Chords for Gordon Gano - Hitting The Ground (Reprise)
Tempo:
87.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [Am]
[E] [Am] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten [A] down [F#] by my [E] life in a photographic [D] style.
I was still in love, I was still raised.
My life was [E] shook when I turned it on its [A] head.
You hit me in the [D] ground [A] and there ain't no [E] friend around.
You hit me [A] in the ground and you hit me from [D] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from [A] down.
I was not [D] at trust, I was not [Am] at fear.
I was still [E] in love, I was still [A] in fear.
[D] If I ask a question, life can tell [Am] a lie.
Life will ask [E] a question, are you willing to [A] die?
You hit me in the [D] ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't [E] no friend around.
You [A] hit me [D] in the ground and you hit me from [A] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no one [E] left to beat [D] from down.
I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't know if I'll [E] ever reach the ground.
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[A] You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't no [E] friend around.
[A] You hit me [Am] in the ground, [D] you hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from down.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't [E] know if I'll ever reach the ground.
[A] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten down by my [E] life in a [A] holographic town.
I was filled [D] with love, I was filled with [A] rage.
My life [E] was a sucker, I turned on [A] its face.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in the [A] ground, and there ain't no friend [E] around.
You hit me in the [A] ground, [D] you hit me in the ground,
[A] and there ain't [E] no one left to beat [A] from down.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in [A] the ground, and all my [E] mistakes must have
[A] I'm gonna go out and I'll play.
I'm gonna go [D] out and sing.
[A] [E] [D] I don't know if I'll ever [A] come down
[E] [A] How in [D] the world did a [A] fellow reach the [E] ground?
[A] [E] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow come [E] down?
[A] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow reach the [E] ground?
[A]
[E] [A] [D] [Am]
[E] [Am] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten [A] down [F#] by my [E] life in a photographic [D] style.
I was still in love, I was still raised.
My life was [E] shook when I turned it on its [A] head.
You hit me in the [D] ground [A] and there ain't no [E] friend around.
You hit me [A] in the ground and you hit me from [D] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from [A] down.
I was not [D] at trust, I was not [Am] at fear.
I was still [E] in love, I was still [A] in fear.
[D] If I ask a question, life can tell [Am] a lie.
Life will ask [E] a question, are you willing to [A] die?
You hit me in the [D] ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't [E] no friend around.
You [A] hit me [D] in the ground and you hit me from [A] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no one [E] left to beat [D] from down.
I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't know if I'll [E] ever reach the ground.
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[A] You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't no [E] friend around.
[A] You hit me [Am] in the ground, [D] you hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from down.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't [E] know if I'll ever reach the ground.
[A] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten down by my [E] life in a [A] holographic town.
I was filled [D] with love, I was filled with [A] rage.
My life [E] was a sucker, I turned on [A] its face.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in the [A] ground, and there ain't no friend [E] around.
You hit me in the [A] ground, [D] you hit me in the ground,
[A] and there ain't [E] no one left to beat [A] from down.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in [A] the ground, and all my [E] mistakes must have
[A] I'm gonna go out and I'll play.
I'm gonna go [D] out and sing.
[A] [E] [D] I don't know if I'll ever [A] come down
[E] [A] How in [D] the world did a [A] fellow reach the [E] ground?
[A] [E] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow come [E] down?
[A] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow reach the [E] ground?
[A]
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[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten [A] down [F#] by my [E] life in a photographic [D] style.
I was still in love, I was still raised.
My life was [E] shook when I turned it on its [A] head.
You hit me in the [D] ground [A] and there ain't no [E] friend around.
You hit me [A] in the ground and you hit me from [D] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from [A] down.
I was not [D] at trust, I was not [Am] at fear.
I was still [E] in love, I was still [A] in fear.
[D] If I ask a question, life can tell [Am] a lie.
Life will ask [E] a question, are you willing to [A] die?
You hit me in the [D] ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't [E] no friend around.
You [A] hit me [D] in the ground and you hit me from [A] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no one [E] left to beat [D] from down.
I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
_ [D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
_ [B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't know if I'll [E] ever reach the ground. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
[A] You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't no [E] friend around.
[A] You hit me [Am] in the ground, [D] you hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from down.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play. _ _
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing. _
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't [E] know if I'll ever reach the ground.
_ [A] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten down by my [E] life in a [A] holographic town.
I was filled [D] with love, I was filled with [A] rage.
My life [E] was a sucker, I turned on [A] its face.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in the [A] ground, and there ain't no friend [E] around.
You hit me in the [A] ground, [D] you hit me in the ground, _
[A] and there ain't [E] no one left to beat [A] from down.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in [A] the ground, and all my [E] mistakes must have
[A] I'm gonna go out and I'll play.
I'm gonna go [D] out and sing.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] I don't know if I'll ever [A] come down
[E] _ _ [A] How in [D] the world did a [A] fellow reach the [E] ground?
_ [A] [E] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow come [E] down?
_ [A] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow reach the [E] ground?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten [A] down [F#] by my [E] life in a photographic [D] style.
I was still in love, I was still raised.
My life was [E] shook when I turned it on its [A] head.
You hit me in the [D] ground [A] and there ain't no [E] friend around.
You hit me [A] in the ground and you hit me from [D] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from [A] down.
I was not [D] at trust, I was not [Am] at fear.
I was still [E] in love, I was still [A] in fear.
[D] If I ask a question, life can tell [Am] a lie.
Life will ask [E] a question, are you willing to [A] die?
You hit me in the [D] ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't [E] no friend around.
You [A] hit me [D] in the ground and you hit me from [A] down.
You hit me in the ground and there ain't no one [E] left to beat [D] from down.
I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play.
_ [D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing.
_ [B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't know if I'll [E] ever reach the ground. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
[A] You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me [A] in the ground and there ain't no [E] friend around.
[A] You hit me [Am] in the ground, [D] you hit me in the ground and there ain't no [E] one left to beat from down.
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and I'll play. _ _
[D] I'm gonna go out [A] and sing. _
[B] I don't know if I'll ever [D] come down.
I don't [E] know if I'll ever reach the ground.
_ [A] I was beaten [D] up, I was beaten down by my [E] life in a [A] holographic town.
I was filled [D] with love, I was filled with [A] rage.
My life [E] was a sucker, I turned on [A] its face.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in the [A] ground, and there ain't no friend [E] around.
You hit me in the [A] ground, [D] you hit me in the ground, _
[A] and there ain't [E] no one left to beat [A] from down.
You hit me [D] in the ground, you hit me in [A] the ground, and all my [E] mistakes must have
[A] I'm gonna go out and I'll play.
I'm gonna go [D] out and sing.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] I don't know if I'll ever [A] come down
[E] _ _ [A] How in [D] the world did a [A] fellow reach the [E] ground?
_ [A] [E] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow come [E] down?
_ [A] How in the [D] world did [A] a fellow reach the [E] ground?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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