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Timber

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Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Capo 1
Intro:
Am G D C
Am G D
Am G D C
Am G F
Verse I:
GI leave my thinking and my Ffamily at home
GTo work the timber till my Farms get numb
EI will be Cgone some day
EAll my dreams and Call my pain
Verse II:
GThose twisted visions of your Fown home town
GThose countless workers with their Fheads bowed down
EAnd I can Csee myself
ECleaning gardens at that Cold hotel
Pre-Chorus:
DAnd I want to give you everything you deserve
CAnd relieve you of those pressures that you Gfeel
DAnd as the cold comes and covers the minds
CI want to know that your body Dis rEmeal
EmIt's dark in the dCay and black in the Gnight
I got no Fmoney but I'll be aClright
Chorus:
AmGive me a cGall and I'll woDrk for a Cnumber
AmI'll fix your Gdreams for a Dprice
AmThem boys up the Gstreet they would Dsteal for their Chunger
AmWhat did you Gdo with their Flives
Verse III: (Same chords as previous verses)
GI pick the splinters from my Ffingers to find
GHow many worries on my Fdays and mind
ESo I can Chold my own
EThe real reason why Cman must grow
Pre-Chorus:
DI want to give you everything you deserve
CAnd relieve you of those pressures that you Gtake
DAnd as we dine on the bones of our betters
We will Cdiscover what the music Dcan Emmake
And all my Cmind knows we Gface
I'm only Ftelling us to leave this Cplace
Chorus: (Slight change)
AmGive me a cGall and I'll woDrk for a Cnumber
AmI'll fix your Gdreams for a Dprice
AmThem boys up the Gstreet they would Dsteal for their Chunger
AmWhat did you Gdo with their Dlives
Coda:
AmOh play me a Gsong and I'll Dpay you in Cliquor
AmAnd taste like you're Gwasting your Dtime
AmOld man Gcrying on the Dbank by the Criver
                  Am              G   F(Pause)
Says goodbye to his children and wife
EmGoodbye
One Cday the words I'll Gspeak
FWon't mean nothing tCo me
No
Outro:
Am G D C
Am G D
Am G D C
Am G F

All chords in this song (7)

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Timber

by Eaves

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Don't worry if they sound a bit off at first, it's a great song with weird chords.

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

Capo 1

Intro:

Am G D C

Am G D

Am G D C

Am G F

Verse I:

G F

I leave my thinking and my family at home

G F

To work the timber till my arms get numb

E C

I will be gone some day

E C

All my dreams and all my pain

Verse II:

G F

Those twisted visions of your own home town

G F

Those countless workers with their heads bowed down

E C

And I can see myself

E C

Cleaning gardens at that old hotel

Pre-Chorus:

And I want to give you everything you deserve

C G

And relieve you of those pressures that you feel

And as the cold comes and covers the minds

C D Em

I want to know that your body is real

Em C G

It's dark in the day and black in the night

F C

I got no money but I'll be alright

Chorus:

Am G D C

Give me a call and I'll work for a number

Am G D

I'll fix your dreams for a price

Am G D C

Them boys up the street they would steal for their hunger

Am G F

What did you do with their lives

Verse III: (Same chords as previous verses)

G F

I pick the splinters from my fingers to find

G F

How many worries on my days and mind

E C

So I can hold my own

E C

The real reason why man must grow

Pre-Chorus:

I want to give you everything you deserve

C G

And relieve you of those pressures that you take

And as we dine on the bones of our betters

C D Em

We will discover what the music can make

C G

And all my mind knows we face

F C

I'm only telling us to leave this place

Chorus: (Slight change)

Am G D C

Give me a call and I'll work for a number

Am G D

I'll fix your dreams for a price

Am G D C

Them boys up the street they would steal for their hunger

Am G D

What did you do with their lives

Coda:

Am G D C

Oh play me a song and I'll pay you in liquor

Am G D

And taste like you're wasting your time

Am G D C

Old man crying on the bank by the river

Am G F

(Pause)

Says goodbye to his children and wife

Goodbye

C G

One day the words I'll speak

F C

Won't mean nothing to me

Outro:

Am G D C

Am G D

Am G D C

Am G F

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