intro :
C, G, Am, G, F, Em, Dm, C
C G
Ive been down so long
F C
until it seems like up
C G
this ol rabbits foot around my neck
F C
never brought me nuthin but bad luck
C G
this lucky coin i always keep
F C
in the pocket of my coat
C G
is the only coin I had since i found it
F C
I always wind up broke
C,Em,Am,G F Em Dm C
ewwwwwww Ive been down so long, been down so long
C G
Ive been down so long
F C
until it seems like up
C G
if i ever got back on my feet i know
F C
id have to re adjust
C G
I cant win for losin
F C
don't know where im goin or where Ive been
c G F
who told the night that once ya try and don't succeed
F C G Am G
you can make it if ya try, try again and again " " "
F Em Dm C
Ive been down so long, ive been down so long
Ab Bb C C
C G
what is expected of me
F C
and how am i supposed to be have
C G
Im already down about 6 feet under
F C
when I die don't ya dig no grave
C G
when everybodys bein treated good
F C
I sing a lot to be heard
C G
and when the shelter spoons is passed around
F C
by the time I get it its dead gone
C Em
I been down so long
Am G
I been down so long
F Em
I been down so long
Dm C
I been down so long
C G Am G F Em Dm C