The Carpenter lyrics and chords

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The Carpenter
Recorded by Randy Travis, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
Written by Randy Travis, Ron Avis, Chip Taylor

G             D7           Em
He was just a carpenter by trade
   C                            G          D7
He learned from His Father at a very early age
G                   D7             Em
There was something special in the Man
D7        C
There was much more to His life
          G       C        G
Than just working with His hands

             D7
And He'd say there's no home I could design

That would match the one you'd find

When you leave this world behind

If you only took the time

G         D7                 Em
Love your neighbor like your brother
                          C
Treat your brother like a friend
                      D7
Always turn the other cheek
                       G
Help the weary and the weak
         D7                 G
Make the time for young and old

       D7        Em
And as your life unfolds
C             G           D7
Each kindness that you've shown
G           D7        Em
Will be the nails and hammers
D7     C
As you build your final ladder
       G             C            G
In the manner of the Carpenter of old

          D7                     Em
You could feel compassion in His eyes
    C                    G           D7
But only fools that hurt Him did not realize
G           D7             Em
That He was speaking to us all
D7       C
The righteous and the mighty
    G      C       G
The silent and the small

             D7                      Em
And He'd say there's no home I could design
C                    G         D7
That would match the one you'd find
G              D7         Em
When you leave this world behind
   G          D7       G
If you'd only take the time

Repeat #3,4

              D7           Em
He was just a carpenter by trade
   C                                       G
He learned from His Father at a very early age

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