Down But I Keep On Falling Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Down But I Keep On Falling
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
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Hey
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fair-weather
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friend
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you know you can bend me
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I don't wanna
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break
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hey
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lend me a
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hand
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Something I can lean on till I'm
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strong enough to make it
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Cause I'm lost
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but I'll be
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lookin'
I've been
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hurt but I
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keep on
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hopin'
Cause I'm
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down
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but I keep
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fallin'
Fall in love with
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you
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fall in love with
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you
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Take
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all you can
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find
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any way you want to
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Easy as you
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can
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leave
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something
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behind
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Love enough to live on till I'm
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strong enough to stand it on my
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own
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And I'll be
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lookin'
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alone
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but I keep on
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hopin'
Cause I'm
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down
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but I keep
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fallin'
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Fall in love with
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song Down But I Keep On Falling?
- The song Down But I Keep On Falling was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
