{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2453590,"song":"Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down","artist":"Willie Watson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11501982-always-lift-him-up-and-never-knock-him-down-chords-by-willie-watson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2453590?type=chord","rating":4.95944,"votes":83,"content":"Willie Watson - Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down (Folksinger Vol. 2 - 2017)\r\noriginally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)\r\nCapo on 2nd fret\r\n\r\n[tab][Chords]\r\n    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ne|--------------1-----3-----0-----|\r\nB|--1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|\r\nG|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|\r\nD|--2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|\r\nA|--3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----|\r\nE|--------------1-----3-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a man has got the blues and feels discouraged[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd has nothing else but trouble all his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell he's just an honest man like any other[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving in a world of aggravating strife[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDo not pass him by don't meet him with a frown[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDo not fail to lend your hand and try to help him[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAlways lift him up and never knock him down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he stays out late at night because he's troubled[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr because his home is not what it should be[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHave a smile for him wherever you might meet him[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt will help him find the right way don't you see[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he gambles when he's in the town or city[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTell him what he ought to do to gain the crown[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDo not fail to lend your hand to show him pity[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAlways lift him up and never knock him down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he has no friends and everything's against him[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf he's failed in everything that he has tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTry to lift this load and help him bear his burden[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet him know that you are walking by his side[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he feels that all is lost and he has fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHelp to place this poor man's feet on solid ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust remember he's some mothers precious darling[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAlways lift him up and never knock him down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"Willie Watson - Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down (Folksinger Vol. 2 - 2017)\noriginally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)\nCapo on 2nd fret\n\n\n\nThe song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G\nC     C/B\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm G C \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm G C C/B C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm G C","chords":["C","C/B","F","G","Am","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}