Chords for Murphy's Bricks (The Barrel Song)

_ Well, hello again music lovers.
Here's a little song about a fellow named Murphy.
Murphy was a construction worker and he had to bring a bunch of bricks down from the 14th floor.
His boss wouldn't let him throw them out the window, so he decided he'd rig him up a pulley and hollowed him down that way.
But didn't quite work out for [Eb] Mr.
Murphy, so here's his story. _ _
Dear sir, I write this note to [Bb] you to tell you [Eb] of me plight.
[Ab] For at the [Eb] time of writing I [F] am not [Bb] a pretty sight.
[Ab] Me body [Eb] is all black [Ab] and blue, [Cm] me face a deathly gray.
[Eb] And I write this note to tell you [Bb] why I'm not at work [Eb] today.
_ While working on the 14th [Bb] floor some bricks I [Eb] had to clear.
[Ab] But to toss [Eb] him down from such a [Cm] height was not a good [Bb] idea.
[Ab] The [Eb] foreman wasn't very pleased.
[Ab] He [Cm] is an awkward sight.
[Eb] He said I'd have to cart them [Bb] down the ladders with [Eb] me hands.
_ While shifting all those bricks by hand [Bb] it was so very [Eb] slow.
[Ab] So I hoisted [Eb] up a barrel [F] and secured a [Bb] rope below.
[Ab] But in me [Eb] haste to do the [Cm] job I was too blind to see
[Eb] that a barrel full of building bricks [Bb] was heavier [Eb] than me.
_ And so when I untied the [Bb] rope the barrel fell [Eb] like lead.
[Ab] And clinging [Eb] tightly to the rope [Cm] I started up [Bb] instead.
[Ab] I shot up [Eb] like a rocket till to [F] my [Cm] dismay I found
[Eb] that halfway up I met the [Bb] bloody barrel [Eb] coming down.
_ Well the barrel broke me shoulder [Bb] as to the ground [Eb] instead.
[Ab] And when I [Eb] reached the top I [F] banged the pulley [Bb] with me head.
[Ab] I clung on [Eb] tightly numb with [Ab] shock from this [Cm] almighty blow.
[Eb] And the barrel spilled out half the bricks [Bb]
14th floor [Eb] below.
_ _ Well when the bricks had fallen from [Bb] the barrel to [Eb] the floor
[Ab] I then [Eb] outweighed the barrel and [F] so started [Bb] down once more.
[Ab] Still clinging [Eb] tightly to the [Ab] rope [Fm] me body [Cm] wracked with pain.
[Eb] Halfway down I met the bloody [Bb] barrel once [Eb] again.
_ Well the force of this collision [Bb] halfway down the [Eb] office block
[Ab] caused multiple [Eb] confusions [F] and a nasty [Bb] state of shock.
[Ab] Still clinging [Eb] tightly to the rope [Fm] I fell toward [Cm] the ground.
[Eb] And landed on the broken bricks [Bb] the barrel had [Eb] scattered round. _ _ _
_ _ Well as I lay there on the [Bb] floor I thought I'd [Eb] passed the worst.
[Ab] But the barrel [Eb] hit the pulley [F] wheel and then [Bb] the bottom burst.
[Ab] A [Eb] shower of bricks rained down on me [Ab] I didn't [Cm] have a hope.
[Eb] And as I lay there bleeding [Bb] I let go the [Eb] bloody rope.
_ _ Well the barrel being unsecured [Bb] it started down [Eb] once more.
[Ab] And landed [Eb] right across me [F] as I lay there [Bb] on the floor.
[Ab] It broke three [Eb] ribs and my left arm [Fm] and I [Cm] can only say
[Eb] that I hope you'll understand why [Bb] Murphy's not at work [Eb] today.
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ Thank [N] you music lovers!
Thank you one and all!
Thank you music lovers! _ _ _ _ _