I've Been Down Chords
I've Been Down by Hank Williams Jr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bb, C, G, A, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro Chords:
D Bb C G
D Bb G A
D Bb A D
Dm F G D
Blew my last twenty dollars on a Oiler's football game
Dm F G D
I only lost by half a point, nothing ever goes my way
Dm F G D
Reagonomics and plastic people makin' good luck hard to find
Dm F G D
All this stuff that's goin' down's really got me down this time
D Bb C D
I've been down but not this far before
D Bb G A
I been kicked around but never out the door
D Bb A D
I been down but not like this before
Well the preacher man talking on TV
He's beggin' for my only dime
I'd take another shot of whiskey
If I thought it'd get him off my mind
Chorus
I had to find a way to get some money
Never thought I'd go this far but it'd mean livin' out on the street
So I robbed a liquor store with my daddy's army gun
Had to shoot a cop comin' out the door and now, god, I'm on the run
Chorus