I like to switch to barr chords on the chorus
just to give it a little more of a rock feel.
Intro: Dm Am G Dm 2x
Verse 1:
DmAm
Was a smoke filled room was a Friday night
GDm
Talkin to a sweet thing and havin me a good time
DmAm
When through that door Big Jim walked in
GDm
He'd been pushin me around since we was kids
DmAm
I lowered my hat as he came toward me
GDm
I heard him say, "Hey, you," but never saw him swing
DmAm
He knocked me down on that nasty foor
GDm
But somethin felt different than the times before
Chorus 1:
DmAm
Cause I got back up like my daddy taught
GDm
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush it off
DmAm
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight back, son
GAm
When you find yourself on the ground
DmDm
You gotta get back up
Verse 2:
DmAm
I worked ten long years in a deep coal mine
GDm
Til the roof caved in and it broke my spine
DmAm
They put me in a chair and the doctor said,
GDm
"I hate to tell ya, son, but ya ain't gonna walk again."
DmAm
So, I closed my eyes, and prayed to The Lord
GDm
And then a fire ran through me that moment before
Chorus 2:
DmAm
I got back up like my daddy taught
GDm
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush it off
DmAm
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight back, son
GAm
When you find yourself on the ground
Dm
You gotta get back up
Solo: Dm Am G Dm (2x Softly pickin the second time)
Verse 3:
DmAm
When my time comes and they lay me down
GDm
In an old pine box in the cold, cold ground
DmAm
I won't rest in peace too long before
GDm
Heaven calls my name and my spirit sours
Chorus 3:
DmAm
And I'll get back up when that trumpet sounds
GDm
Naw, there ain't no grave gonna hold me down
DmAm
I'll meet my Father when that day comes
GAm
And it's all (and it's all) because
GAm
And it's all (and it's all) because
Dm
I got back up
Ending: Dm Am G Dm Dm Am G Am Dm
The endin consists of a lotta strummin and mutin.
Just listen to the track and match it up.