Van Wagner

Crosscut Saw

Van Wagner

Acordes de ukelele Beginner level Principiante
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Well the war it was over and Mr.Lincoln had won 
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I drew mu navy wages and returned to my home 
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Sullivan County where my grandfater came 
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Soil was rocky, the skies always rain 
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I remeber grandpa's stories of when he was a kid 
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Bison in the lowlands, elk on the ridge 
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Now it's all gone, a new hunt has begun 
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To find the Tiadaghton that makes the sawmills hum 
 

 
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All I need is my crosscut saw 
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My double bit ax and 80 trees to fall 
  C                        Am 
The spring is coming I can smell it all around 
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My soul's being tempted by that high water sound 
 

 
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Up on the Loyalsock it's staight and it's tall 
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There's pine up there like you ain't never saw 
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Only brave loggers bear the winter's cold 
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Snow falls heavy on the Appalachian fold 
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Up in the morning at 5 A.M. 
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Throw down some biscuits, coffee, and ham 
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12 Hour shift on the teamster crew 
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Skiddin' logs to the river through the ice and snow 
 

 
      Am 
All I need is my crosscut saw 
  G                     Am 
My double bit ax and 80 trees to fall 
  C                        Am 
The spring is coming I can smell it all around 
  C                             G          Am 
My soul's being tempted by that high water sound 
 

 
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We lash our logs together with hickory and oak 
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No rope no iron just pins and bows 
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A sweep at the front and back, a shack for the crew 
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20,000 board feet ready to tie loose 
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When the ice finally breaks and the water's good and high 
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We'll head down the Loyalsock our crew of 5 
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3 days on the raft down to Montoursville 
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we hit the Susquehanna where the water's smooth and still 
 

 
      Am 
All I need is my crosscut saw 
  G                     Am 
My double bit ax and 80 trees to fall 
  C                        Am 
The spring is coming I can smell it all around 
  C                             G          Am 
My soul's being tempted by that high water sound 
 

 
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Once we get to Marietta we sell off our logs 
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One hundred dollars split by five river hogs 
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We head back north, walking all the way 
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One hand on your knife, the other on your pay 
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If it's a good season we'll have 2 or 3 more runs 
     G                         Am 
Then this year is over and the summer has begun 
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I'll watch as rust builds on my tools 
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And long for the day I'm back with my logging crew 
 

 
      Am 
All I need is my crosscut saw 
  G                     Am 
My double bit ax and 80 trees to fall 
  C                        Am 
The spring is coming I can smell it all around 
  C                             G          Am 
My soul's being tempted by that high water sound 

Enviado por: Deivid Cavalcanti

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