I Went Down A Beggar But I Came Up A Millionaire

Paul Williams

Written by Gerald Sweatman

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V vi

Verse 1

C                       F                C
I used to be a beggar I had no silver or gold
                             D7                      G7
My house was just a cabin my clothes were ragged and old
    C                          F                      C
But one day I went to an altar I bowed on my knees in prayer
                               Am        C         G7     C
Jesus reached down and touched me then I came up a millionaire

Verse 2

                     F                      C
I went down a beggar but I came up a millionaire
                      D7          G7
Jesus gave me mansion on a golden square
   C                                   F                  C
He gave me a beautiful robe of white a crown of jewels to wear
                  Am       C         G7     C
I went down a beggar but I came up a millionaire

Verse 3

                              F                 C
Now you can’t tell by looking that anything has changed
                                D7                    G7
My house is still a cabin these clothes are still the same
    C                       F                        C
But God is preparing a city I’ll lay my treasures up there
                           Am          C            G7      C
One day I’m going to claim them when I move to that city so fair

Verse 2

                     F                      C
I went down a beggar but I came up a millionaire
                      D7          G7
Jesus gave me mansion on a golden square
   C                                   F                  C
He gave me a beautiful robe of white a crown of jewels to wear
                  Am       C         G7     C
I went down a beggar but I came up a millionaire

Verse 4

                      Am       C         G7     C
Yes I went down a beggar but I came up a millionaire