Intro:
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My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails
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He doesn't build ships he has no use for sails
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He doesn't make tables dressers or chairs
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He can't carve a whistle 'cause he just doesn't care
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My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
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Kings and queens they've all knocked on his door
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Beggars and liars gypsies and thieves
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They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please
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My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
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But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
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He's made one for himself
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One for me too
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One of these days he'll make one
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For you
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For you
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For you
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For you
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My boy builds coffins for better or worse
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Some say its a blessing some say its a curse
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He fits them together in sunshine or rain
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Each one is unique no two are the same
[ Am chord on "nique"]
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My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame
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That when each one's been made he can't see it again
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He crafts every one with love and with care
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Then it's thrown in the ground it just isn't fair
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My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
C Am Em
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
C Am
He's made one for himself
Em
One for me too
C Am Em
One of these days he'll make one
For you.