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Ive Been Down So Long

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[Intro]
C G Am G F Em Dm C
CIve been down so loGng
Funtil it seems like uCp 
Cthis ol rabbits foot around my nGeck
Fnever brought me nuthin but bad lCuck
Cthis lucky coin i always keGep
Fin the pocket of my coCat
Cis the only coin I had since i foGund it
I alwFays wind up brCoke
 CeEmwwwAmwwwGw   Ive been doFwn so lEmong, been doDmwn so lonCg
CIve been down so loGng 
Funtil it seems like uCp
Cif i ever got back on my feet i knGow 
Fid have to re adjuCst
CI cant win for losGin
Fdon't know where im goin or where Ive beCen
Cwho told the night that onGce ya try and don't succeeFd
you can make it if ya tFry, try  Cagain and aGgain " " Am"G  
Ive been doFwn so lEmong, ive been dDmown so lCong
Ab            Bb            C           C
Cwhat is expected of Gme
Fand how am i supposed to be haCve
CIm already down about G6 feet under
when I diFe don't ya dig no grCave
Cwhen everybodys bein treated goGod
FI sing a lot to be heaCrd
Cand when the shelter spoons is paGssed around
by the tiFme I get it its dead gCone
I been dCown so lEmong
I been dAmown so lGong
I been dFown so lEmong
I been dDmown so loCng
C    G    Am   G     F     Em     Dm    C

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Ive Been Down So Long

by Sandra Phillips

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[Intro]

C G Am G F Em Dm C

C G

Ive been down so long

F C

until it seems like up

C G

this ol rabbits foot around my neck

F C

never brought me nuthin but bad luck

C G

this lucky coin i always keep

F C

in the pocket of my coat

C G

is the only coin I had since i found it

F C

I always wind up broke

C Em Am G F Em Dm C

ewwwwwww Ive been down so long, been down so long

C G

Ive been down so long

F C

until it seems like up

C G

if i ever got back on my feet i know

F C

id have to re adjust

C G

I cant win for losin

F C

don't know where im goin or where Ive been

C G F

who told the night that once ya try and don't succeed

F C G Am G

you can make it if ya try, try again and again " " "

F Em Dm C

Ive been down so long, ive been down so long

Ab Bb C C

C G

what is expected of me

F C

and how am i supposed to be have

C G

Im already down about 6 feet under

F C

when I die don't ya dig no grave

C G

when everybodys bein treated good

F C

I sing a lot to be heard

C G

and when the shelter spoons is passed around

F C

by the time I get it its dead gone

C Em

I been down so long

Am G

I been down so long

F Em

I been down so long

Dm C

I been down so long

C G Am G F Em Dm C

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