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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
AmHe was young and he was proud
He was Cstrong and unaDfraid
And he Amwalked alone where Cothers feared to EmtreadG  
And all the Amtreasures of the land
He could Chold them in his Dhand
And where Amothers always Cfollowed Ghe would leAmad
[Verse]
AmBut when the others came to lead
They were Cdriven on by Dgreed
And they Amforced him to beClieve his way was EmwrongG  
In his Amsimple way he tried
But his Cspirit slowly Ddied
And he Amknew his weary Cjourney Ghad begAmun
[Chorus]
And he had to Dget down
AmGet down on the ground
He had to Fget down
        EN.C.          Am  
And leave his pride behind
[Verse]
AmAnd he had to come to terms
With the Cthings he had to Dlearn
And his Aminnocence deCstroyed itself with EmageG  
When he Amstopped to turn around
The path was Cnowhere to be Dfound
And he was Amguided like a Cpuppet Gon a stAmage
[Verse]
AmAnd the proud and noble savage
Took his Cturn at being Dscared
Whereas beAmfore he never knCew the taste of EmfearG  
He had to Amgrovel in the sand
And Chold an open Dhand
For he Amknew within, the Cend was Gdrawing Amnear
[Chorus]
And he had to Dget down
AmGet down on the ground
He had to Fget down
        EN.C.          Am  
And leave his pride behind
[Instrumental]
Am    C  D  Am  C  Em  G  Am
Am    C  D  Am  C G Am
[Verse]
AmAnd he cried aloud with pain
For to Cwalk in the light aDgain
And he Ambegs for someone Cclose to lend an EmearG  
And he's Amturned the other cheek
But Cnow he's much too Dweak
And Amno one stops to Clisten Gthough they Amhear
[Verse]
AmAnd now an age has passed away
And Cwe are left to Dpay
For the Amwrongs inCflicted on this EmmanG  
And if the Amburden weighs us down
We'll have to Ckneel upon the Dground
And Ampray for forCgiveness Gfrom this Amman
[Chorus]
'Cause he had to Dget down
AmGet down on the ground
He had to Fget down
And Eleave his pride beAmhind
[Chorus]
Oh, we'd better Dget down
AmGet down on the ground
We'd better Fget down
And Eleave our pride beAmhind

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Get Down

by Allan Taylor

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[Intro]

[Verse]

He was young and he was proud

C D

He was strong and unafraid

Am C Em G

And he walked alone where others feared to tread

And all the treasures of the land

C D

He could hold them in his hand

Am C G Am

And where others always followed he would lead

[Verse]

But when the others came to lead

C D

They were driven on by greed

Am C Em G

And they forced him to believe his way was wrong

In his simple way he tried

C D

But his spirit slowly died

Am C G Am

And he knew his weary journey had begun

[Chorus]

And he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

E Am

N.C.

And leave his pride behind

[Verse]

And he had to come to terms

C D

With the things he had to learn

Am C Em G

And his innocence destroyed itself with age

When he stopped to turn around

C D

The path was nowhere to be found

Am C G Am

And he was guided like a puppet on a stage

[Verse]

And the proud and noble savage

C D

Took his turn at being scared

Am C Em G

Whereas before he never knew the taste of fear

He had to grovel in the sand

C D

And hold an open hand

Am C G Am

For he knew within, the end was drawing near

[Chorus]

And he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

E Am

N.C.

And leave his pride behind

[Instrumental]

Am C D Am C Em G Am

Am C D Am C G Am

[Verse]

And he cried aloud with pain

C D

For to walk in the light again

Am C Em G

And he begs for someone close to lend an ear

And he's turned the other cheek

C D

But now he's much too weak

Am C G Am

And no one stops to listen though they hear

[Verse]

And now an age has passed away

C D

And we are left to pay

Am C Em G

For the wrongs inflicted on this man

And if the burden weighs us down

C D

We'll have to kneel upon the ground

Am C G Am

And pray for forgiveness from this man

[Chorus]

'Cause he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

E Am

And leave his pride behind

[Chorus]

Oh, we'd better get down

Get down on the ground

We'd better get down

E Am

And leave our pride behind

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