Get Down
Allan Taylor
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Tom : Am
Am
[Verse]
Am
He was young and he was proud
C D
He was strong and unafraid
Am C Em G
And he walked alone where others feared to tread
Am
And all the treasures of the land
C D
He could hold them in his hand
Am C G Am
And where others always followed he would lead
[Verse]
Am
But when the others came to lead
C D
They were driven on by greed
Am C Em G
And they forced him to believe his way was wrong
Am
In his simple way he tried
C D
But his spirit slowly died
Am C G Am
And he knew his weary journey had begun
[Chorus]
D
And he had to get down
Am
Get down on the ground
F
He had to get down
E N.C. Am
And leave his pride behind
[Verse]
Am
And he had to come to terms
C D
With the things he had to learn
Am C Em G
And his innocence destroyed itself with age
Am
When he stopped to turn around
C D
The path was nowhere to be found
Am C G Am
And he was guided like a puppet on a stage
[Verse]
Am
And the proud and noble savage
C D
Took his turn at being scared
Am C Em G
Whereas before he never knew the taste of fear
Am
He had to grovel in the sand
C D
And hold an open hand
Am C G Am
For he knew within, the end was drawing near
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Am C D Am C Em G Am C D Am C G Am
[Verse]
Am
And he cried aloud with pain
C D
For to walk in the light again
Am C Em G
And he begs for someone close to lend an ear
Am
And he's turned the other cheek
C D
But now he's much too weak
Am C G Am
And no one stops to listen though they hear
[Verse]
Am
And now an age has passed away
C D
And we are left to pay
Am C Em G
For the wrongs inflicted on this man
Am
And if the burden weighs us down
C D
We'll have to kneel upon the ground
Am C G Am
And pray for forgiveness from this man
[Chorus]
D
'Cause he had to get down
Am
Get down on the ground
F
He had to get down
E Am
And leave his pride behind
[Chorus]
D
Oh, we'd better get down
Am
Get down on the ground
F
We'd better get down
E Am
And leave our pride behind
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