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Thats All The Lumber You Sent by Kathy Mattea Thats All The Lumber You Sent Tuning: E A D G B E [intro] C G Am F C G Am [verse] C G Said a friend to a friend one day, Am F Was a man who passed away C G F St. Peter met him at the gate C G Pete said "Walk with me if you will Am F I'll take you to the house you built" C G F Man said "I can't wait!" C G Passed a mansion made of stone Am F But with each new house he's shown C G F They get smaller by degrees C G Stopped in front of a two room shack Am F Pete said hope you're happy with that C G C Man said: "How can this be?" Pete said: [Chorus] F G Am Em That's all the lumber--that's all the lumber F G C that's all the lumber you sent F G Am Em Looks like the builder--man he's got your number F G C G Am F C G Am C G Am F Am G F That's all the lumber you sent [verse] C G Man didn't know what to say Am F poor guy was blown away C G F Said: "you mean this is what I deserve?" C G Pete said: "I'm afraid it's so Am F It's too late but now you know C G F Shoulda done better work" C G You mean not lie and cheat Am F and helpin' old ladies across the street? C G F Pete says Well, that's a start C G Remember that man back in that great big house? Am F He found out early what it's all about C G C Built that place with his heart--as for you [Chorus] F G Am Em That's all the lumber--that's all the lumber F G C that's all the lumber you sent F G Am Em Looks like the builder--man he's got your number F G C G Am That's all the lumber you sent [Bridge] A# A What if that man was me A# A And I failed that miserably Dm Am F You're showin' me things I don't wanna see C G Am F C G Am C G Am F C G F [verse] C G St. Peter if you can Am F Send me back to earth again C G F Is that somethin' you can do? C G Pete said well it ain't up to me Am F If it was I'd like to see C G F How you plan to improve C G Said I'd love God and fellow man Am F Take a wife and make a stand C G F Be the givinest guy I can be C G And when I get back to this neighborhood Am There'd be a gigantic pile of wood C G C And I'd say: What's this I see?--You'd tell me [Chorus] F G Am Em That's all the lumber--all that's your lumber F G C that's all the lumber you sent F G Am Em Big Boss will help you hammer it all together F G C G Am That's all the lumber you sent Oh F G Am Em That's all the lumber--all that's your lumber G E That's all the lumber you sent F G Am Em Big Boss will help you hammer it all together F G A# That's all the lumber you sent [outro] F C A# F C A# F G# A# C -----------