Tonart: G major
Verse 1
G
One night I had a dream
that I climbed up to the mountaintop
F
C
And that it reaches all the way
G
And I had a conversation
Bm
Em
with an old man in a white robe
A
C#dim
And I asked a simple question,
C
D
how do I show love?
G
And I asked him what to do
Bm
G
when I climbed down off
of that mountaintop
F
C
D
that it reaches all the way to heaven above
G
His answer was so simple
Bm
Em
that it took me by surprise
A
He said, Wayfaring Pilgrim,
Am
if you want to show love
D
G
Chop wood, chop wood,
C
and carry water, just a little water
G
Build a fire, give a drink,
C
one of God's sons or daughter
Bm
If you want to save a strugglin' soul
Em
from stompin' to the slaughter
G
C
G
Chop wood, chop wood,
Just a little water
C
D
G
Chop wood, chop wood, and carry water
Ab
But I did not like the answer
from the old man on the mountaintop
Gb
Db
And then it reaches all the way
Ab
Cause I wanted to do it bigger,
Cm
Fm
and I wanted to do it better
Bb
So I forgot about what he told me
Bbm
when he said to show love
Eb
Ab
Db
Childhood, and carry water,
just a little water
Ab
Build a fire or give a drink
Db
to one of God's sons or daughters
Cm
If you want to save a struggling soul
Fm
Ab
from stumbling to the slaughter
Verse 2
Db
Ab
Bb
childwood and carry water.
Just a little water.
Verse 3
Db
Eb
Ab
Childwood and carry water.
Verse 4
A
One night I saw a bigger man
on the streets of New Orleans,
Verse 5
G
and I swear I heard a voice
D
E
that came from heaven above.
Verse 6
A
It said, is one of my children,
C#m
F#m
and my child is cold and hungry.
B
Verse 7
Bm
E
A
So I wrapped my arms around him
And he turned his face up to me
G
D
And I swear it was the old man
A
He said, wayfaring pilgrim
C#m
F#m
You know I've been looking for you
B
And you finally got it figured out
Bm
Just how to show love
E
A
Chop wood
A
Build a fire and give a drink
D
To one of God's sons and daughters
C#m
If you want to save a strugglin' soul
F#m
A
from stumblin' to the spot of childhood
A
B
And carry water
Just a little water
Childhood
E
A
And carry water
Childhood
Just a little water
A
Build a fire or give a drink
D
to one who got sons and daughters
C#m
If you want to save a strugglin' soul
F#m
A
from stumblin' to the spot of childhood
D
A
B
An d carry water,
just a little water
E
A
And carry water, childwood
D
And carry water, just a little water
A
Build a fire and give a drink
D
To one God's sons and daughters
C#m
If you want to save a struggling soul
F#m
A
From starving to the smallest
A
B
And carry water, just a little water
Childwood, childwood
You
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