Tonart: G minor•
Intro 1
Gm
Eb
Gm
Cm
Eb
Gm
Eb
Gm
Verse 1
Eb
Oh,
Gm
when he was a man, my father would stand
I never saw him run
There wasn't anyone
Eb
could make the man bend
Gm
F
The strength of his will was
Eb
Cm
the tool of his trade
Gm
And he did his work well
Verse 2
Gm
Till the powers that be
Cm
Eb
took a liking to him
Gm
F
And they traded his body for
Eb
Cm
Gm
a cold empty shell
Cm
Verse 3
Cm
Eb
Gm
Eb
Don't beat
Gm
Eb
Gm
me down
Eb
Gm
I've got something to say
Cm
Eb
Don't you stand in my way
Gm
And don't beat me down
Eb
Gm
Verse 4
Cm
Eb
Gm
Oh, when I was a youth,
I found the truth
Eb
Gm
In the eye s of a friend
There wasn't anyone
Eb
could make the light dim
Gm
F
And we talked and we rambled
Eb
Cm
and we gambled to win
Gm
And the learning was good
Verse 5
Gm
Till the powers that be to
Cm
Eb
a liking to him
Gm
F
They traded their fortunes for the
Eb
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
sight of his blood
Verse 6
Gm
When I was a child and
my mother smiled
Eb
Gm
At the cradle she bought
Eb
For the little tot she held to her breast
Gm
F
And the song that she sang was
Eb
Cm
Gm
an anthem to love
It was all that I heard
Verse 7
Gm
Till the powers that be took
Gm
F
And they told me that love
Eb
was a four-letter word
Cm
word
Verse 8
Cm
Eb
Gm
Eb
Gm
Don't beat
Cm
Eb
Gm
Cm
Gm
me down
Eb
Gm
I've got one life to live
Cm
Eb
And that's all I can give
Gm
So don't beat me down
Eb
Gm
Cm
Verse 9
Eb
Gm
And now I've got a place,
I got a worried face
Cm
Gm
And a question in mind
Please let me find a reason
Gm
F
Why some reap the harvest
Eb
Cm
while other men die
Gm
And the joker runs wild
Verse 10
Gm
And if powers that be take
Cm
Eb
a liking to us
Gm
F
Then we all must return
Eb
Cm
to the ways of a child
Gm
F
Eb
D
We all must return to the ways of a child
Verse 11
D
Gm
So don't beat me down
Eb
Gm
Eb
Gm
Don't beat me down
Eb
Gm
Eb
Gm
I've got something to say
Eb
Don't you stand in my way
Gm
And don't beat me down
Verse 12
Eb
Gm
I've got one life to life
Cm
Eb
And that's all I can give
Gm
So don't beat me down
Cm
Eb
Gm
Cm
Don't beat me down
Eb
Gm
Don't beat me down
Outro 1
Cm
Eb
Gm
Cm
Eb
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