Arlo Guthrie - Coopers lament

^CHey brothers, ^Ehear me ^Fcall It ain't that I ^F#mhad to fall ^Fm Wasn't no one's ^Ffault ^Clast ^Amnight ^DWhen I looked^Gm up and felt the lig^Ght

^CHere's hoping ^Eyou'll understand ^{Am F}I want to ^Dmfeel ^Glike a ^Cnatural man ^EGet up ea^Amrly in the mo^Frning to do^Dm wh^Gat I ca^Cn You can't help no one with ^Fmoney If you ^Dmcan't with your hands

And you got to ^Cbe there ^Fbrothers, ^Dmyes you do ^C If the world is ^Dturning under ^Gyou Ain't no ^Cgood to sit around And ^Fbring it up or ^Ddown You got to ^Cbe there ^Ambrothers, ^Fyes you do ^C

^CHey brothers, ^Enow and ^Amthen ^FThere's something that ^Dmoughta ^Gmove you ^CMore than a pen ^EYou don't ^Amneed no school or ^Fknowledge You've got ^Dmsomething ^Gelse to ^Clend And all the people in the ^Fworld Can make it ^Dmbetter again

And it ain't ^Ceasy, ^Fyes I ^Cknow It's a hard and ^Drugged ^Groad Don't be ^Cswindled, don't be fooled Just be ^Fhonest and stay ^Dcool

'Cause you got to ^Cbe ther^Ge brot^Amhers, yes ^Fyou do ^C If the world is ^Dturning under ^Gyou Ain't no ^Cgood to sit around And ^Fbring it up or ^Ddown You got to ^Cbe there^G broth^Amers, yes y^Fou do