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Axe

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[Intro] Played with a slide on the album, but here are the notes
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6---------------------------------------------|
|----------3------5^--5^--5--3-----s-->-7--7-----7---5^--5---3------------------------------|
|-0--3--5----5-----------------5---------------------------------5-<---other guitar rakes a-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------G with this last note|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
**  Play intro after every Chorus, and twice after closing Chorus  **
[Chorus]
GI will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,
carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,
DThere's plenty of wood aGround.
[Verse]
GWell I've seen the devil's shadow, underneath the moon,
Keep that fire a-goin’, the sDun is comin’ soGon.
[Chorus]
GI will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,
carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,
DThere's plenty of wood aGround.
[Verse]
GWhen I’m old and grey, and these two hands are worn ,
Cross me over Jordan, Lord and DI’ll keep Heaven Gwarm.
[Chorus]
GI will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,
carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,
DThere's plenty of wood aGround.

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Axe

by The Steel Woods

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro] Played with a slide on the album, but here are the notes

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------6---------------------------------------------|

|----------3------5^--5^--5--3-----s-->-7--7-----7---5^--5---3------------------------------|

|-0--3--5----5-----------------5---------------------------------5-<---other guitar rakes a-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------G with this last note|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

** Play intro after every Chorus, and twice after closing Chorus **

[Chorus]

I will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,

carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,

D G

There's plenty of wood around.

[Verse]

Well I've seen the devil's shadow, underneath the moon,

D G

Keep that fire a-goin’, the sun is comin’ soon.

[Chorus]

I will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,

carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,

D G

There's plenty of wood around.

[Verse]

When I’m old and grey, and these two hands are worn ,

D G

Cross me over Jordan, Lord and I’ll keep Heaven warm.

[Chorus]

I will swing my axe, don't let the flames go down,

carve up some of that kind-liiiiing,

D G

There's plenty of wood around.

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