{"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":1855000,"song":"Dont Beat Me Down","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1855000-dont-beat-me-down-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1855000?type=chord","rating":4.63484,"votes":9,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  (4x)\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen he was a man, my father would stand [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI never saw him run [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere wasn't anyone could make the man bend [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the strength of his will was the tool of his trade [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd he did his work well [/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til the powers that be took a liking to him [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they traded his body for a cold empty shell[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got something to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't you stand in my way [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd don't beat me down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a youth, I found the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the eyes of a friend [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere wasn't anyone could make the light dim [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the learning was good[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til the powers that be took a liking to him [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a child my mother smiled[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAt the cradle she bought[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor the little tot she held to her breast [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the song that she sang was an anthem to love [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was all that I heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til the powers that be took a liking to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they told me that love was a four-letter word[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got one life to live[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd that's all I can give[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't beat me down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I've got a place, I've got a worried face[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd a question in mind [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPlease let me find a reason somehow [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhile some reap the harvest while other men die [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the joker runs wild[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if powers that be take a liking to us [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen we all must return to the ways of a child [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe all must return to the ways of a child[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got something to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't you stand in my way [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd don't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got one life to live[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd that's all I can give[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't beat me down[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down\n\n\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] Em    A  C  (4x)\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]","chords":["Em","A","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}