Ive Been Down So Long chords by Sandra Phillips

intro :
C, G, Am, G, F, Em, Dm, C
C                  G
Ive been down so long
F                    C
until it seems like up
C                               G
this ol rabbits foot around my neck
F                                C
never brought me nuthin but bad luck
C                          G
this lucky coin i always keep
F                     C
in the pocket of my coat
C                                G
is the only coin I had since i found it
     F             C
I always wind up broke

C,Em,Am,G              F      Em          Dm       C
 ewwwwwww   Ive been down so long, been down so long


C                  G
Ive been down so long
F                    C
until it seems like up
C                                 G
if i ever got back on my feet i know
F                 C
id have to re adjust
C                 G
I cant win for losin
F                                       C
don't know where im goin or where Ive been
c                         G                         F
who told the night that once ya try and don't succeed
                       F        C          G       Am       G
you can make it if ya try, try  again and again " " "
           F      Em             Dm      C
Ive been down so long, ive been down so long

Ab            Bb            C           C

C                   G
what is expected of me
F                             C
and how am i supposed to be have
C                     G
Im already down about 6 feet under
         F                   C
when I die don't ya dig no grave
C                              G
when everybodys bein treated good
F                     C
I sing a lot to be heard
C                                G
and when the shelter spoons is passed around
         F                     C
by the time I get it its dead gone
        C       Em
I been down so long
        Am      G
I been down so long
        F       Em
I been down so long
        Dm       C
I been down so long
 C    G    Am   G     F     Em     Dm    C