Key: A
Introduction:
G G/F# Em
He was just a carpenter by trade
C G D
He learned from his father at a very early age.
G G/F# Em
There was something special in the man,
C G C G
There was much more to his life than just working with his hands and He'd say
D
There's no home I could design that would match the one you'd find
D
When you leave this world behind, if you only took the time.
G G/F# Em C
Love your neighbor like your brother treat your brother like a friend
D G
Always turn the other cheek help the weary and the weak
G G/F# Em C
Make the time for young and old and as your life unfolds
D
Each kindness that you've shown
D
Will be the nails and hammers as you build your final ladder
G
In the manner of the carpenter of old
You could feel compassion in his eyes