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The Carpenter by John Conlee
The Carpenter
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
Em D
Let us now praise a carpenter & the things that he made
C D
And the way that he lived by the tools of his trade
Em D
I can still hear his hammer singin' ten penny time
C D
Workin' by the hour till the day he died
[Chorus 1]
G
He was tough as a crowbar, he was quick as a chisel
D C G
Fair as a plane and true as a level
G
He was straight as a chalkline and right as a rule
D C G
He was square with the world he took good care of his tools
[Verse 2]
Em D
He worked his hands in wood from the crib to the coffin
C D
With a care and a love you don't see too often
Em D
He built boats out of wood, big boats workin' in a shipyard
C D
Mansions on the hill and a birdhouse in the backyard
[Chorus 2]
G
He said anything that's worth cuttin' down a tree for
D C G
Is worth doin' right, don't the Lord love a two by four
G
If you ask him how to do somethin', he'll say just like Noah built the ark.
D C G
You got to hold your mouth right son and never miss your mark.
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