The Mutton Birds - A thing well made

^FShe's wearing her don't talk to me face ^D# As she makes the kids lunches ^CI oblige and quietly ^Amshut the front door as I leave ^{Bb F}

^FDrive into town before the fog lifts ^D# I sell sporting goods ^CI've got a shop ^Amnot far from Cathedral S^Bbquare ^F

^FI like to open up early ^D# So fellas can come in on their way to work ^CDaydream around the rods and reels ^AmWhile their breakfast's still warm insid^Bbe them ^F

^FGo on have yourselves a look ^D# I’m proud of my shop ^CAlmost everything's from overseas ^AmYou won't find a better selectio^Bbn ^F

^CLook at the way this gun fits the crook of your arm ^CTo make a thing like that you'd need to know what you were about ^{F C}You'd need to know where you were going ^CGo there in a straight line ^CAnd everything else you'd have to shut right out

^A#5Can you see the man who made that ^A#5Can you see him putting it down and standing back ^A#5Can you see the moment when he said ^A#5That's it, That's perfect

^FAt a time like that You wouldn't care about your job ^{D# C}Or your mortgage Or the fight you had with your w^Amife cause ^Bb

When a man holds a thing^F well made When a man holds a thing^D# well made There's connection, there's comp^Cleteness When a man holds a thing well ma^Amde ^Bb

^FWhen a m^Can holds^G# a thing ^C#mwell ma^Fmde ^D#When a man holds a thing well made ^FWhen a m^Can holds^G# a thing ^C#mwell ma^Fmde D#

^FIt's Wednesday so I do the mail orders ^{D# C}There's nothing much, some oilskins and a 303 ^AmFor a hunter over in Westland ^{Bb F}

^FAnd oh yeah, one of those AK-47s ^D# C ^AmFor some collector down the line^{Bb F}