4-4 Time by Colter Wall

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Key: G

Verse 1:
   G                   G7           C               G       Cadd9     G
   Leanin'     on a T-post        My eyes up on the sky
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         G           Em              D   A7  D7
When I'm meant to be splicing broken wire
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    G                  G7           C               G       Cadd9     G
The meadowlark      is singing  her old    familiar tune
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G               D7              G   Cadd9  G
Her melody       surpasses that of mine
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    G
And how could I try now to sing a song
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         G           Cadd9    G
When the good Lord's smallest creature
    A7              D       D7
Can croon it out so strong?
 
      G             G7              C               G       Cadd9     G
And I shouldn't be comparing    his handiwork  with mine
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      G                   D7              G   Cadd9  G
But I hope the Lord don't mind    4/4 time
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Verse 2:
   G                   G7           C               G       Cadd9     G
           Later on that evening            Just banging down the road
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         G           Em              D   A7  D7
The sun beds down to kiss the plains goodnight
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    G                  G7           C               G       Cadd9     G
The air takes on a coolness        The west wind starts to blow
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    G               D7              G   Cadd9  G
It's pushing up the rainclouds into sight
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    G
And how could I try now to tell a tale
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         G           Cadd9    G
When the sky tells three each morning
    A7              D       D7
And evening without fail
 
      G             G7              C               G       Cadd9     G
And I shouldn't be comparing    his handiwork  with mine
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      G                   D7              G   Cadd9  G
But I hope the Lord don't mind    4/4 time
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      G                   D7              G   Cadd9  G
Yes I hope the Lord don't mind    4/4 time
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Published: February 18, 2026
Last Updated: February 18, 2026