Lift Him Up Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays578

Lift Him Up by Old Crow Medicine Show is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Intro: D A D (2x) 

D 
When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged 
G 
And has nothing else but trouble all his life 
D 
But he's just an honest man like any other 
G 
Living in a world that's tearing at his mind 
D 
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking 
G 
Do not pass him by don't greet him with a frown 
D 
Do not fail to lend your hand and try to help him 
D                      A               D 
Always lift him up and never knock him down 

D A D (2x) 

D 
If he stays out late at night because he's troubled 
G 
Or because his home is not what it should be 
D 
Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him 
G 
It will help him find the right way don't you see 
D 
If he gambles when he's in the town or city 
G 
Tell him what he ought to do to win the round 
D 
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity 
D                      A               D 
Always lift him up and never knock him down 

D A D (3x) 

D 
If he has no friends and everything's against him 
G 
If he's failed in everything he has tried 
D 
Try to lift his load and help him bear his burden 
G 
Let him know that you are walking by his side 
D 
If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen 
G 
Help to place this poor man's feet on solid ground 
D 
And when this world has turned its back against him 
D                      A               D 
Always lift him up and never knock him down 

D A D (2x) 
    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante