Intro: F0 Dm1 Am2 0 1Verse 1: F3 Dm4 Am5 2My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails F6 Dm7 Am8 3He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails F9 Dm10 Am11 4He doesn't make tables, dressers or chairs F12 Dm13 Am14 5He can't carve a whistle cause he just doesn't care 6 7Verse 2 - same chords -: 8My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor 9Kings and queens have all knocked on his door 10Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves 11They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please 12 13Chorus: F15 Dm16 Am17 14My boy builds coffins he makes them all day F18 Dm19 Am20 15But it's not just for work and it isn't for play F21 Dm22 16He's made one for himself Am23 17One for me too F24 Dm25 Am26 18One of these days he'll make one F27 Dm28 Am29 19For you------- F30 Dm31 Am32 20For you------- F33 Dm34 Am35 21For you------- F36 Dm37 Am38 22For you------- 23 24Verse 3: 25My boy builds coffins for better or worse 26Some say it's a blessing, some say it's a curse 27He fits them together in sunshine or rain 28Each one is unique, no two are the same 29 30Verse 4: 31My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame 32That when each one's been made, he can't see it again 33He crafts every one with love and with care 34Then it's thrown in the ground and it just isn't fair 35 36Chorus: F39 Dm40 Am41 37My boy builds coffins he makes them all day F42 Dm43 Am44 38But it's not just for work and it isn't for play F45 Dm46 39He's made one for himself Am47 40One for me too F48 Dm49 Am50 41One of these days he'll make one F51 Dm52 Am53 42For you------- F54 Dm55 Am56 43For you------- F57 Dm58 Am59 44For you------- F60 Dm61 Am62 45For you-------