Piece of Wood and Steel chords by David Allan Coe
Verse 1
G
I can feel your arms around
Bb
me like it was yesterday
Bbm
F
I can feel your breathing next to me
G
and hear your laughter gay
You tried to tell me what was right
and I told you what was real
F
All I ever live for now is this piece
G
of wood and steel
Abm
Verse 2
In a world that's full of trouble
Bm
a world that's full of pain
F#
Lord many fall beside the road
G#m
and they never rise again
Many more are bending low
or broken at the wheel
F#
All I need to carry on is this piece
G#m
of wood and steel
Am
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Verse 3
A
I was born my mother's only son
Am
Cm
she loves me all she can
G
But there isn't much to say to her
Am
since I became a man
And I often met the devil but
A
I never made a deal
G
D
I just thank the Lord for hands to play
G
Am
this piece of wood and steel
A#m
Verse 4
Bb
Its face is scarred and beaten
Bbm
Db
like the ragged clothes I wear
Ab
Like the body that God gave me
Bbm
I might give it better care
But I play it for the ladies
and I play it for a meal
Ab
I play the strings just to hear 'em ring
Bbm
of this piece of wood and steel
Bm
Verse 5
I'm growing tired of searching now
D
there's something much I crave
A
Give or take a little time and you can
Bm
write it on my grave
There's nothing more I care
to own nothing left to feel
A
All I ever wanted was this piece
Bm
of wood and steel
Interlude 1
Cm
Verse 6
Cm
I can feel your arms around
Eb
me like it was yesterday
Bb
I can feel your breathing next to me
Cm
and hear your laughter gay
You tried to tell me what was right
and I told you what was real
Bb
All I ever live for now is this
Cm
piece of wood and steel
In a world that's full of trouble
a world that's full of pain
Bb
Lord many fall beside the road
Cm
and they never rise again
Many more are bending low
or broken at the wheel
Bb
All I need to carry on is this
Interlude 2
piece of wood and steel
Cm
Verse 7
Cm
I was born my mother's only
Eb
son she loves me all she can
Bb
But there isn't much to say to her
Cm
since I became a man
And I often met the devil but I
never made a deal
Bb
I just thank the Lord for hands to play this
Cm
piece of wood and steel
(I'll be playing this guitar
Cm
till the day I die)
Outro 1
Cm
Piece of Wood and Steel
David Allan Coe
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