Chords for Arlo Guthrie - Cooper's Lament
Tempo:
81.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] [F]
[F#] [C]
[F] [C]
Hey brother, [E] hear me call, [F] it ain't that I [F#] have to fall
[Fm] Wasn't no [C] one's fault [Am] last night, [D]
that I looked up, [Gm] [G] felt the light
[C] Here's hoping [E]
you [Am] understand, [F] I wanna feel [C] like a natural man
[Am] Get up early [F] in the morning, [Dm] [C]
you can't help no one with money
[D] If you can't win with your hands, [C] then you got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning [G] under you, [C] it's no good to sit around, [F]
bring it [D] up or down
[C] You got the female brothers, yes you do
[F] [C]
Hey brother, [E]
[Am] now and then, [F] there's something oughta [C] move you more than a pen
You [Am] don't need no [F] school of knowledge, you [D] got something [C] else to plan
All the people [F] in the world, could [D] make it better again
And [C] it ain't easy, yes I know
It's that hard, [D] [G] rugged road
[C] Don't be a swindler, don't be a fool, just [F] be honest and [D] stay cool
Cause you [C] got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning under [G] you, it's no [C] good to sit around, [F] bring it up [D] or down
You got [C] the female [F] brothers, yes you [C] do
[Em] [Am] [F] [C]
[F#] [C]
[F] [C]
Hey brother, [E] hear me call, [F] it ain't that I [F#] have to fall
[Fm] Wasn't no [C] one's fault [Am] last night, [D]
that I looked up, [Gm] [G] felt the light
[C] Here's hoping [E]
you [Am] understand, [F] I wanna feel [C] like a natural man
[Am] Get up early [F] in the morning, [Dm] [C]
you can't help no one with money
[D] If you can't win with your hands, [C] then you got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning [G] under you, [C] it's no good to sit around, [F]
bring it [D] up or down
[C] You got the female brothers, yes you do
[F] [C]
Hey brother, [E]
[Am] now and then, [F] there's something oughta [C] move you more than a pen
You [Am] don't need no [F] school of knowledge, you [D] got something [C] else to plan
All the people [F] in the world, could [D] make it better again
And [C] it ain't easy, yes I know
It's that hard, [D] [G] rugged road
[C] Don't be a swindler, don't be a fool, just [F] be honest and [D] stay cool
Cause you [C] got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning under [G] you, it's no [C] good to sit around, [F] bring it up [D] or down
You got [C] the female [F] brothers, yes you [C] do
[Em] [Am] [F] [C]
Key:
C
F
D
Am
E
C
F
D
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Hey brother, [E] hear me call, [F] _ it ain't that I [F#] have to fall
_ [Fm] _ Wasn't no [C] one's fault [Am] last night, _ [D]
that I looked up, [Gm] _ [G] felt the light
[C] _ Here's hoping [E]
you [Am] understand, [F] I wanna feel [C] like a natural man
[Am] Get up early [F] in the morning, [Dm] _ _ [C] _
you can't help no one with money
[D] If you can't win with your hands, [C] then you got the female brothers, yes you do
_ If the world [D] is turning [G] under you, [C] it's no good to sit around, [F]
bring it [D] up or down
[C] You got the female brothers, yes you do _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ Hey brother, [E] _
[Am] now and then, [F] there's something oughta [C] move you more than a pen
You [Am] don't need no [F] school of knowledge, you [D] got something [C] else to plan
All the people [F] in the world, could [D] make it better again
And [C] it ain't easy, yes I know
_ It's that hard, [D] _ [G] rugged road _
[C] Don't be a swindler, don't be a fool, just [F] be honest and [D] stay cool
Cause you [C] got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning under [G] you, it's no [C] good to sit around, [F] bring it up [D] or down
You got [C] the female [F] brothers, yes you [C] do
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Hey brother, [E] hear me call, [F] _ it ain't that I [F#] have to fall
_ [Fm] _ Wasn't no [C] one's fault [Am] last night, _ [D]
that I looked up, [Gm] _ [G] felt the light
[C] _ Here's hoping [E]
you [Am] understand, [F] I wanna feel [C] like a natural man
[Am] Get up early [F] in the morning, [Dm] _ _ [C] _
you can't help no one with money
[D] If you can't win with your hands, [C] then you got the female brothers, yes you do
_ If the world [D] is turning [G] under you, [C] it's no good to sit around, [F]
bring it [D] up or down
[C] You got the female brothers, yes you do _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ Hey brother, [E] _
[Am] now and then, [F] there's something oughta [C] move you more than a pen
You [Am] don't need no [F] school of knowledge, you [D] got something [C] else to plan
All the people [F] in the world, could [D] make it better again
And [C] it ain't easy, yes I know
_ It's that hard, [D] _ [G] rugged road _
[C] Don't be a swindler, don't be a fool, just [F] be honest and [D] stay cool
Cause you [C] got the female brothers, yes you do
If the world [D] is turning under [G] you, it's no [C] good to sit around, [F] bring it up [D] or down
You got [C] the female [F] brothers, yes you [C] do
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _