Arlo Guthrie – Coopers Lament (Guitar)

C              E             F
Hey brothers,  hear me call

                F#m          Fm
It ain't that I had to fall

                F     C    Am
Wasn't no one's fault last night

D            Gm                  G
When I looked up and felt the light

C             E                 Am
Here's hoping you'll understand

F         Dm   G      C
I want to feel like a natural man

E        Am           F        Dm G      C
Get up early in the morning to do what I can

          C                F
You can't help no one with money

       Dm
If you can't with your hands

               C        F         Dm         C
And you got to be there brothers, yes you do

       C        D             G
If the world is turning under you

         C
Ain't no good to sit around

    F              D
And bring it up or down

           C        Am        F           C
You got to be there brothers, yes you do

C             E       Am
Hey brothers, now and then

F                      Dm     G
There's something that oughta move you

C
More than a pen

E         Am                F
You don't need no school or knowledge

           Dm        G       C
You've got something else to lend

            C             F
And all the people in the world

            Dm
Can make it better again

             C    F      C
And it ain't easy, yes I know

       C        D      G
It's a hard and rugged road

         C
Don't be swindled, don't be fooled

        F               D
Just be honest and stay cool

                  C  G     Am        F       C
'Cause you got to be there brothers, yes you do

       C        D             G
If the world is turning under you

         C
Ain't no good to sit around

    F              D
And bring it up or down

           C  G     Am        F       C
You got to be there brothers, yes you do