Dead man's boots chords by Sting
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Verse 1
(D major) (A major) (F sharp minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp minor) (A major) You
(D major) see these work (F sharp minor) boots in (A major) my hands,
they'll probably fit ye now my son,
(G major) Take them, (A major) they're a gift (B minor) from me, (A major)
why (E minor) don't you try them on? (Asus4)
It would (D major) do your old man good (A major) to see
you walk (D major) ing in these (A major) boots one day,
And (G major) take your place (A major) among (B minor) the men
(E minor) who (Asus4) work upon the slip (D major) way.
Verse 2
These (Asus4) dead man's boots,
though they're (D major) old and curled,
When a (G major) feller needs a job and a place (D major) in the world,
And it's (G major) time for a (A major) man
to put (B minor) down (E minor) roots,
(Asus4) And walk to the river in his old man's boots.
(D major) (F sharp minor) (A major)
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Verse 3
He said, "I'm (D major) nearly done and asking this, (Asus4)
that ye do one final (A major) thing for me!
You're (G major) barely (A major) but a sapling,
(B minor) (A major) and you (E minor) think that you're a tree. (Asus4)
If ye (D major) need a seed to prosper (Asus4) ,
ye must first put down some roots.
Just (G major) one foot (A major) then the other (B minor) (E minor) in
these (Asus4) dead man's boots."
Verse 4
(D major) These (Asus4) dead man's boots
know their (D major) way down the hill,
They could (G major) walk there themselves,
and they prob (D major) ably will.
There's a (G major) place for ye (A major) there
to sink (B minor) your root (E minor) s,
And take a (A major) walk down the river in these
(Asus4) dead man's boots. (D major) (E minor)
(D major) I said,
Verse 5
(G major) "Why in the Hell would I do (D major) that?
(E minor) And why would I agree?" (Asus4)
When his (G major) hand was all (A major) that I'd (B minor) received,
(A major) as (E minor) far as I remember (Asus4) .
(G major) It's not as if he'd spoiled (D major) me with
his kind (E minor) ness up to then ye see. (Asus4)
I'd a (G major) plan of me own (A major) and I'd quit (B minor) this place (E minor)
when I (Asus4) came of age (A major) September (D major) .
Verse 6
These (Asus4) dead man's boots know their
(D major) way down the hill,
They can (G major) walk there themselves,
and they prob (D major) ably will.
I'd plenty (G major) of choices,
(A major) and plenty (B minor) other routes, (E minor)
(Asus4) An d he'd never see me walking in
these dead man's boot (D major) s. (C major)
Verse 7
(G major) What was it made him (D major) think I'd be happy (E minor)
ending up like him? (Asus4)
When he'd (G major) hardly got (A major) two halfpennies (G major) left,
(A major) or a (E minor) broken pot to piss in. (Asus4)
He (G major) wanted this same thing for (D major) me,
(E minor) was that his final wish? (Asus4)
He said,
(G major) "What the hell are ye gon (Asus4) na do?" (G major)
I said, (Dsus4) "Anything but (D minor) this!" (D major)
Verse 8
These (Asus4) dead man's boots know their
(D major) way down the hill,
They can (G major) walk there themselves
and they most (D major) likely will.
But they won't (G major) walk with me
'cos I'm off (D major) the other way,
I've had it (G major) up to here,
I'm gonna have (D major) my say.
When all (G major) ye've got left
is that cross (D major) on the wall?
I want noth (G major) ing from you,
I want nothing (D major) at all.
Not a pension, (E minor) nor a pittance,
when your whole (D major) life is through,
Get this (G major) through your head,
I'm noth (A major) ing like you,
I'm done (G major) with all the argu (A major) ments,
there'll (G major) be no more (E minor) dispute,
And ye'll (Asus4) die before ye see me
in your (D minor) dead (E minor) man's (Asus4) boots.
Dead man's boots
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