Pocketknife And Pliers Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: C C G F C Verse: C He prayed for rain, planted on time The windmill spinning and that fence tie G F C Worked at the gin for just two bucks a day C He'd keep a dollar for himself The other spent on hired help G F C Raising a family, cotton, cattle, wheat, and hay

Chorus: F Didn't take much (didn't take much) C But his two hands (but his two hands) G F C A lot of want to and a little piece of land F He got it done (He got it done) C Putting out those fires (putting out those fires) G F C With a pocketknife and a solid pair of pliers [Instrumental] C C G F C Verse: C Great grandpa wasn't the only one They married for love and they had a son G F C Springtime nineteen hundred and thirty-eight C They named that boy Curtis Glen He grew tall, strong, handsome, and thin G F C Learned and listened what his daddy had to say Chorus: F Don't take much (it don't take much) C But your two hands (but your two hands) G F C A lot of want to and a little piece of land F You'll get it done (you'll get it done) C Put out your fires (put out your fires) G F C With a pocketknife and a solid pair of pliers [Instrumental] C C G F C Verse: C I thank the Lord above every day To have grown up in the same way G F C My daddy did and his daddy did before C Someday soon I'll have a son If I'm lucky enough I'll be the one G F C To teach him the tools he'll need for what's in store Chorus: F Don't take much (don't take much) C But your two hands (your two hands) G F C A lot of want to and a little piece of land F You'll get it done (you'll get it done) C Put out your fires (put out your fires) G F C With a pocketknife and a solid pair of pliers Outro: F G C With a pocketknife and a solid pair of pliers F G C With a pocketknife and a solid pair of pliers