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I'm The Man That Built The Bridges chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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I cleared the rocks and
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timber from the wild

New
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England shore,
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I labored long and hard to make it grow.
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I built the first log cabins and I
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raised a family, told

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George and all his redcoats where to go.
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I'm the man that built the bridges, I'm the man that laid the track,
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I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back.
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I'm the man that built the
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power dams and oiled all the cars
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And I laid down the cornerstone
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for this great land of ours

I'm the boy that drove the wagons
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when the people headed west
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Dug canals and pulled the barges on their way
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I built and ran the factories,
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cut the timber for your homes

Drove the oxen when I
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cut and baled the hay
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I'm the man that built the bridges
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I'm the man that laid the track
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I'm the man that built this country
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with my shoulders and my back
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I'm the man that built the
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power dams and oiled all the cars
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And I laid down the cornerstone
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for this great land of ours

I built the old sod shanties and I
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raised the prairie towns
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I made the railroad run from sea to sea
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I raised and drove the cattle
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to feed a growing land
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And the mining towns are
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there because of me
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I'm the man that built the bridges, I'm the man that laid the track,
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I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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I'm the man that built the power dams and oiled all the cars,
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and I laid down the cornerstone for this great land of ours
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I stoked the mighty furnaces and rolled the flame and steel,
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I operated oil rigs and wells
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And when the country needed them,
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I built the planes and tanks
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To send the tyrants down to frying hell
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I'm the man that built the bridges,
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I'm the man that laid the track I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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I'm the man that built the
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power dams and oiled all the cars
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And I laid down the cornerstone
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for this great land of ours

Well, my face may not be pretty and
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my clothes are not the best

And there ain't no big shots
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in my family tree
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But if you're wondering who it
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was that made this country great
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You don't have to look no further,
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it was me
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I'm the man that built the bridges,
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I'm the man that laid the track I'm the man that built this country with my shoulders and my back
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I'm the man that built the power
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dams and oiled all the cars
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And I laid down the cornerstone
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for this great land of ours

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • A

  • G

Capo: 2

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The original key of I'm The Man That Built The Bridges by Tom Paxton is E major.

The primary chords used in I'm The Man That Built The Bridges are E, B, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I'm The Man That Built The Bridges is approximately 62 beats per minute.

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