Got Back Up

Dm  Am  G  Dm

[Verse 1]
                   Dm              
Was a smoke filled room was a 
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Friday night
            G                      
Talkin to a sweet thing and havin 
    Dm
me a good time
                  Dm          
When through that door Big Jim 
        Am
walked in
                    G              
He'd been pushin me around since we
     Dm
 was kids
             Dm                    
I lowered my hat as he came toward 
Am
me
                  G             
I heard him say, "Hey, you," but 
               Dm
never saw him swing
              Dm                 
He knocked me down on that nasty 
Am
foor
                  G                
But somethin felt different than 
         Dm
the times before

[Chorus 1]
                 Dm               
Cause I got back up like my daddy 
Am
taught
G                                 
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush
    Dm
 it off
               Dm                  
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight
       Am
 back, son
              G               Am
When you find yourself on the ground
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                   Dm  Am  G  Dm
You gotta get back up

[Verse 2]
                  Dm             
I worked ten long years in a deep 
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coal mine
                   G               
Til the roof caved in and it broke 
    Dm
my spine
                  Dm          
They put me in a chair and the 
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doctor said,
                    G          
"I hate to tell ya, son, but ya 
                   Dm
ain't gonna walk again."
                Dm                 
So, I closed my eyes, and prayed to
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 The Lord
                    G              
And then a fire ran through me that
         Dm
 moment before

[Chorus 2]
           Dm               Am
I got back up like my daddy taught
G                                 
Life's gonna hurt ya, but ya brush
    Dm
 it off
               Dm                  
Naw, you can't quit, ya gotta fight
       Am
 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                    
When my time comes and they lay me 
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down
               G                   
In an old pine box in the cold, 
  Dm
cold ground
                Dm            
I won't rest in peace too long 
   Am
before
                G                  
Heaven calls my name and my spirit 
Dm
sours

[Chorus 3]
                  Dm          
And I'll get back up when that 
         Am
trumpet sounds
           G                       
Naw, there ain't no grave gonna 
     Dm
hold me down
             Dm                   
I'll meet my Father when that day 
Am
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