Sending Up The Timber Chords by Otis Clay

Tempo:
166.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

F#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sending Up The Timber chords
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[C#m]
[F#m]
[B]
[E]
[C#m]
[F#m]
[B]
[E]
[C#m]
[F#m]
[C#]
[E] There's a dream that I dream
[D] of [A] my heavenly, heavenly home.
I [E] know that [B] I'm going
[C#]
[E] there one day.
[F#m] Oh, yes [A] I am.
[B]
[E] Maybe morning, night or noon.
[D] I
[A] don't know just how soon.
[C#]
[E] But I'm
[A] holding my [B] timber.
[E]
Every, [A] every, every, every, [E] every day.
[F#m] [C#]
[E] My mother and father, they are waiting for [D] me.
[E] And [A] my heavenly, heavenly home.
I
[E] know that [B] we all will [E]
meet again.
[F#m] Yes, we will.
[A] [C#]
[E] Maybe morning, night or noon.
[D] I [E]
[A] just don't know children, just how soon.
[E] But I am [A] holding my timber.
[B] [E]
Every, [A] every, every, every, [E] every day.
[D] [E] I [A] am sending [F#m]
[A] my timber to [C#]
[E] glory.
[C#m] Every
[E] [C#m]
[E] day.
[D]
[E] Let [A] me [F#m] just [A]
say, I know [D] [A]
that [B] the Lord [F#] has
[B] sent me.
Oh, [A]
[E] maybe morning, night or noon.
[Bm]
[E] [A] I just don't know children, just how soon.
[F#] But I [E] am
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
sending [D] up [A] the [F#m]
[A]
[E]
glory.
Every [C#m] day.
[E] Yeah.
[A]
Some way that the [B] Lord will
[F#]
[B] help you and me.
[C#] Oh,
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E]
yeah.
I
[A]
[B]
[F#]
can't be in [C#] the anger.
Oh, [B] I can't.
[C#m]
[E]
Oh, yeah.
[B]
[E] [A]
[F#m] [Em]
[A] How soon.
But oh, oh, [F#] [E] oh. Anger.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
Yes, I am.
Oh, [G#] oh, oh.
I [A] am sending up my timber.
Every time you see me giving up your life, put it on.
[E] My timber.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Otis Clay - Sending Up The Timber chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, E and A in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 82 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 164. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ There's a _ dream _ _ that _ _ I dream _ _
[D] of _ _ _ [A] my heavenly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
heavenly _ _ home. _
_ _ _ _ I [E] _ know _ _ _ _ _ that _ [B] I'm _ _ going _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[E] there one _ _ day. _ _ _
[F#m] Oh, _ _ yes [A] I am.
[B] _ _ _
[E] Maybe _ morning, _ _ _ _ _ _
night or noon. _
[D] _ I _ _ _
[A] don't know _ _ _ _ _ _ just _ _ how _ _ soon.
_ [C#] _ _
[E] But I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] holding my _ [B] timber.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Every, _ _ _ [A] every, every, _ every, [E] every day. _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] My mother and father, _ _ _ _ they are waiting _ for [D] me.
_ [E] And _ [A] my _ heavenly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
heavenly _ _ _ home.
_ _ _ I _
[E] _ _ know _ _ _ that _ _ [B] we _ _ all _ _ _ _ will [E] _
meet _ _ _ again. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Yes, we will. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] Maybe _ morning, _ _ _ _ night _ or _ noon.
[D] I _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ just don't know _ _ children, _ _ _ _ _ just how _ soon.
_ [E] _ But I am _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] holding _ my timber.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Every, _ _ _ [A] every, every, _ every, [E] every day. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ I [A] am _ sending [F#m] _
[A] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ timber _ to _ _ [C#] _ _
[E] _ glory.
[C#m] Every _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ day.
[D] _
_ [E] _ Let [A] me _ _ [F#m] just _ [A] _
say, _ _ _ I know [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ that [B] the Lord _ [F#] has _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] sent me.
_ Oh, [A] _ _
_ _ [E] maybe _ morning, _ _ _ _ _ _ night or noon.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] I just don't know children, _ _ _ _ just _ _ _ _ how soon. _ _
[F#] But I [E] am _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
sending _ [D] up [A] the _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
glory. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Every _ _ [C#m] day. _ _ _ _
[E] Yeah.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Some way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that the [B] Lord will _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] help you and me. _
[C#] Oh, _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah.
I _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
can't be in [C#] the anger.
Oh, [B] I can't.
[C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah.
[B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ How soon.
_ But oh, _ oh, [F#] _ _ [E] _ oh. Anger. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Yes, I am.
Oh, [G#] oh, oh.
_ I [A] am sending _ up my timber.
_ Every time you see me giving up your life, put it on. _ _
[E] My timber. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _