Biography:
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
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Other songs:
- Alberta Bound
- Cotton Jenny
- Early Morning Rain
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Sundown
- The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- 10 Degrees And Getting Colder
- 14 Karat Gold
- A Minor Ballad
- A Painter Passing Through
- A Passing Ship
- A Tree Too Weak To Stand
- Affair On Eighth Avenue
- All Im After
- All The Lovely Ladies
- Always On The Bright Side
- Approaching Lavender
- Baby Its Alright
- Baby Step Back
- Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle
- Beautiful
- Bells Of The Evening
- Bend In The Water
- Betty Called Me In
- Biscuit City
- Bitter Green
- Black Day In July
- Blackberry Wine
- Borderstone
- Boss Man
- Brave Mountaineers
- Broken Dreams
- Canadian Railroad Trilogy
- Canary Yellow Canoe
- Cant Depend On Love
- Carefree Highway
- Changes
- Cherokee Bend
- Christian Island Georgian Bay
- Circle Of Steel
- Clouds Of Loneliness
- Cobwebs And Dust
- Cold Hands From New York
- Cold On The Shoulder
- Couchiching
- Daylight Katy
- Did She Mention My Name
- Does Your Mother Know
- Don Quixote
- Dont Beat Me Down
- Dream Street Rose
- Dreamland
- Drifters
- Drink Yer Glasses Empty
- Ecstasy Made Easy
- End Of All Time
- Endless Wire
- Fading Away
- Farewell To Annabel
- Farewell To Nova Scotia
- Fine As Fine Can Be
- Flyin Blind
- For Loving Me
- Forgive Me Lord
- Ghosts Of Cape Horn
- Go My Way
- Go
- Gotta Get Away
- Hangdog Hotel Room
- Harmony
- Heaven Dont Deserve Me
- Heaven Help The Devil
- Hey You
- High And Dry
- Hiway Songs
- Home From The Forest
- I Heard You Talkin In Your Sleep
- I Used To Be A Country Singer
- Id Do It Again
- Id Rather Press On
- If Children Had Wings
- If I Could
- If It Should Please You
- If Theres A Reason
- If You Could Read My Mind Love
- If You Got It
- If You Need Me
- Ill Be Alright
- Ill Do Anything
- Ill Prove My Love
- Im Not Sayin
- Im Not Saying
- In A Windowpane
- Inspiration Lady
- Is There Anyone Home
- Its Worth Believin
- Knotty Pine
- Leaves Of Grass
- Let It Ride
- Lifeline
- Long River
- Long Thin Dawn
- Long Way Back Home
- Looking At The Rain
- Love And Maple Syrup
- Magnificent Outpouring
- Make Way For The Lady
- Mama Said
- Marie Christine
- Me And Bobby Mcgee
- Miguel
- Minstrel Of The Dawn
- Mister Rock Of Ages
- Morning Glory
- Mother Of A Miners Child
- Much To My Surprise
- My Little Love
- My Love For You
- Never Too Close
- No Mistake About It
- Now And Then
- Old Dans Records
- On Susans Floor
- On Yonge Street
- Only Love Would Know
- Ordinary Man
- Poor Little Alison
- Pride Of Man
- Protocol
- Pussywillows Cattails
- Race Among The Ruins
- Rainbow Trout
- Rainy Day People
- Red Velvet
- Redwood Hill
- Ribbon Of Darkness
- Ring Them Bells
- Ringneck Loon
- River Of Light
- Romance
- Rosanna
- Salute A Lot More Livin To Do
- Same Old Loverman
- Saturday Clothes
- Sea Of Tranquility
- Second Cup Of Coffee
- Seven Island Suite
- Shadows
- Shellfish
- Shes Not The Same
- Sit Down Young Stranger
- Sixteen Miles
- Sleep Little Jane
- Slide On Over
- Softly
- Someone To Believe In
- Sometimes I Dont Mind
- Sometimes I Wish
- Somewhere Usa
- Song For A Winters Night
- Songs The Minstrel Sang
- Spin Spin
- Stay Loose
- Steel Rail Blues
- Summer Side Of Life
- Summertime Dream
- Sweet Guinevere
- Talking In Your Sleep
- Tattoo
- Thank You For The Promises
- That Same Old Obsession
- Thats What You Get For Loving Me
- The Auctioneer
- The Circle Is Small
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- The Gipsy
- The House You Live In
- The List
- The Lost Children
- The Mountains And Maryann
- The No Hotel
- The Patriots Dream
- The Pony Man
- The Watchmans Gone
- The Way I Feel
- Too Late For Prayin
- Too Much To Lose
- Triangle
- Uncle Toad Said
- Walls
- Welcome To Try
- Wherefore And Why
- Whisper My Name
- Whispers Of The North
- Wild Strawberries
- Without You
- You Are What I Am
- Youll Still Be Needing Me
- Your Loves Return
