Little Cellist Ukulele chords by Bears In Trees

Verse 1: Iain:
        F               C     Bb           F
See she found him asleep on a heated floor
      F                      C              Bb                  F
Saw his eyes had signs of crying, but realized not to ask what for
   F                 C                 Bb        F
A good first-aider, she first made sure he was safe
         F         C             Bb          F
Then began to explain the complaints of her day



Chorus: Callum:
       F               C                 Bb
Little cellist, don't break that wooden neck
         F              C            Bb
It's not selfish to not do all they expect
        F                             C
And my good friend, it's okay to be upset
    Bb         F                      C            Bb
So loosen your tight grip around that wooden neck

F C Bb F
F C Bb F

Verse 2: Iain:
     F                 C                      Bb
She often held in her intrusive thoughts for fear
          F                             C               Bb
That the weight of her worries was too much for him to hear
     F                                         C                       Bb
But pressure causes pipes to crack and now his shoulder's drenched in tears
        F                                C              Bb
She was so overwhelmed, it was like she hadn't cried in years
              Dm          C                     Bb                  Dm
And he said, "Even Jesus Christ himself needed help to bear his cross
 Dm                  C                 Bb               Dm
Please feel free to lean on me if the world becomes too much"
    Dm            C                     Bb                Dm
He didn't speak a word then, but still felt some sense of purpose
    Dm              C           Bb                  Dm
If not to heal her hurting, at least to relieve her burdens


Chorus: Callum:
       F               C                 Bb
Little cellist, don't break that wooden neck
         F              C            Bb
It's not selfish to not do all they expect
        F                             C
And my good friend, it's okay to be upset
    Bb         F                      C            Bb
So loosen your tight grip around that wooden neck


Bridge: Callum & Iain:
     Gm                            C            Bb
And she crouched beside him as he lay down again
     Gm                                     C                       Bb
But this time breathing laboured, pins and needles from toes to head
    Gm                      C                     Bb
She quelled her anxiety to calm her fading friend
      Gm                              C                Bb
Told him to keep his eyes open though now he was submerged in ocean
       Gm                           C           Bb
And the ambulance rolled up like his limousine
    Gm                       C           Bb
To take him to a place where he reigned supreme
     Gm                             C           Bb
But trade in golden bedposts for a hospital bed
           Gm                                C             Bb
It's like monogrammed jewelry, but a plastic name band instead


Chorus: Callum & Callum and Iain:
       F               C                 Bb
Little cellist, don't break that wooden neck
         F              C            Bb
It's not selfish to not do all they expect
        F                             C
And my good friend, it's okay to be upset
    Bb         F                      C            Bb
So loosen your tight grip around that wooden neck
       F               C                 Bb
Little cellist, don't break that wooden neck
         F              C            Bb
It's not selfish to not do all they expect
        F                             C
And my good friend, it's okay to be upset
    Bb         F                      C            Bb
So loosen your tight grip around that wooden neck