Chimney sweeping man - Laura Veirs All the lyrics from laura veirs at http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Laura-Veirs-lyrics/134F28130CC1240B48256E4C000E9D1B tabbed by seboddos aka zappy the koala Riff1 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------1-------| G |----0-------0----------0--------2-----2-------2-0---| D |------3---3---3------2---2--------0-----0-----------| A |--5-----5-------5--3-------3--1-----1-----1---------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Verse (Riff1) I'm a I'm a I'm a chimney sweeping man You see the black lines On the backs On the backs of my hands I planted all the gardens I sent off all the hand-typed letters To the empty shells on high How I want to make things better I want to make things better Verse (Riff1) Maybe you thought I'd be president With my cheshire grin, high IQ And charming baby blues Well I'm a lowland forest resident With lime in the outhouse And black grime for tattoos Chorus (Riff) I try to make things better I try to make things mine I write a lot of letters To pass the time Verse (Riff1) I pulled three hundred rocks From the land to build my house I walk quiet through the forest Like a tiny quiet forest mouse Verse (Riff1) I'm a I'm a I'm a chimney sweeping man You see the black lines On the backs On the backs of my hands I planted all the gardens I sent off all the hand-typed letters To the empty shells on high How I want to make things better I want to make things better