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Lindisfarne - The Man Down There
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   A   Asus4     A   Asus4  A  
[VERSE 1:]
Though the Dtrinkets of C6glory have Gfallen my A7way
DI haven't Cgot what I Ghad yesterAdaAsus4yA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
DI have forCgotten what GI had to Asay
It's Done for the Cman down GtherAe__
DOne for the Cman down DthereG  D  
[VERSE 2:]
Although it's not C6new, it's Gbeen said beA7fore
DWhile I'm just Csitting, I'll Gsay it once AmoAsus4reA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
As Dsoon as you Csign it, Git becomes A7law
One Dmore for the Cman down GtherAe__
One Dmore for the Cman down DthereG  D  
[VERSE 3:]
And as I C6try to look Glife in the A7face
DForced to parCtake in this Gwhole human AraAsus4ceA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
You Dlook for your Cmoney, it's Ggone, left no Atrace
It's Dgone to the Cman down GtherAe__
It's Dgone to the Cman down DthereG  D  G  C  G  D  G  D  G  
[BRIDGE:]
The man down Cthere says he'll Cmtake good Gcare of you
By this time Cnext week you'll hoAld the sun___G  
He will reCmove___ Cmall the pain and Gmisery
One day you'll Clook, see you're Agone
[VERSE 4:]
Well, the Dboss-man is C6clever, he Galways will A7be
DBehind it Call I'm Gstarting to AseAsus4eA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
DHe's getting Crich from the Glikes of you and Ame
It's Dall for the Cman down GtherAe__
It's Dall for the Cman down DthereG  D  G  C  G  D  G  D  G  
[OUTRO:]    (## fade to end on A ##)
The man down Cthere says he'll Cmtake good Gcare of you
                  CN.C.         A  
One day you'll look, see you're gone____

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The Man Down There

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Asus4

Lindisfarne - The Man Down There

CAPO: 2nd Fret

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

D C6 G A7

Though the trinkets of glory have fallen my way

D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

I haven't got what I had yesterday

D C G A

I have forgotten what I had to say

D C G A

It's one for the man down there__

D C D G D

One for the man down there

[VERSE 2:]

C6 G A7

Although it's not new, it's been said before

D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

While I'm just sitting, I'll say it once more

D C G A7

As soon as you sign it, it becomes law

D C G A

One more for the man down there__

D C D G D

One more for the man down there

[VERSE 3:]

C6 G A7

And as I try to look life in the face

D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

Forced to partake in this whole human race

D C G A

You look for your money, it's gone, left no trace

D C G A

It's gone to the man down there__

D C D G D G C G D G D G

It's gone to the man down there

[BRIDGE:]

C Cm G

The man down there says he'll take good care of you

C A G

By this time next week you'll hold the sun___

C Cm G

He will remove___ all the pain and misery

C A

One day you'll look, see you're gone

[VERSE 4:]

D C6 G A7

Well, the boss-man is clever, he always will be

D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

Behind it all I'm starting to see

D C G A

He's getting rich from the likes of you and me

D C G A

It's all for the man down there__

D C D G D G C G D G D G

It's all for the man down there

[OUTRO:] (## fade to end on A ##)

C Cm G

The man down there says he'll take good care of you

C A

N.C.

One day you'll look, see you're gone____

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