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Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:] Em A C (4x)
[VERSE 1:]
Em A
When he was a man, my father would stand
C Em
I never saw him run
A C
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend
Em D C A
And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade
Em
And he did his work well
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
Em D C A
And they traded his body for a cold empty shell
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got something to say
A C
Don't you stand in my way
Em A C Em A C
And don't beat me down
[VERSE 2:]
Em A
When I was a youth, I found the truth
C Em
In the eyes of a friend
A C
There wasn't anyone could make the light dim
Em D C A
And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win
Em
And the learning was good
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
Em D C A
And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood
[VERSE 3:]
Em A
When I was a child my mother smiled
C Em
At the cradle she bought
A C
For the little tot she held to her breast
Em D C A
And the song that she sang was an anthem to love
Em
It was all that I heard
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to me
Em D C A
And they told me that love was a four-letter word
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got one life to live
A C
And that's all I can give
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
[VERSE 4:]
Em A
Now I've got a place, I've got a worried face
C Em
And a question in mind
A C
Please let me find a reason somehow
Em D C A
While some reap the harvest while other men die
Em
And the joker runs wild
A C
And if powers that be take a liking to us
Em D C A
Then we all must return to the ways of a child
Em D C A
We all must return to the ways of a child
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got something to say
A C
Don't you stand in my way
Em A C Em A C
And don't beat me down
Em
I've got one life to live
A C
And that's all I can give
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:] Em A C (4x)
[VERSE 1:]
Em A
When he was a man, my father would stand
C Em
I never saw him run
A C
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend
Em D C A
And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade
Em
And he did his work well
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
Em D C A
And they traded his body for a cold empty shell
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got something to say
A C
Don't you stand in my way
Em A C Em A C
And don't beat me down
[VERSE 2:]
Em A
When I was a youth, I found the truth
C Em
In the eyes of a friend
A C
There wasn't anyone could make the light dim
Em D C A
And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win
Em
And the learning was good
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to him
Em D C A
And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood
[VERSE 3:]
Em A
When I was a child my mother smiled
C Em
At the cradle she bought
A C
For the little tot she held to her breast
Em D C A
And the song that she sang was an anthem to love
Em
It was all that I heard
A C
'Til the powers that be took a liking to me
Em D C A
And they told me that love was a four-letter word
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got one life to live
A C
And that's all I can give
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
[VERSE 4:]
Em A
Now I've got a place, I've got a worried face
C Em
And a question in mind
A C
Please let me find a reason somehow
Em D C A
While some reap the harvest while other men die
Em
And the joker runs wild
A C
And if powers that be take a liking to us
Em D C A
Then we all must return to the ways of a child
Em D C A
We all must return to the ways of a child
[CHORUS:]
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em
I've got something to say
A C
Don't you stand in my way
Em A C Em A C
And don't beat me down
Em
I've got one life to live
A C
And that's all I can give
Em A C Em A C
So don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
Em A C Em A C
Don't beat me down
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