tot she held to her breast
    E minorEm      D MajorD      C majorC     A augmentedA
And the song that she sang was an anthem to love
    E minorEm
It was all that I heard
                A augmentedA     C majorC
'Til the powers that be took a liking to me
     E minorEm      D MajorD     C majorC      A augmentedA
And they told me that love was a four-letter word


CHORUS::
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
     E minorEm
I've got one life to live
      A augmentedA     C majorC
And that's all I can give
         E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
So don't beat me down


VERSE 4::
        E minorEm            A augmentedA
Now I've got a place, I've got a worried face
   C majorC      E minorEm
And a question in mind
           A augmentedA     C majorC
Please let me find a reason somehow
   E minorEm      D MajorD       C majorC     A augmentedA
While some reap the harvest while other men die
    E minorEm
And the joker runs wild
               A augmentedA     C majorC
And if powers that be take a liking to us
    E minorEm     D MajorD      C majorC     A augmentedA
Then we all must return to the ways of a child
  E minorEm     D MajorD      C majorC     A augmentedA
We all must return to the ways of a child


CHORUS::
         E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
So don't beat me down
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
     E minorEm
I've got something to say
     A augmentedA      C majorC
Don't you stand in my way
         E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
And don't beat me down
     E minorEm
I've got one life to live
      A augmentedA     C majorC
And that's all I can give
         E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
So don't beat me down
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC
Don't beat me down
       E minorEm   A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm  A augmentedA C majorC