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This is a correction of phoenix1984's upload
Capo wherever's comfortable for your voice - it's in different places in every 
recording I've heard.
Dear CSir I write this note to you to tGell you of my plCight
For Fat the time of wriCting it, I'm D7not a pretty Gsight
My bFody is all bClack and blue, my fFace a deathly grAmey
And I wrCite this note to say why I am nGot at work toCday
While woCrking on the fourteenth floor some brGicks I had to clCear
But toFssing them down from sCuch a height was D7not a good Gidea
The forFeman wasn't vCery pleased, he Fis an awkward Amsod 
And he saCid I had to cart them down the laGdders in me hCod
Well cleCaring all these bricks by hand, it wGas so very sClow
So I hoisFted up a baCrrel and D7secured a rope Gbelow
But Fin me haste to dCo the job, I wFas too blind to Amsee
That a baCrrel full of building bricks was heGavier than Cme
And sCo when I untied the rope the baGrrel fell like lCead
And cliFnging tightly Cto the rope, I D7started up iGnstead
I shoFt up like a rCocket, and to Fmy dismay I fAmound
That haClfway up I met the bloody baGrrel coming dCown
Well the baCrrel broke me shoulder, as Gto the ground it sCped
And wFhen I reached the Ctop I banged the D7pulley with me Ghead
But I cFlung on tightly nuCmb with shock from tFhis almighty bAmlow
While the baCrrel spilled out half its bricks some fourGteen floors belCow
CWhen these bricks had fallen from the baGrrel to the flCoor 
I thFen outweighed the baCrrel and so sD7tarted down once Gmore
But I clFung on tightly to tChe rope me bFody racked with pAmain 
And haClfway down I met the bloody bGarrel once aCgain
Now the foCrce of this collision halfway doGwn the office bloCck
CaFused multiple abrCasions and a D7nasty case of sGhock
But I clFung on tightly to tChe rope as I fFell towards the groAmund
And I laCnded on the broken bricks the baGrrel had scattered roCund.
Now Cas I lay there on the ground I thoGught I'd passed the wCorst
But the baFrrel hit the puClley wheel and D7then the bottom Gburst
A shFower of bricks rained doCwn on me I dFidn't have a hAmope
As I lCay there bleeding on the ground I let Ggo of the bloody ropeC  
The baCrrel now being heavier so staGrted down once mCore
It laFnded right acrCoss me as I D7lay there on the Gfloor
It bFroke three ribs and mCy left arm and FI can only sAmay
I hCope you`ll understand why I am nGot at work tCoday

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The Bricklayers Song

by The Corries

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is a correction of phoenix1984's upload

Capo wherever's comfortable for your voice - it's in different places in every

recording I've heard.

C G C

Dear Sir I write this note to you to tell you of my plight

F C D7 G

For at the time of writing it, I'm not a pretty sight

F C F Am

My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grey

C G C

And I write this note to say why I am not at work today

C G C

While working on the fourteenth floor some bricks I had to clear

F C D7 G

But tossing them down from such a height was not a good idea

F C F Am

The foreman wasn't very pleased, he is an awkward sod

C G C

And he said I had to cart them down the ladders in me hod

C G C

Well clearing all these bricks by hand, it was so very slow

F C D7 G

So I hoisted up a barrel and secured a rope below

F C F Am

But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see

C G C

That a barrel full of building bricks was heavier than me

C G C

And so when I untied the rope the barrel fell like lead

F C D7 G

And clinging tightly to the rope, I started up instead

F C F Am

I shot up like a rocket, and to my dismay I found

C G C

That halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming down

C G C

Well the barrel broke me shoulder, as to the ground it sped

F C D7 G

And when I reached the top I banged the pulley with me head

F C F Am

But I clung on tightly numb with shock from this almighty blow

C G C

While the barrel spilled out half its bricks some fourteen floors below

C G C

When these bricks had fallen from the barrel to the floor

F C D7 G

I then outweighed the barrel and so started down once more

F C F Am

But I clung on tightly to the rope me body racked with pain

C G C

And halfway down I met the bloody barrel once again

C G C

Now the force of this collision halfway down the office block

F C D7 G

Caused multiple abrasions and a nasty case of shock

F C F Am

But I clung on tightly to the rope as I fell towards the ground

C G C

And I landed on the broken bricks the barrel had scattered round.

C G C

Now as I lay there on the ground I thought I'd passed the worst

F C D7 G

But the barrel hit the pulley wheel and then the bottom burst

F C F Am

A shower of bricks rained down on me I didn't have a hope

C G C

As I lay there bleeding on the ground I let go of the bloody rope

C G C

The barrel now being heavier so started down once more

F C D7 G

It landed right across me as I lay there on the floor

F C F Am

It broke three ribs and my left arm and I can only say

C G C

I hope you`ll understand why I am not at work today

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