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[Intro]
C
[Chorus]
CIt took a carpenter to tear down my walls
It took a sGtronger hand than mine
And when He lCooked at me you know
He Emade me Amsee, I was Gblind
CHe put my feet on the ground,
I put my eyes to the sky and tDhen I realizeGd
It took a Amcarpenter to tGear down my waFlls.
F  C  F
[Verse 1]
GWell, I was living' from night to night
Getting' high just getting' by, ain't right
Bm(oo) I was buildin' up Emwalls and hAidin' from the Dlight
GWhile I was sleepin' in the summer shade
He was watchin' every move I made
Bm(oo) In my house on the Emhill
AYou know I'd be there stillEb  Bb  
[Chorus]
CIt took a carpenter to tear down my walls
It took a sGtronger hand than mine
And when He lCooked at me you know
He Emade me Amsee, I was Gblind
CHe put my feet on the ground,
I put my eyes to the sky and tDhen I realizeGd
It took a Amcarpenter to tGear down my waFlls.
F  C  F
[Verse 2]
GI was a fortress, I was made of stone
In a house that never was my home
Bm(oo) He kept chippin' awaEmy
'Till He Amade me see
That the stone was cFlay— He mBbade me say.
[Chorus]
CIt took a carpenter to tear down my walls
It took a sGtronger hand than mine
And when He lCooked at me you know
He Emade me Amsee, I was Gblind
CHe put my feet on the ground,
I put my eyes to the sky and tDhen I realizeGd
It took a Amcarpenter to tGear down my waFlls.
F  C  F
[Key Change]
DIt took a carpenter to tear down my walls
It took a sEtronger hand than Amine
And when He lDooked at me you know
He Bmmade me sAee, I was blind
DHe put my feet on the ground,
I put my eyes to the sky and tEhen I realizeAd
It took a Bmcarpenter to tAear down my waGlls.

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It Took A Carpenter

by Randy Matthews

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Chorus]

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls

It took a stronger hand than mine

And when He looked at me you know

E Am G

He made me see, I was blind

He put my feet on the ground,

D G

I put my eyes to the sky and then I realized

Am G F

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls.

F C F

[Verse 1]

Well, I was living' from night to night

Getting' high just getting' by, ain't right

Bm Em A D

(oo) I was buildin' up walls and hidin' from the light

While I was sleepin' in the summer shade

He was watchin' every move I made

Bm Em

(oo) In my house on the hill

A Eb Bb

You know I'd be there still

[Chorus]

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls

It took a stronger hand than mine

And when He looked at me you know

E Am G

He made me see, I was blind

He put my feet on the ground,

D G

I put my eyes to the sky and then I realized

Am G F

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls.

F C F

[Verse 2]

I was a fortress, I was made of stone

In a house that never was my home

Bm Em

(oo) He kept chippin' away

'Till He made me see

F Bb

That the stone was clay— He made me say.

[Chorus]

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls

It took a stronger hand than mine

And when He looked at me you know

E Am G

He made me see, I was blind

He put my feet on the ground,

D G

I put my eyes to the sky and then I realized

Am G F

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls.

F C F

[Key Change]

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls

E A

It took a stronger hand than mine

And when He looked at me you know

Bm A

He made me see, I was blind

He put my feet on the ground,

E A

I put my eyes to the sky and then I realized

Bm A G

It took a carpenter to tear down my walls.

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