Intro
F/A G#
As you're slipping down the wall
F/A
And you're headed for a fall
G#
As you're slipping down the wall
N.C. Gb5 F5 D#5 C#5 Gb5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Gb5 F5 D#5 C#5 Gb5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
|Riff |Riff |Riff |Riff |
[Verse 1]
G#
Hey, mama
Riff Riff
Why are you beatin' on my head?
G#
Hey, hey, woman
Riff
Why do you kick me outta bed?
Riff
I said
[Pre-Chorus]
C G#
Is it something, is it something that I said?
[Chorus]
Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no)
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Gb5 F5 D#5
And you're headed for a fall
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Riff
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Riff Riff Riff
Why do they kick you when you're down?
[Verse 2]
G#
Shady lady
Riff Riff
You think that money grows on trees
G# Riff
Rotten apples by the barrel ain't a delicacy
Riff
You see
[Pre-Chorus]
C G#
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no)
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Gb5 F5 D#5
And you're headed for a fall
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5
(Oh no) So down
[Post-Chorus]
C
And I don't need to say
G#
To say it ain't a sacrifice
[Solo]
|Gb5 F5 D#5 |C#5 Gb5 D#5 | 2x
|Gb5 F5 G#5 |C#5 Gb5 D#5 | 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
C G#
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no)
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
C#5 Gb5 D#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Gb5 F5 D#5
And you're headed for a fall
C#5 Gb5 D#5 Gb5 F5 G#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Gb5 F5 D#5 Gb5 F5 G#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
Gb5 F5 D#5 Gb5 F5 G#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
Gb5 F5 D#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you
Gb5 F5 G#5 Gb5 F5 D#5
Man, they're trying to trick you when you're down