Tonart: E minor
Intro 1
Em
G
D
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Em
Verse 1
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three men on a mountain,
Em
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each a carpenter by trade.
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C
Cutting fresh falls that turned to lumber
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C
Em
for the furniture they made.
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D
They took only what they needed,
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D
Em
G
an d the strong growing trees did remain
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But the youngest grew tired of searching,
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D
Em
Idris Lansden was his name
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Now Idris's father, Joshua Lansden,
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had been cut ting fallen lumber all his days
D
C
But his son listened to no man
Em
the nearest hardwood in his way
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Well, you can cut down a tree in its prime
Em
C
Cut one close up home
Em
and save yourself some time
G
But if you look into the forest
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C
after cutting down its strongest sons
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C
Em
A lonesome desert will have begun
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Now the third man, who stood as witness,
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G
saw father face his son.
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C
He stood beside, neither lensed in,
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C
our family's schism had begun.
G
he'd tell the story of a
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family divided by decree,
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D
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Sparked by idle hands of fortune
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C
Em
And the lumber in one tree
C
Well, you can cut down a tree in its prime
Em
C
Cut one closer and save
G
But if you look into the forest
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C
after cutting out its stony suns
D
C
Em
A lonesome desert will have begun
Well, Edris Lansden cut 40 acres
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Em
In the first four summers after that round
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C
Leased the land to local farmers
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C
Em
And sold most of the lumber to the town
G
As a carpenter, his hands were shaky
G
he was wasteful of his wood
D
C
And in the long run, he turned to dairy
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Em
all his children always would
C
Well, you can cut down a tree in its prime
Em
C
Cut one close to home
Em
and save yourself some time
G
But if you look into the forest
D
C
after cutting down its strongest suns
Em
D
C
Em
have begun
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C
Em
G
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A lonesome desert will have begun
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D
C
D
C
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G
Em
G
D
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D
C
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You
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