Biography:
Willie Watson (born September 23, 1979) is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player born in Watkins Glen, New York, who was a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show. His debut solo album Folk Singer, Vol. I, was released in May 2014[1] and he appeared at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival.[2] Raised in Upstate New York around Ithaca, he currently resides in Topanga, California.
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Willie Watson - Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down (Folksinger Vol. 2 - 2017)
originally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)
Capo on 2nd fret
[Chords]
C C/B F G Am
e|--------------1-----3-----0-----|
B|--1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|--2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----|
E|--------------1-----3-----------|
The song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G
C C/B
C
When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged
F C G
And has nothing else but trouble all his life
C
Well he's just an honest man like any other
Am G
Living in a world of aggravating strife
C
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
F
Do not pass him by don't meet him with a frown
C
Do not fail to lend your hand and try to help him
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C
C
If he stays out late at night because he's troubled
F C G
Or because his home is not what it should be
C
Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him
Am G
It will help him find the right way don't you see
C
If he gambles when he's in the town or city
F
Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown
C
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C C/B C
C
If he has no friends and everything's against him
F C G
If he's failed in everything that he has tried
C
Try to lift this load and help him bear his burden
Am G
Let him know that you are walking by his side
C
If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen
F
Help to place this poor man's feet on solid ground
C
Just remember he's some mothers precious darling
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C
originally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)
Capo on 2nd fret
[Chords]
C C/B F G Am
e|--------------1-----3-----0-----|
B|--1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|--2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----|
E|--------------1-----3-----------|
The song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G
C C/B
C
When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged
F C G
And has nothing else but trouble all his life
C
Well he's just an honest man like any other
Am G
Living in a world of aggravating strife
C
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
F
Do not pass him by don't meet him with a frown
C
Do not fail to lend your hand and try to help him
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C
C
If he stays out late at night because he's troubled
F C G
Or because his home is not what it should be
C
Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him
Am G
It will help him find the right way don't you see
C
If he gambles when he's in the town or city
F
Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown
C
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C C/B C
C
If he has no friends and everything's against him
F C G
If he's failed in everything that he has tried
C
Try to lift this load and help him bear his burden
Am G
Let him know that you are walking by his side
C
If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen
F
Help to place this poor man's feet on solid ground
C
Just remember he's some mothers precious darling
Am G C
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Am G C
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