CAPO: 3


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 


[Refrão]
 
              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 


[Refrão]
 
              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 


[Refrão]

                 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 
Don't beat me down