...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 (Ab) They can't keep a good man...down. Outro: Ab G, Ab G, F E, F (x2) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- A7 Dm Bbm G Ab F A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02223 xx0231 x13321 320003 466544 133211 x02223 D7 G9 C7 Bb F7 Eb A EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0212 323200 x32310 x13331 131211 x68886 577655 G7 Bdim Em Ab E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 323000 xx0101 022000 466544 022100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)