capo 5 ( played with a reggae beat , short notes , maybe palm muted for addEd effect )
intro : G , D , Em , D x2
G D Em D
little boy sitting on his Daddy’s knee
G D Em D
in a circle full of drums and harmony
G D Em D
his mother kneel down and say
G D Em7 ( ring )
“my son do you know why you are here today?”
( no chord )
and his Daddy say

chorus :
G D Em D
jah’ made these drums for you
G D Em D
to play with your heart and soul let the music carry you through
G D Em D
jah’ made these drums for you
G D Em7 ( ring )
jah’ made these drums for you

G D Em D
just a few years down the road
G D Em D
same boy is old enough to help his father carry the load
G D Em D
on a boat they will fish all day
G D Em7 ( ring )
boy gets frustrated , so his Daddy say

chorus :
G D Em D
jah’ made these things for you
G D Em D
the sky above and the ocean blue
G D Em D
jah’ made these things for you
G D Em7 ( ring )
jah’ made these things for you

G D Em D
comes to his dad with tears in his eyes
G D Em D
said now she’s gone and i don’t know why
G D Em D
i gave her three good years of my life
G D Em7 ( ring )
should i run away or swallow my pride?
( no chord )
and his Daddy say

chorus :
G D Em D
jah’ made this pain for you
G D Em D
now you are grown so you should choose what you should do
G D Em D
jah’ made this pain for you
G D Em7 ( ring )
jah’ made this pain for you
( short tounge roll )

break : G , D , Em , C

G D Em D
old man lying on his dying bed
G D Em D
his faithful son right by his side
G D Em D
he said now you are gone and i will have no one
G D Em7 ( ring )
but in his last breathe he please tell your son

chorus :
G D Em D
jah’ made this life for you
G D Em D
you can do anything that you want to do
D D Em D
jah’ made this life for you
G D Em7 ( ring )
jah’ made this life for you

Em D G
and you , and you , and you .

zac actually plays this without a capo in the key of C , but the capo on 5 makes it
easier for newer guitarists .