Good Man Down chords by Gordon Haskell

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Just lately  (E minor) 
I've been glad you're on my side
Cause when a man starts to swim
B 
again (B major) st that tide
Em 
He'll do  (E minor) the best to break in
A 
on the  (A major) path that he has taken
Em 
Sometimes  (E minor) it's like a
B 
Em 
 (B major) roller coaster ride  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
You can't hold a  (D major)  (E minor) good man down
D 
Em 
D 
You  (D major)  (E minor) may try to  (D major) 
Em 
B 
 (E minor) talk him round  (B major) 
Em 
You can  (E minor) do  your best to hurt him
A 
Betray  (A major) him and desert him
Em 
B 
But you're never  (E minor) gonna hold  (B major) 
Em 
a good man  (E minor) down
Just lately you have made
me feel so proud
You've made me strong enough
B 
to face up to this crowd  (B major) 
Em 
Though  (E minor) your heart is breaking
A 
for the  (A major) sacrifice you're making
Em 
B 
You turn  (E minor) to me and  (B major) say
Em 
these words out  (E minor) loud
D 
But you can't hold a good man down  (D major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
B 
 (E minor) You may try to  (D major)  (E minor) talk him  (B major) round
Em 
You can cheat  (E minor) him and mistreat him
A 
But you're  (A major) never gonna beat him

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Verse 2

Because you're never gonna hold

a good man down

Verse 3

Just lately,

I've been falling like a stone

Verse 4

Just lately, I found myself alone

Verse 5

I guess I ran into some weather

Verse 6
A 
But yet it  (A major) all came back together
Em 
B 
Em 
Since I  (E minor) learned to  (B major) make it on my  (E minor) own
D 
Em 
You can't hold a good man down  (D major)  (E minor) 
You may try,
D 
Em 
B 
but  (D major)  (E minor) you're talking round  (B major) 
Em 
You can't cheat  (E minor) a man, mistreat him
A 
But you're  (A major) never, never gonna beat it
Em 
And you're nev (E minor) er gonna pull
Bm 
B 
Em 
B 
 (B minor) the  (B major) good man  (E minor) down  (B major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
A 
Em 
B 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
Oh,  (D major)  (E minor) good man down,  (D major)  (E minor) 
you may kick him
D 
Em 
B 
while  (D major) he's  (E minor) lying on the ground  (B major) 
Em 
You will  (E minor) do  your best to hurt him,
A 
betray  (A major) him and desert him
Em 
B 
But you're nev (E minor) er, never gonna hold  (B major) 
Em 
a good man  (E minor) down
You can't hold a good man down
B 
When you were trying to talk him round  (B major) 
Em 
You can cheat  (E minor) him and mistreat him
A 
But you're  (A major) never,
never gonna beat him
Em 
Cause you're never  (E minor) gonna hold
D 
A 
 (D major) a   (A major) good man down
Em 
 (E minor) 