Coopers Lament

C C E
F F D
C E Am F C

[Verse 1]
C              E             F
Hey brothers,  hear me call
                F#m          Fm
It ain't that I had to fall
                F     C    Am
Wasn't no one's fault last night
D            Gm                  G
When I looked up and felt the light

[Verse 2]
C             E                 Am
Here's hoping you'll understand
F         Dm   G      C
I want to feel like a natural man
E        Am           F        Dm G      C
Get up early in the morning to do what I can
          C                F
You can't help no one with money
       Dm
If you can't with your hands

[Chorus]
               C        F         Dm         C
And you got to be there brothers, yes you do
       C        D             G
If the world is turning under you
         C
Ain't no good to sit around
    F              D
And bring it up or down
           C        Am        F           C
You got to be there brothers, yes you do

C E Am C

[Verse 3]
C             E       Am
Hey brothers, now and then
F                      Dm     G
There's something that oughta move you
C
More than a pen
E         Am                F
You don't need no school or knowledge
           Dm        G       C
You've got something else to lend
            C             F
And all the people in the world
            Dm
Can make it better again

[Verse 4]
             C    F      C
And it ain't easy, yes I know
       C        D      G
It's a hard and rugged road
         C
Don't be swindled, don't be fooled
        F               D
Just be honest and stay cool

[Chorus]
                  C  G     Am        F       C
'Cause you got to be there brothers, yes you do
       C        D             G
If the world is turning under you
         C
Ain't no good to sit around
    F              D
And bring it up or down
           C  G     Am        F       C
You got to be there brothers, yes you do