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[Intro]
F Am7 G/B Bb
[Chorus]
FHe builds a houAm7se
EbWith his handBbs
Bm7Thirty years go E7by
It standAm7s
F9It standF7s where Bbnothing stoodG7  
A E7house of stonAm7e
F9The masF7on sleepBbs real goodBb6  C7  
[Verse 1]
FHe does his worAm7k
EbHis workday fBblies
Bm7Quittin' time's E7a big surpriAm7se
F9And tF7hen it's Bbone more stoneG7  
To gE7et just rAm7ight
F9It's alF7ways oBbne more stoneC7  
Before the nighFtBm7  E7  
[Bridge]
AEvery hoF#muse he builds
F9Every stF7one he layBbs
Bm7It's not just makin' E7money
Am7And countin' off the C9days
[Chorus]
FHe builds a houAm7se
EbWith his handBbs
Bm7A hundred yearE7s go by
It standAm7s
F9It tellF7s you who Bbhe was
G7A life E7goes faAm7st
F9But the wE7ork a maBbson doesB7  
It'E7s made to lasAm7t
F9The worF7k a maBbson doDb7esGbmaj7  
C7It's made to lFast
[Outro]
Am7 Am G7 Bb F

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The Mason

by Craig Carnelia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

Bm7

Bb6

F#m

Db7

Gbmaj7

[Intro]

F Am7 G/B Bb

[Chorus]

F Am7

He builds a house

Eb Bb

With his hands

Bm7 E7

Thirty years go by

Am7

It stands

F9 F7 Bb G7

It stands where nothing stood

E7 Am7

A house of stone

F9 F7 Bb Bb6 C7

The mason sleeps real good

[Verse 1]

F Am7

He does his work

Eb Bb

His workday flies

Bm7 E7 Am7

Quittin' time's a big surprise

F9 F7 Bb G7

And then it's one more stone

E7 Am7

To get just right

F9 F7 Bb C7

It's always one more stone

F Bm7 E7

Before the night

[Bridge]

A F#m

Every house he builds

F9 F7 Bb

Every stone he lays

Bm7 E7

It's not just makin' money

Am7 C9

And countin' off the days

[Chorus]

F Am7

He builds a house

Eb Bb

With his hands

Bm7 E7

A hundred years go by

Am7

It stands

F9 F7 Bb

It tells you who he was

G7 E7 Am7

A life goes fast

F9 E7 Bb B7

But the work a mason does

E7 Am7

It's made to last

F9 F7 Bb Db7 Gbmaj7

The work a mason does

C7 F

It's made to last

[Outro]

Am7 Am G7 Bb F

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