Capo 5 (Played with a reggae beat, short notes, maybe palm muted for added effect)
INTRO: G5 , D5 , E5 , D5 x2
G5 D5 E5 D5
Little boy sitting on his daddy's knee
G5 D5 E5 D5
In a circle full of drums and harmony
G5 D5 E5 D5
His mother kneel down and say
G5 D5 Em7(ring)
"My son do you know why you are here today?"
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made these drums for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
To play with your heart and soul let the music carry you through
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made these drums for you
G5 D5 E5 (Ring)
Jah' made these drums for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
Just a few years down the road
G5 D5 E5 D5
Same boy is old enough to help his father carry the load
G5 D5 E5 D5
On a boat they will fish all day
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
Boy gets frustrated, so his daddy say
CHORUS:
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made these things for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
The sky above and the ocean blue
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made these things for you
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
Jah' made these things for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
Comes to his dad with tears in his eyes
G5 D5 E5 D5
Said now she's gone and I don't know why
G5 D5 E5 D5
I gave her three good years of my life
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
Should I run away or swallow my pride?
(No Chord)
and his daddy say
CHORUS:
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made this pain for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
Now you are grown so you should choose what you should do
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made this pain for you
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
Jah' made this pain for you
(Short tounge roll)
BREAK: G5 , D5 , E5 , C5
G5 D5 E5 D5
Old man lying on his dying bed
G5 D5 E5 D5
His faithful son right by his side
G5 D5 E5 D5
He said now you are gone and I will have no one
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
But in his last breathe he please tell your son
CHORUS:
G5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made this life for you
G5 D5 E5 D5
You can do anything that you want to do
D5 D5 E5 D5
Jah' made this life for you
G5 D5 Em7(Ring)
Jah' made this life for you
E5 D5 G5
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.
