Key: F#m
Introduction:
A F#
Would you hew to the heartwood, Cutter?
A E
Would you lay me low beneath your feet?
F#m
Listen to my sap mutter
D
Hear my heartwood beat
A
Would you throw me on the log pile, Cutter?
E
Would you toss me to the steel saw blade?
F#m
Listen to my leaves flutter
D7M D
Hear my heartwood break
A
Would you lean your back against me cutter
E
Would you rest your axe awhile and sleep
F#m
Listen to the song I utter
D
Hear my heartwood weep
A
Hear my heartwood
E
Heartwood
F#m
Hear my heartwood
I drink the rain
E
I eat the sun
C# F#m
I give the breath that fills your lungs
D E
I hear the roaring engines thrum
C# F#m
But I cannot run
A
Would you hew to the heartwood, Cutter?
E
Would you lay me low beneath your feet?
F#m
Listen to my sap mutter
D
Hear my heartwood beat
A
Hear my heartwood
E
Heartwood
F#m
Hear my heartwood
D
N.C
D
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