"Simon Keeper" - Cowboy Junkies - One Soul Now - 2004 Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw INTRO - Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm DmJesus (xx0231@1)was a carpenter He died nailed to a wooden cross. Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmIrony (xx0231@1)oh irony upon Me it is never lost. DmGather (xx0231@1)'round now people, I'm here to tell a tale AmAbout (x02210@1)a man who walks among You, a man You each know well. DmMy (xx0231@1)name is Simon Keeper I had a wife and three grown kids, Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmA (xx0231@1)job in the towers cooking the books for the shills that grease the skids. Dm (xx0231@1) AmIrony (x02210@1)oh irony, you are a bitter fruit to eat. Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) DmStripped (xx0231@1)of all your beauty Your flesh is none too sweet. DmNow (xx0231@1)I ain't the most honest man that ever worked a skim. AmI (x02210@1)was caught with My hand in the cookie jar and brother that was it. DmFifty-four (xx0231@1)and a big black mark upon My résumé, Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmI (xx0231@1)found selling off what You don't own might earn You the time of day. DmNext (xx0231@1)it was a letter from My darling one, Am"what's (x02210@1)Yours is mine, what's mine is mine", Sealed with a hug and kiss. DmOne (xx0231@1)by one My children closed their lives to Me. Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmLesson (xx0231@1)learned on Daddy's knee, "give no quarter to the weak". Dm (xx0231@1) AmIrony (x02210@1)oh irony, You are the polar seed of truth, Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1) You grow upon the open plain the faithful you uproot. DmKicked (xx0231@1)around 'bout a year living hand to mouth, AmThen (x02210@1)one day tryin' to bum a light. I felt My will give out. DmSat (xx0231@1)right down on the corner, started prayin' a little too loud. Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmLeft (xx0231@1)My troubles far behind When I saw them emptying their pockets out. Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1)Irony oh irony, You are a treacherous son of a bitch, Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) DmPretending (xx0231@1)not to care about the heights You'll never reach. DmNow (xx0231@1)I won't start in preaching 'bout reaping what You sow, AmThis (x02210@1)is the story of a half-hearted man, Half honest as they go. DmBut (xx0231@1)sit on down and rest a spell I've got another tale to tell. Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) DmAbout (xx0231@1)a lost young man in a far away land whose life is just too easy to sell. Dm (xx0231@1) AmJesus (x02210@1)was a carpenter He died nailed to a wooden cross. Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) DmIrony (xx0231@1)oh irony upon Me it is never lost. DmJesus (xx0231@1)was a carpenter He died nailed to a wooden cross. Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) DmIrony (xx0231@1)oh irony upon Me it's never lost. Tabs too difficult? Try these easy step-by-step video lessons and learn fast! 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