🎶 My Boy Builds Coffins

[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins with [Bb]hammers and nails
He [Em]doesn't build [Eb]ships, he has [Bb]no use for sails
He [Em]doesn't make [Eb]tables, [Bb]dressers or chairs
He [Em]can't carve a [Eb]whistle cause he [Bb]just doesn't care
[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins for the [Bb]rich and the poor
[Em]Kings and [Eb]queens have all [Bb]knocked on his door
[Em]Beggars and [Eb]liars, [Bb]gypsies and thieves
[Em]They all come to [Eb]him 'cause he's so [Bb]eager to please

[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins he [Bb]makes them all day
But it's [Em]not just for [Eb]work and it [Bb]isn't for play
He's made [Em]one for [Eb]himself
[Bb]One for me too
[Em]One of these [Eb]days he'll [Bb]make one

[Em]For [Eb]you [Bb]
[Em]For [Eb]you [Bb]
[Em]For [Eb]you [Bb]
[Em]For [Eb]you [Bb]

[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins for [Bb]better or worse
[Em]Some say it's a [Eb]blessing, some [Bb]say it's a curse
[Em]He fits them [Eb]together in [Bb]sunshine or rain
[Em]Each one is [Eb]unique, no [Bb]two are the same
[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins and I [Bb]think it's a shame
That when [Em]each one's been [Eb]made, he can't [Bb]see it again
[Em]He crafts every [Eb]one with [Bb]love and with care
[Em]Then it's thrown in the [Eb]ground and it [Bb]just isn't fair

[Em]My boy builds [Eb]coffins he [Bb]makes them all day
But it's [Em]not just for [Eb]work and it [Bb]isn't for play
He's made [Em]one for [Eb]himself
[Bb]One for me too
[Em]One of these [Eb]days he'll [Bb]make one for you⠀