Halfway to Hazard
"Got Back Up"
I like to switch to barr chords on the chorus
just to give it a little more of a rock feel.
Intro: Dm Am G Dm 2x
Verse 1:
Dm Am
Was a smoke filled room was a Friday night
G Dm
Talkin to a sweet thing and havin me a good time
Dm Am
When through that door Big Jim walked in
G Dm
He'd been pushin me around since we was kids
Dm Am
I lowered my hat as he came toward me
G Dm
I heard him say, "Hey, you," but never saw him swing
Dm Am
He knocked me down on that nasty foor
G Dm
But somethin felt different than the times before
Chorus 1:
Dm Am
Cause I got back up like my daddy taught
G Dm
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush it off
Dm Am
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight back, son
G Am
When you find yourself on the ground
Dm Am G Dm
You gotta get back up
Verse 2:
Dm Am
I worked ten long years in a deep coal mine
G Dm
Til the roof caved in and it broke my spine
Dm Am
They put me in a chair and the doctor said,
G Dm
"I hate to tell ya, son, but ya ain't gonna walk again."
Dm Am
So, I closed my eyes, and prayed to The Lord
G Dm
And then a fire ran through me that moment before
Chorus 2:
Dm Am
I got back up like my daddy taught
G Dm
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush it off
Dm Am
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight back, son
G Am
When you find yourself on the ground
Dm
You gotta get back up
Solo: Dm Am G Dm (2x Softly pickin the second time)
Verse 3:
Dm Am
When my time comes and they lay me down
G Dm
In an old pine box in the cold, cold ground
Dm Am
I won't rest in peace too long before
G Dm
Heaven calls my name and my spirit sours
Chorus 3:
Dm Am
And I'll get back up when that trumpet sounds
G Dm
Naw, there ain't no grave gonna hold me down
Dm Am
I'll meet my Father when that day comes
G Am
And it's all (and it's all) because
G Am
And it's all (and it's all) because
Dm
I got back up
Ending: Dm Am G Dm Dm Am G Am Dm
The endin consists of a lotta strummin and mutin.
Just listen to the track and match it up.
