Willie Watson - Always lift him up and never knock him down
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Willie Watson - Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down (Folksinger Vol. 2 - 2017)
originally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)
Capo on 2nd fret
[Chords]
C C/B F G Am
e|--------------1-----3-----0-----|
B|--1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|--2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----|
E|--------------1-----3-----------|
The song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G
C C/B
When a Cman has got the blues and feels discouraged
And has Fnothing else but Ctrouble all his Glife
Well he's Cjust an honest man like any other
Living Amin a world of aggravating sGtrife
If he's Csick and tired of life and takes to drinking
Do not pass him by don't meet him with a Ffrown
Do not fail to lend your hand and try to Chelp him
Always lAmift him up and Gnever knock him Cdown
Am G C
If he Cstays out late at night because he's troubled
Or beFcause his home is Cnot what it should Gbe
Have a Csmile for him wherever you might meet him
It will Amhelp him find the right way don't you seGe
If he Cgambles when he's in the town or city
Tell him what he ought to do to gain the cFrown
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him Cpity
Always lAmift him up and Gnever knock him Cdown
Am G C C/B C
If he Chas no friends and everything's against him
If he's Ffailed in everyCthing that he has Gtried
Try to lCift this load and help him bear his burden
Let him Amknow that you are walking by his sidGe
If he Cfeels that all is lost and he has fallen
Help to place this poor man's feet on solid gFround
Just remember he's some mothers precious Cdarling
Always lAmift him up and Gnever knock him Cdown
Am G C