Chords with lyrics
Capo 5 (Played with a reggae beat, short notes, maybe palm muted for added effect)
INTRO: F, G, Am, G x2
F G Am G
Little boy sitting on his daddy's knee
F G Am G
In a circle full of drums and harmony
F G Am G
His mother kneel down and say
F G Am7(ring)
"My son do you know why you are here today?"
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
F G Am G
Jah' made these drums for you
F G Am G
To play with your heart and soul let the music carry you through
F G Am G
Jah' made these drums for you
F G Am7 (Ring)
Jah' made these drums for you
F G Am G
Just a few years down the road
F G Am G
Same boy is old enough to help his father carry the load
F G Am G
On a boat they will fish all day
F G Am7(Ring)
Boy gets frustrated, so his daddy say
CHORUS:
F G Am G
Jah' made these things for you
F G Am G
The sky above and the ocean blue
F G Am G
Jah' made these things for you
F G Am7(Ring)
Jah' made these things for you
F G Am G
Comes to his dad with tears in his eyes
F G Am G
Said now she's gone and I don't know why
F G Am G
I gave her three good years of my life
F G Am7(Ring)
Should I run away or swallow my pride?
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
F G Am G
Jah' made this pain for you
F G Am G
Now you are grown so you should choose what you should do
F G Am G
Jah' made this pain for you
F G Am7(Ring)
Jah' made this pain for you
(Short tounge roll)
BREAK: F,G,Am,F
F G Am G
Old man lying on his dying bed
F G Am G
His faithful son right by his side
F G Am G
He said now you are gone and I will have no one
F G Am7(Ring)
But in his last breathe he please tell your son
CHORUS:
F G Am G
Jah' made this life for you
F G Am G
You can do anything that you want to do
G G Am G
Jah' made this life for you
F G Am7(Ring)
Jah' made this life for you
Am G F
And you, and you, and you.
Zac actually plays this without a capo in the key of C, but the capo on 5 makes it
easier for newer guitarists.
