Dont Beat Me Down chords

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[INTRO:] [Em] [A] [C] (4x)

[VERSE 1]
When he was a [Em]man, my father would [A]stand
I [C]never saw him [Em]run
There wasn't anyone could [A]make the man [C]bend
And the [Em]strength of his [D]will was the [C]tool of his [A]trade
And he [Em]did his work well
'Til the powers that be took a [A]liking to [C]him
And they [Em]traded his [D]body for a [C]cold empty [A]shell

[CHORUS]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
I've got [Em]something to say
Don't you [A]stand in my [C]way
And don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]

[VERSE 2]
When I was a [Em]youth, I found the [A]truth
In the [C]eyes of a [Em]friend
There wasn't anyone could [A]make the light [C]dim
And we [Em]talked and we [D]rambled and we [C]gambled to [A]win
And the [Em]learning was good
'Til the powers that be took a [A]liking to [C]him
And they [Em]traded their [D]fortunes for the [C]sight of his [A]blood

[VERSE 3]
When I was a [Em]child my mother [A]smiled
At the [C]cradle she [Em]bought
For the little tot she [A]held to her [C]breast
And the [Em]song that she [D]sang was an [C]anthem to [A]love
It was [Em]all that I heard
'Til the powers that be took a [A]liking to [C]me
And they [Em]told me that [D]love was a [C]four-letter [A]word

[CHORUS]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
I've got [Em]one life to live
And that's [A]all I can [C]give
So don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]

[VERSE 4]
Now I've got a [Em]place, I've got a worried [A]face
And a [C]question in [Em]mind
Please let me find a [A]reason some[C]how
While [Em]some reap the [D]harvest while [C]other men [A]die
And the [Em]joker runs wild
And if powers that be take a [A]liking to [C]us
Then we [Em]all must re[D]turn to the [C]ways of a [A]child
We [Em]all must re[D]turn to the [C]ways of a [A]child

[CHORUS]
So don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
I've got [Em]something to say
Don't you [A]stand in my [C]way
And don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
I've got [Em]one life to live
And that's [A]all I can [C]give
So don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
Don't beat me [Em]down [A] [C] [Em] [A] [C]