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Don't Beat Me Down chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Oh,
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when he was a man, my father would stand

I never saw him run

There wasn't anyone
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could make the man bend
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The strength of his will was
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the tool of his trade
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And he did his work well
Verse 2
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Till the powers that be
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took a liking to him
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D
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And they traded his body for
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a cold empty shell
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Verse 3
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Don't beat me down
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Don't beat
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me down
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I've got something to say
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Don't you stand in my way
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And don't beat me down
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Verse 4
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Oh, when I was a youth,

I found the truth
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In the eyes of a friend

There wasn't anyone
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could make the light dim
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And we talked and we rambled
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and we gambled to win
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And the learning was good
Verse 5
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Till the powers that be to
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a liking to him
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They traded their fortunes for the
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sight of his blood
Verse 6
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When I was a child and

my mother smiled
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At the cradle she bought
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For the little tot she held to her breast
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And the song that she sang was
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an anthem to love

It was all that I heard
Verse 7
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Till the powers that be took
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a liking to me
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And they told me that love
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was a four-letter word
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word
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Don't beat me down
Verse 8

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Don't beat
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me down
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I've got one life to live
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And that's all I can give
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So don't beat me down
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Verse 9
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And now I've got a place,

I got a worried face
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And a question in mind

Please let me find a reason
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somehow
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Why some reap the harvest
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Am
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while other men die
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And the joker runs wild
Verse 10
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And if powers that be take
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a liking to us
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D
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Then we all must return
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Am
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to the ways of a child
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B
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We all must return to the ways of a child
Verse 11
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So don't beat me down
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Don't beat me down
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I've got something to say
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Don't you stand in my way
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And don't beat me down
Verse 12
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I've got one life to life
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And that's all I can give
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So don't beat me down
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Don't beat me down
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Don't beat me down
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • B

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Don't Beat Me Down by Gordon Lightfoot is G minor.

The primary chords used in Don't Beat Me Down are Gm, Eb, Cm, F, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Eb, Cm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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