Randy Newman - Cant Keep A Good Man Down

. . . can’t keep a good man down . . . by randy newman
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* from ’randy newman’s faust’ ( 1995 ) *

intro :

A7

Dm A7 Dm
everybody gather ’round me;
A#m Dm
i got somethin’ i wanna tell you . . .

interlude :

A#m Dm , A#m G , C#
listen . . .

verse 1 :

F A7
when you’re on the bottom like i Am today ,
D7
and those around you are losing faith ,
in what you’re tryin’ to do;
G9 C7
there is only one thing a man can say;
Dm A# C7 F C7 , F
you can’t keep a good man down .

verse 2 :

F A7
there’ve been mistakes and i’ve made a few ,
D7
but , oh , what a price i had to pay .
G9 C7
yet still they try to push me A – round ,
Dm A# C7 F C , C7
but they can’t keep a good man down .

bridge 1 :

F7
there may be times , when i’m feelin’ low ,
D# A# A A#
i lose sight of the dream .
D# A# A A#
( don’t lose sight of the dream ) .

G7
but that’s alright , ’cos soon , i know;
C7
i’ll be back on top again , runnin’ things . hey , hey .

verse 3 :

F A7
treat a man like dirt; give him no respect for who he is ,
D7
expect something dirty in return .
G9 C7
oh , they’re flyin’ high up there but they’ve got a lot to learn .
Dm A# C7 F C7 , F
because you can’t keep a good man down .

interlude :

F

coda :

A# Bdim F Dm
they shame me , blame me; they’re tryin’ to frame me .
Dm A# F Dm A# F
but they can’t keep a good man , they can’t keep a good man ,
Dm A# A7 Dm F Em A#m
they can’t keep a good man down , woah , woah , woah . . .

F C7 ( G# )
they can’t keep a good man . . . down .

outro :

G# G , G# G , F E , F ( x2 )

chord diagrams :
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A7 Dm A#m G G# F A7

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
x02223 xx0231 x13321 320003 466544 133211 x02223

D7 G9 C7 A# F7 D# A

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
xx0212 323200 x32310 x13331 131211 x68886 577655

G7 Bdim Em G# E

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
323000 xx0101 022000 466544 022100

tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2007
( clumsyband@hotmail . com )