Intro
A/C# C
As you're slipping down the wall
A/C#
And you're headed for a fall
C
As you're slipping down the wall
N.C. A#5 A5 G5 F5 A#5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
A#5 A5 G5 F5 A#5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
|Riff |Riff |Riff |Riff |
[Verse 1]
C
Hey, mama
Riff Riff
Why are you beatin' on my head?
C
Hey, hey, woman
Riff
Why do you kick me outta bed?
Riff
I said
[Pre-Chorus]
E C
Is it something, is it something that I said?
[Chorus]
A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no)
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
A#5 A5 G5
And you're headed for a fall
F5 A#5 G5 Riff
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Riff Riff Riff
Why do they kick you when you're down?
[Verse 2]
C
Shady lady
Riff Riff
You think that money grows on trees
C Riff
Rotten apples by the barrel ain't a delicacy
Riff
You see
[Pre-Chorus]
E C
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no)
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
A#5 A5 G5
And you're headed for a fall
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5
(Oh no) So down
[Post-Chorus]
E
And I don't need to say
C
To say it ain't a sacrifice
[Solo]
|A#5 A5 G5 |F5 A#5 G5 | 2x
|A#5 A5 C5 |F5 A#5 G5 | 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
E C
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no)
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
F5 A#5 G5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
A#5 A5 G5
And you're headed for a fall
F5 A#5 G5 A#5 A5 C5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
A#5 A5 G5 A#5 A5 C5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
A#5 A5 G5 A#5 A5 C5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
A#5 A5 G5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you
A#5 A5 C5 A#5 A5 G5
Man, they're trying to trick you when you're down