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Cant Keep A Good Man Down

Biography:

Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores.

Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.

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...CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN... by Randy Newman
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*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, Db
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:
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A7 Dm Bbm G Db 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 ([email protected])