Lindisfarne - The Man Down There
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] A Asus4 A Asus4 A
[VERSE 1:]
D C6 G A7
Though the trinkets of glory have fallen my way
D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
I haven't got what I had yesterday
D C G A
I have forgotten what I had to say
D C G A
It's one for the man down there__
D C D G D
One for the man down there
[VERSE 2:]
C6 G A7
Although it's not new, it's been said before
D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
While I'm just sitting, I'll say it once more
D C G A7
As soon as you sign it, it becomes law
D C G A
One more for the man down there__
D C D G D
One more for the man down there
[VERSE 3:]
C6 G A7
And as I try to look life in the face
D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
Forced to partake in this whole human race
D C G A
You look for your money, it's gone, left no trace
D C G A
It's gone to the man down there__
D C D G D G C G D G D G
It's gone to the man down there
[BRIDGE:]
C Cm G
The man down there says he'll take good care of you
C A G
By this time next week you'll hold the sun___
C Cm G
He will remove___ all the pain and misery
C A
One day you'll look, see you're gone
[VERSE 4:]
D C6 G A7
Well, the boss-man is clever, he always will be
D C G A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
Behind it all I'm starting to see
D C G A
He's getting rich from the likes of you and me
D C G A
It's all for the man down there__
D C D G D G C G D G D G
It's all for the man down there
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end on A ##)
C Cm G
The man down there says he'll take good care of you
C N.C. A
One day you'll look, see you're gone____