[Intro]
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em D
C Em Bm Am
G
[Verse 1]
G
I's made of many things, it ain't just one
Bm Am
If you heat it up enough, well then it's bound to run
G
It carries more weight, than most that are around
Bm Am
When it falls, it's a chore to get off the ground
G
But the strength it has, far outweighs the mass
Bm Am
Holdin' strong, when others just might crack
G
[Chorus]
G Bm
Because I've known the heat and the hammer
Em C
So I've grown and built me this laddder
G Bm
And I'll climb my way out from hell and make my way North
Em D
The solution and the problem they both come from the same source
C Em Bm Am G
And it's the steel, yeah it's the steel
[Verse 2]
G
Light it up, and get that thing firin'
Bm Am
A dash of carbon and a fistfull of iron
G
You can find it anywhere you might rest your gaze
Bm Am
Spannin' skies and rivers, and movin round our days
G
You can melt it down and build up something new
Bm Am
Without losing anything, not losing what you knew
G
[Chorus]
G Bm
Because I've known the heat and the hammer
Em C
So I've grown and built me this laddder
G Bm
And I'll climb my way out from hell and make my way North
Em D
The solution and the problem they both come from the same source
C Em Bm Am G
And it's the steel, yeah it's the steel
[Solo]
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em D
C Em Bm Am
[Chorus]
G Bm
Because I've known the heat and the hammer
Em C
So I've grown and built me this laddder
G Bm
And I'll climb my way out from hell and make my way North
Em D
The solution and the problem they both come from the same source
C Em Bm Am G
And it's the steel, yeah it's the steel