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Capo 5 (Played with a reggae beat, short notes, maybe palm muted for added effect)
INTRO: G, D, Em, D x2
G D Em D
Little boy sitting on his daddy's knee
G D Em D
In a circle full of drums and harmony
G D Em D
His mother kneel down and say
G D Em7(ring)
"My son do you know why you are here today?"
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
G D Em D
Jah' made these drums for you
G D Em D
To play with your heart and soul let the music carry you through
G D Em D
Jah' made these drums for you
G D Em7 (Ring)
Jah' made these drums for you
G D Em D
Just a few years down the road
G D Em D
Same boy is old enough to help his father carry the load
G D Em D
On a boat they will fish all day
G D Em7(Ring)
Boy gets frustrated, so his daddy say
CHORUS:
G D Em D
Jah' made these things for you
G D Em D
The sky above and the ocean blue
G D Em D
Jah' made these things for you
G D Em7(Ring)
Jah' made these things for you
G D Em D
Comes to his dad with tears in his eyes
G D Em D
Said now she's gone and I don't know why
G D Em D
I gave her three good years of my life
G D Em7(Ring)
Should I run away or swallow my pride?
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
G D Em D
Jah' made this pain for you
G D Em D
Now you are grown so you should choose what you should do
G D Em D
Jah' made this pain for you
G D Em7(Ring)
Jah' made this pain for you
(Short tounge roll)
BREAK: G,D,Em,C
G D Em D
Old man lying on his dying bed
G D Em D
His faithful son right by his side
G D Em D
He said now you are gone and I will have no one
G D Em7(Ring)
But in his last breathe he please tell your son
CHORUS:
G D Em D
Jah' made this life for you
G D Em D
You can do anything that you want to do
D D Em D
Jah' made this life for you
G D Em7(Ring)
Jah' made this life for you
Em D G
And you, and you, and you.
Zac actually plays this without a capo in the key of C, but the capo on 5 makes it
easier for newer guitarists.
