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Im Not Down

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[Intro]
 A   C#m   F#m   B(x2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--14-14--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--14-14--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9---12-12--|
[Verse]
If it's Atrue that a rich man leads a F#msad Elife
That's what they C#msay from day to Dday
Then Awhat do all the poor do with F#mtheir Elives?
Have nothing to C#msay on Judgement DDay?
[Chorus]
I've been Abeat up, I've been C#mthrown out
But I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
I've been Ashown up, but I've C#mgrown up
And I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
[Verse]
On my Aown I faced a gang of F#mjeerEing in strange C#mstreetsD  
When my Anerves were pumping and I
Fought my F#mfear Ein, I didn't C#mrun
I was not Ddone
[Chorus]
I've been Abeat up, I've been C#mthrown out
But I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
I've been Ashown up, but I've C#mgrown up
And I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
[Bridge]
And I have Alived
That kind of C#mday
When Enone of your sorrows Dwill go away
DIt goes down and down and hit the floor
C#mDown and down and down some more
BDepression
ABut I know there'll be C#msome way
When EI can swing everything Dback my way
DLike skyscrapers rising up
C#mFloor by floor, I'm not giving upB  E  
[Verse]
So you Arock around and think that
You're the F#mtoughEest
In the C#mworld, the whole wide wDorld
But you're Astreets away from where
It gets the F#mroughEest
You ain't been C#mthereD  
[Chorus]
I've been Abeat up, I've been C#mthrown out
But I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
I've been Ashown up, but I've C#mgrown up
And I'm not F#mdown, I'm not Bdown
[Outro]
I'm not F#mdown
I'm not Edown

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Im Not Down

by The Clash

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

A C#m F#m B

(x2)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--14-14--|

A|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--14-14--|

E|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9---12-12--|

[Verse]

A F#m E

If it's true that a rich man leads a sad life

C#m D

That's what they say from day to day

A F#m E

Then what do all the poor do with their lives?

C#m D

Have nothing to say on Judgement Day?

[Chorus]

A C#m

I've been beat up, I've been thrown out

F#m B

But I'm not down, I'm not down

A C#m

I've been shown up, but I've grown up

F#m B

And I'm not down, I'm not down

[Verse]

A F#m E C#m D

On my own I faced a gang of jeering in strange streets

When my nerves were pumping and I

F#m E C#m

Fought my fear in, I didn't run

I was not done

[Chorus]

A C#m

I've been beat up, I've been thrown out

F#m B

But I'm not down, I'm not down

A C#m

I've been shown up, but I've grown up

F#m B

And I'm not down, I'm not down

[Bridge]

And I have lived

C#m

That kind of day

E D

When none of your sorrows will go away

It goes down and down and hit the floor

C#m

Down and down and down some more

Depression

A C#m

But I know there'll be some way

E D

When I can swing everything back my way

Like skyscrapers rising up

C#m B E

Floor by floor, I'm not giving up

[Verse]

So you rock around and think that

F#m E

You're the toughest

C#m D

In the world, the whole wide world

But you're streets away from where

F#m E

It gets the roughest

C#m D

You ain't been there

[Chorus]

A C#m

I've been beat up, I've been thrown out

F#m B

But I'm not down, I'm not down

A C#m

I've been shown up, but I've grown up

F#m B

And I'm not down, I'm not down

[Outro]

F#m

I'm not down

About Im Not Down Chords by The Clash

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