The Once and Future Carpenter The Avett Brothers
Capo IV
Yes, I know the lyrics aren't quite right. But you'll get the idea.
Intro: Opening riff that I am yet to derive. Then:
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[C]I ain't from Te[F]xas, but I m[Dm]ade my way from Da[F]llas
and I k[Dm]now the lonesome so[G]und is foll[C]ow[-]in[G]g
[C]I ain't a ga[F]mbler, but I can reco[Dm]gnize a h[F]and
and when to h[Dm]old, when queens are sta[G]ring back at [C]me[-].[G]
Interlude
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[C] [-] [F] [-] [G]
Verse 2 (Use chords from first verse).
Once I was a carpenter, man my hands were calloused
I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight
But I took to the highway, a poet young and hungry
and I left the timbers where they lay
For[F]ever I will move like the w[Fm]orld that turns beneath me
and when I l[C]ose my dir[Am]ection I'll lo[G]ok up to the sky
and when the bl[F]ack cloak drags upon the ground
I'll be re[Fm]ady to surrender, and rem[C]ember
well we're [Am]all in this tog[G]ether
If I l[F]ive the life I'm given,[Fm] I wont be scared to die
Verses 3+4. (Same as first two.)
And I don't come from Detroit, but her diesel motors pull me
and I followed till I finally lost my way
And now I spend my days in search of a woman we called purpose
And if I ever pass back through here town I'll stay
Chorus 2 (Same as first).
Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
and when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
and when the black cloak drags upon the ground
I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die
(Interlude again then that cool little riff).
And my life is but a coin, pulled from an empty pocket
Dropped into a slot with dreams of sevens close behind
And hope and fear go with it, and moon and the sun go spinning
Like the numbers and fruits before my eyes
Bridge
[C]Sometimes I h[F]it, someti[G]mes it robs me bl[C]ind
Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
Chorus 3 (Same as first two).
Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
and when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
and when the black cloak drags upon the ground
I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die
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