Don't Beat Me Down chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down


CAPO: 3rd Fret



INTRO:: Em  A C (4x)

VERSE 1::
       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

CHORUS::
       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


VERSE 2::
       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


VERSE 3::
       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



CHORUS::
       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


VERSE 4::
        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


CHORUS::
         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