Chop wood and carry water Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]One night I had a dream
that I climbed up to the mountaintop
And that it [F]reaches all [C]the way
to heaven [D]above
And I [G]had a conversation
with [Bm]an old man in a [Em]white robe
And I [A]asked a simple ques[C#dim]tion,
how [C]do I show [D]love?
And I [G]asked him what to do
when I [Bm]climbed down [G]off
of that mountaintop
that it [F]reaches all [C]the way to [D]heaven above
His [G]answer was so simple
that it [Bm]took me by sur[Em]prise
He [A]said, Wayfaring Pilgrim,
if you [Am]want to show love
[D]Chop woo[G]d, chop wood,
and carry wa[C]ter, just a little water
[G]Build a fire, give a drink,
one [C]of God's sons or daughter
If you [Bm]want to save a strugglin' soul
from [Em]stompin' to the slaughter
[G]Chop woo[C]d, chop woo[G]d,
and carry wa[A]ter
Just a little water
Chop [C]wood, chop [D]wood, and carry wa[G]ter
But I [Ab]did not like the answer
from the old man on the mountaintop
And then it [Gb]reaches all the [Db]way
to [Eb]heaven above
Cause I [Ab]wanted to do it bigger,
and I [Cm]wanted to do it bet[Fm]ter
So I forgot [Bb]about what he told me
when he said [Bbm]to show love
[Eb]Childhood,[Ab] and carry water,[Db]
just a little water
[Ab]Build a fire or give a drink
to one [Db]of God's sons or daughters
If you [Cm]want to save a struggling soul
from stum[Fm]bling to [Ab]the slaughter

[Verse 2]
child[Db]wood an[Ab]d carry water.[Bb]
Just a little water.

[Verse 3]
Child[Db]wood an[Eb]d carry water.[Ab]

[Verse 4]
One [A]night I saw a bigger man
on the streets of New Orleans,

[Verse 5]
and I [G]swear I heard a voice
[D]that came from heaven abo[E]ve.

[Verse 6]
It [A]said, is one of my children,
and my [C#m]child is cold [F#m]and hungry.
[B]

[Verse 7]
[Bm]
[E]So I [A]wrapped my arms around him
And he turned his face up to me
And I [G]swear it was [D]the old man
from heaven [E]above
He [A]said, wayfaring pilgrim
You [C#m]know I've been looking for [F#m]you
And you fi[B]nally got it figured out
Just [Bm]how to show love
[E]Chop woo[A]d
And carry wa[D]ter
[A]Build a fire and give a drink
To [D]one of God's sons and daughters
If you [C#m]want to save a strugglin' soul
from stum[F#m]blin' to the spot [A]of childhood
[D]Childhood
[A]And carry wa[B]ter
Just a little water
Childhood
[D]Childhood
[E]And carry wa[A]ter
Childhood
And carry wa[D]ter
Just a little water
[A]Build a fire or give a drink
to [D]one who got sons and daughters
If you [C#m]want to save a strugglin' soul
from stum[F#m]blin' to the spot [A]of childhood
[D]An [A]d carry water,[B]
just a little water
[D]Childwood, childwood
[E]And carry wa[A]ter, childwood
And carry wa[D]ter, just a little water
[A]Build a fire and give a drink
To [D]one God's sons and daughters
If [C#m]you want to save a struggling soul
From [F#m]starving to the smal[A]lest
[D]Childwood, childwood
[A]And carry wa[B]ter, just a little water
Childwood, childwood
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