I Got Knocked Down (but I'll Get Up) Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

I Got Knocked Down (but I'll Get Up) by Joey Ramone is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D#, D and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(intro 2x) A 

 A 
Sitting in a hospital bed 
Sitting in a hospital bed 
 E 
Sitting in a hospital bed 
Sitting in a hospital bed 

 A 
I, I want life 
I want my life 
 E 
I want my life 
I want my life 

( E D# D ) 

 D  E    A 
        It really sucks 
        It really sucks 

( D E F#m ) 

 A 
Sitting in a hospital bed 
Frustration going through my head 
 E 
Turn off the TV set 
take some drugs so I can forget 

 A 
I, I want life 
I want my life 
 E 
I want my life 
I want my life 

( E D# D ) 

 D  E    A 
        It really sucks 
        It really sucks 

( D E F#m ) 

 A 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
 E 
I got knocked down                   (2x) 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 

 A 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
 E 
I got knocked down 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 
 E                        A 
I got knocked down, oh-ho 

 A 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
 E 
I got knocked down 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 
 E 
I got knocked down 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 
 E                        A 
I got knocked down, oh-ho 

 A 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
 E 
I got knocked down 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 
 E 
I got knocked down 
 F#m 
I got knocked down 
 E 
I got knocked down, oh-ho 
 A                               A 
I got knocked down, but I'll get up 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante