...CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN... by Randy Newman --------------------------------................ *from 'Randy Newman's Faust' (1995)* Intro: A7 Dm A7 Dm Everybody gather 'round me; Bbm Dm I got somethin' I wanna tell you... Interlude: Bbm Dm, Bbm 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 Bb 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 Bb 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, Eb Bb A Bb I lose sight of the dream. Eb Bb A Bb (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 Bb C7 F C7, F Because you can't keep a good man down. Interlude: F Coda: Bb Bdim F Dm They shame me, blame me; they're tryin' to frame me. Dm Bb F Dm Bb F But they can't keep a good man, they can't keep a good man, Dm Bb A7 Dm F Em Bbm 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: --------------- ADBGGA7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02223 xx0231 x13321 320003 466544 133211 x02223 DGCBFAb EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0212 323200 x32310 x13331 131211 x68886 577655 GBEGE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 323000 xx0101 022000 466544 022100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)