Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: F Am7 G/B Bb Chorus: F Am7 He builds a house Eb Bb With his hands Bm7 E7 Thirty years go by Am7 It stands F9 F7 Bb G7 It stands where nothing stood E7 Am7 A house of stone F9 F7 Bb Bb6 C7 The mason sleeps real good
Verse 1: F Am7 He does his work Eb Bb His workday flies Bm7 E7 Am7 Quittin' time's a big surprise F9 F7 Bb G7 And then it's one more stone E7 Am7 To get just right F9 F7 Bb C7 It's always one more stone F Bm7 E7 Before the night Bridge: A F#m Every house he builds F9 F7 Bb Every stone he lays Bm7 E7 It's not just makin' money Am7 C9 And countin' off the days Chorus: F Am7 He builds a house Eb Bb With his hands Bm7 E7 A hundred years go by Am7 It stands F9 F7 Bb It tells you who he was G7 E7 Am7 A life goes fast F9 E7 Bb B7 But the work a mason does E7 Am7 It's made to last F9 F7 Bb Db7 Gbmaj7 The work a mason does C7 F It's made to last Outro: Am7 Am G7 Bb F
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