Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down
Blind Alfred Reed

INTRO
C   C/B   C
 
       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/B 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 cannot pay his debts and feels disgusted
        F                C              G
If he's blue and doesn't have a word to say
        C
Let him know you are his friend who can be trusted
         Am                              G
It would cheer this lonely fellow on his way
      C          
If he finds it hard for him to keep his family
                                         F
Let a kind word greet his ear when he's around
                                          C
Don't say anything at all to make against him
        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
Always lift him up and never knock him down
 
Am G C
