Get Down chords by Allan Taylor

Intro:
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Verse:

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He was young and he was proud

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He was strong and unafraid

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And he walked alone where others feared to tread

            Am
And all the treasures of the land

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He could hold them in his hand

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And where others always followed he would lead

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But when the others came to lead

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They were driven on by greed

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And they forced him to believe his way was wrong

       Am
In his simple way he tried

        C             D
But his spirit slowly died

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And he knew his weary journey had begun

Chorus:

              D
And he had to get down

Am
Get down on the ground

          F
He had to get down

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And leave his pride behind

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And he had to come to terms

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With the things he had to learn

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And his innocence destroyed itself with age

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When he stopped to turn around

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The path was nowhere to be found

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And he was guided like a puppet on a stage

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And the proud and noble savage

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Took his turn at being scared

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Whereas before he never knew the taste of fear

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He had to grovel in the sand

    C            D
And hold an open hand

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For he knew within, the end was drawing near

Chorus:

              D
And he had to get down

Am
Get down on the ground

          F
He had to get down

    E    N.C.          Am
And leave his pride behind

Instrumental:
Am    C  D  Am  C  Em  G  Am
Am    C  D  Am  C G Am

Verse:

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And he cried aloud with pain

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For to walk in the light again

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And he begs for someone close to lend an ear

         Am
And he's turned the other cheek

    C                 D
But now he's much too weak

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And no one stops to listen though they hear

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And now an age has passed away

    C              D
And we are left to pay

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For the wrongs inflicted on this man

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And if the burden weighs us down

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We'll have to kneel upon the ground

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And pray for forgiveness from this man

Chorus:

                 D
'Cause he had to get down

Am
Get down on the ground

          F
He had to get down

    E                 Am
And leave his pride behind

Chorus:

                D
Oh, we'd better get down

Am
Get down on the ground

            F
We'd better get down

    E                 Am
And leave our pride behind