Chords for Tex Morton - He Holds the Lantern While His Mother Chops the Wood

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_ _ _ _ oh-ah _ -oh-oh-oh oh _ _ _ -ah _ _ _ _ _ [F#]-oh-oh washed them [B] up _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ [A#] know the best hearted [E] fellow
_ he'll even give his oldest [B] shirt away
_ the [C] neighbors all know he's a kind-hearted fellow
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[B] and [F#] here's what you'll hear [B] them say
[D#] _ _ _ _ [B] He holds the lantern while his mother chops the wood.
He holds the lantern just as any good son should.
He's mighty handy and he's always standing by.
[D#] When she's been chopping one load he'll get her a new supply.
[F#] And when she is exhausted he's equal to the test.
[F] He lays right down beside her and he helps his ma to [F#] rest.
While she is acting [C#m] he is busily [D#] relaxing.
[E] He [B] holds the lantern [F#] while his mother [B] chops the wood.
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_ _ _ _ _ He [F#]
holds the [B] lantern while his mother chops the wood.
He holds the lantern [F#] and he surely does it good.
_ She hacks and hacks away [G] until her back is sprained.
While her son holds the lantern so her eyes will not get [B] strained.
You'll never [F#] find him stopping to take a holiday.
[F] Because when it comes to chopping every day is mother's [B] day.
While she's perspiring [E] her dear son is [G] most inspiring.
He holds the lantern while his mother chops the [G#] wood. _ _
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_ _ _ _ He holds [F#] the lantern while [Em] his mother chops [B] the wood.
While she is [G#] panting he pants too that's understood.
_ [G] He's tender hearted when she chops he almost cries.
He can't stand seeing mother work so he [D#] just shuts his eyes.
[F#] He's big and strong and healthy and he weighs 250 neck.
[G] But moving those big muscles is work he ain't done yet.
[B] But he's sure respecting [E] her and he's sure he's [D#] not neglecting [E] her.
He [B] holds the lantern [F#] while his mother [B] chops the wood.
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