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Lowly Carpenter

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Come lDabor get rGeady
to dDance for your bBmread
My Dson, I was oGnce where you sDtand
There's a Dbeast with insGatiable
hDunger, its Bmminions
Need cDrafters and sAkilled
working hDands
Needs a fDortress hGigh in the hDilltops
And Dwe are the gGreat chosen Acrew
But DI am a lGowly caDrpenter Bmso
wDhat have I pAower to Gdo
| G| A| D|
Oh Dmisery cGall us to rDise up at dBmawn,
to tDurn ‘way as fGast as we cDan
We mDay be the mGortar that crDadles the
Bmbrick but DI am just oAne grain of Dsand
And don't Dtell me of Gtossing the
WDrenches. It oDnly brings
Gpleasure and pAain
And Dwe are all lGowly cDarpenters Bmso
where we're tDaken is wAhere
we'll reGmain
| G| A| D|
And the mDasters shall gGovern with
uDnbroken bBmacks
Look dDown from the Gtop of the Dhill
You can cDry through the nGight just as
Dmuch as you'd lBmike
There will Dalways be tAowers to bDuild
I could've been Dmore than some
sGtone dragging vDessel
I could be mDore than their
wGood cutting slAave
But Dwe are all lGowly cDarpenters Bmso
wDhat have we pAower to cGhange
| G| A| D|
And if you Dcan't take no Gmore then
get oDut of the Bmway
For weD've got a dGay to get tDhrough
We Dwire their cGastles,
their prDisons and bBmanks
Build their mGansions
from cAellar to rDoof
We've got Dhammers and wGrenches and
cDhisels
We could desDtroy any great wGall
we come tAo
But DI am a lGowly cDarpenter Bmso
wDhat have I pAower to Gdo
| G| A| D|

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Lowly Carpenter

by Mischief Brew

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D G

Come labor get ready

D Bm

to dance for your bread

D G D

My son, I was once where you stand

D G

There's a beast with insatiable

D Bm

hunger, its minions

D A

Need crafters and skilled

working hands

D G D

Needs a fortress high in the hilltops

D G A

And we are the great chosen crew

D G D Bm

But I am a lowly carpenter so

D A G

what have I power to do

G A D

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D G D Bm

Oh misery call us to rise up at dawn,

D G D

to turn ‘way as fast as we can

D G D

We may be the mortar that cradles the

Bm D A D

brick but I am just one grain of sand

D G

And don't tell me of tossing the

D D

Wrenches. It only brings

G A

pleasure and pain

D G D Bm

And we are all lowly carpenters so

D A

where we're taken is where

we'll remain

G A D

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D G

And the masters shall govern with

D Bm

unbroken backs

D G D

Look down from the top of the hill

D G

You can cry through the night just as

D Bm

much as you'd like

D A D

There will always be towers to build

I could've been more than some

G D

stone dragging vessel

I could be more than their

G A

wood cutting slave

D G D Bm

But we are all lowly carpenters so

D A G

what have we power to change

G A D

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D G

And if you can't take no more then

D Bm

get out of the way

D G D

For we've got a day to get through

D G

We wire their castles,

D Bm

their prisons and banks

Build their mansions

A D

from cellar to roof

D G

We've got hammers and wrenches and

chisels

D G

We could destroy any great wall

we come to

D G D Bm

But I am a lowly carpenter so

D A G

what have I power to do

G A D

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