Stone chords by Ronnie Lane

Stone

Capo 2

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Well, once I was a stone, many years ago
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Into a pool was thrown, many years ago
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Time went by and the pool ran dry
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Excavated was I, and tempered and beat in the fiery heat
                 D     D(sus4)
By the hand of a man,
                 C      C(sus4)
whose name was Dan,
               G
Dan the blacksmith

G
Well once I was a sword, many years ago
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And my blade was broad, many years ago
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Wore it with pride, and into battle I'd ride,
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on a warrior side, And cut my tail, their was loss of my tail
              D     D(sus4)
and soon did rust ,
C      C(sus4)
corrode to dust,
    G
oh my

G
Well once I was a daisy, many years ago
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In pastures green and lazy, many years ago
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But I was eat by a goat who fell in a moat
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And forgetting to float he sunk like a lead and stayed until dead
                     D     D(sus4)
And was relieved to find
C      C(sus4)
just how kind
    G
it all was


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Well once I was a grub, many years ago
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And I lived among that mud , many years ago
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But I'm a reckless mood, and I gave it a Coo
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That was it with a prune, and when the good Lord was done, I walked with the sun,
           D     D(sus4)
I shed my skins
C      C(sus4)
And tried my wings
    G
and flew away

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Well, once I was a bullfrog, had to struggle for survival
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And once I was a carp and lived in waters on the meadow
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And once I was a mynah bird, quoting verses from the Bible
              C
I said pretty boy,
         D
Pretty boy,
        G
Saint Luke

(Guitar solo)

G
Well once I was a mule, many years ago
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my master treat me cruel, many years ago
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By by was sick, so I moved to a kick,
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So I took out a stick , laid it back across my back To an almighty crack
             D     D(sus4)
to my dismay
C      C(sus4)
I cast away
           G
into the blue

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Then I was born a human baby, many years ago
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I remember I was born unto a lady, many years ago
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All our hopes were piled on the back of a child
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Who turned out to be wild, sent the devil a prayer, caused the parson to swear
         D     D(sus4)
so I took my leave
C      C(sus4)
To lie and thieve,
               G
on my way to jail

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Well, I've been a tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor
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Known good times and disaster
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But now I have a teacher and my teacher has a master
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And the master is perfection, so he'll help us get there faster
 D     D(sus4)
Don't need no proof,
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'cause that's the truth,
               G
and I'll drink to that!