Lyrics

Chop Wood, Carry Water
words & music: Carter Lansing
(capo 4)

Intro: C#m / C#m / G#m / B / C#m

C#m G#m
In the morning, when I rise
B C#m
I’ll be the man I want to be this time.

Every day begins, again
I can change the how,
the where
the when.

I’ve made music, I’ve made love.
Neither one has ever been enough.

What I call reality
is nothing but the memory
of a dream.

Chorus
E B
Chop wood, carry water.
AM7/#11 A G#m G#m7
This life is like no other I’ve seen.
E B
Chop wood, carry water.
AM7/#11 A G#m G#
This life is like no other I’ve dreamed.
And baby, I’ve dreamed.

When the day comes to a close,
I’m unconcerned about what I don’t know.

Let it be my epitaph: We’re all born crying
have to learn to laugh.

Chop wood, carry water.
This life is like no other I’ve seen.
Chop wood, carry water.
This life is like no other I’ve dreamed.
And baby, I’ve dreamed.