Chords for the Bacon Brothers Chop Wood

[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Oh, he was [Bb] a cold, cold man _ _ [Cm] Touched him with a cold, cold hand
_ Raised [Bb] him with an iron glove Down in the city, [Cm] he went early, love
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ There [Bb] he waited at the light _ Legs [Fm] on fire, I thought [F] I'd drown
_ Man, [Bb] it was a great thing I swear to God that [F] I'm climbing the stairs
_ I [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ will never be [Bb] as tall _ [Gm] As his mom on [F] the wall
_ I'm afraid that I've begun To cast a shadow [Bb] on the sun
I want to break this _
[F] legacy Change this angry [Cm] history
_ And plant a brand new [F] family tree I guess the rest is up to me _ _ _ _
[Bb] I've got to chop wood, [F] I've got to carry water [Cm] _ Hold my boy [Bb] and respect my daughter
_ When I take [F] my rest I'll know [Gm] I did the best I could _ _
[F] Chop wood, [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] carry water
_ _ _ Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _
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[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] it was a strange, strange life _ All [F] those wicked thoughts he had
_ _ Left [Bb] to build this little world _ And he left [F] you with a lonely girl
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [Bb] you were the clumsy one _ You bear the burden [F] of the firstborn son
_ Man, [Bb] it was a peasant's goal _ _ _ [F] Cigarettes and rock and roll
[Fm] _ Now, _
[Eb] _ _ _ you can try and [Bb] hold it in But [Gm] you will never be [F] as thin
_ You can never take the floor _ Cause you never went [Bb] to war
You want to break this _
[F] legacy Change this angry _ [Cm] history
_ And plant a brand new family [F] _ tree Here's some cheap advice from me
_ Oh, _ brother, [Bb] got to chop wood, you [F] got to carry water
[Cm] Hold your boy [Bb] and respect your daughter
_ When you take [F] your rest you know you [Gm] did the best you could _ _
[F] Chop wood, [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
[Gm] carry water
_ _ Now _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ you can build yourself [Gb] _ a monument _ _ _
[Db] Yeah, _ you can write your [Ab] name in _ stone
_ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ But you're checking out [Gb] like _ you've been checking _ _ _
[Cm] naked _ _ _ _ _ [F] and alone
_ _ _ _ [Bb] You got to chop wood, you [F] got to carry water
[Cm] Hold your boy and [Bb] respect your daughter
_ Nothing's gonna taste [F] so sweet Nothing's ever gonna [Gm] feel so good
You [F] chop wood, yeah, _ yeah, [Bb] yeah, yeah
Chop wood, you [F] got to carry water
[Cm] Hold your boy and [Bb] respect your daughter
When you take [F] your rest you know you [Gm] did the best you could _ _
[F] Chop [E] wood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] carry water
_ _ _ Chop _
[F] wood, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
carry water _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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