Florence and the Machine - My boy builds coffins
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Capo: 5
Capo 5
It's basically the same the whole way through
|C |Am |Em |
The strings are plucked as to the rhythm in the song for the introduction.
CMy boy builds Amcoffins with hEmammers and nails
HeC doesn't build Amships, he has Emno use for sails
HeC doesn't make tAmables, dEmressers or chairs
He Ccan't carve a Amwhistle cause he Emjust doesn't care
My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
Kings and queens have all knocked on his door
Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please
CMy boy builds cAmoffins he Emmakes them all day
But it's Cnot just for Amwork and it Emisn't for play
He's made Cone for hAmimself
EmOne for me too
COne of theseAm days he'llEm make one
CForAm youEm-------
CForAm youEm-------
CForAm youEm-------
CForAm youEm-------
My boy builds coffins for better or worse
Some say it's a blessing, some say it's a curse
He fits them together in sunshine or rain
Each one is unique, no two are the same
My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame
That when each one's been made, he can't see it again
He crafts every one with love and with care
Then it's thrown in the ground and it just isn't fair
My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
He's made one for himself
One for me too
One of these days he'll make one for you