Intro
D#/G F#
As you're slipping down the wall
D#/G
And you're headed for a fall
F#
As you're slipping down the wall
N.C. Fb5 D#5 C#5 B5 Fb5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Fb5 D#5 C#5 B5 Fb5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
|Riff |Riff |Riff |Riff |
[Verse 1]
F#
Hey, mama
Riff Riff
Why are you beatin' on my head?
F#
Hey, hey, woman
Riff
Why do you kick me outta bed?
Riff
I said
[Pre-Chorus]
A# F#
Is it something, is it something that I said?
[Chorus]
Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no)
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Fb5 D#5 C#5
And you're headed for a fall
B5 Fb5 C#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]
F#
Shady lady
Riff Riff
You think that money grows on trees
F# Riff
Rotten apples by the barrel ain't a delicacy
Riff
You see
[Pre-Chorus]
A# F#
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no)
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Fb5 D#5 C#5
And you're headed for a fall
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5
(Oh no) So down
[Post-Chorus]
A#
And I don't need to say
F#
To say it ain't a sacrifice
[Solo]
|Fb5 D#5 C#5 |B5 Fb5 C#5 | 2x
|Fb5 D#5 F#5 |B5 Fb5 C#5 | 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
A# F#
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?
[Chorus]
Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no)
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
B5 Fb5 C#5
(Oh no) As you're slippin' down the wall
Fb5 D#5 C#5
And you're headed for a fall
B5 Fb5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 F#5
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Fb5 D#5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 F#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
Fb5 D#5 C#5 Fb5 D#5 F#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you when you're down?
Fb5 D#5 C#5
(Oh no) Why do they kick you
Fb5 D#5 F#5 Fb5 D#5 C#5
Man, they're trying to trick you when you're down