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