Cooper's Lament Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][E][F][F#dim][D][C][E][Am][F][C]

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

[Verse 2]
Here's hoping [E]you'll understand
[Am]I wa[F]nt to fell lik[Dm]e a [Gsus4]natural ma[C]n
[E]Get up [Am]early in the morning [F]to
[Dm]do w[G]hat I ca[C]n
You can't help no one [F]with money
If you [Dm]can't with your hands
And [G]you got to

[Verse 3]
[C]be there [F]brothers, yes [C]you do
If the world is [D]turning under [G]you
Ain't no [C]good to sit around
And [F]bring it up [D]or down
You got to [C]be [G]there [Am]brothers,
[F]yes you do
[C][E][Am][F][C]

[Verse 4]
Hey [E]brothers, now [Am]and then
[F]There's something that
[Dm]oughta [G]move you
[C]More than a pen
[E]You don't [Am]need no school
or know[F]ledge
You've got [Dm]something [G]else to lend
[C]And all the people in the world
[F]Can make it bet[Dm]ter aga[G]in

[Verse 5]
And it ain't [C]easy, [F]yes I kno[C]w
[F]It's a [C]hard [D]and rugged roa[G]d
Don't [C]be swindled, don't be fooled
Just be [F]honest and stay cool
[D]'Cause you got to

[Verse 6]
[C]be [G]there [Am]brothers,
[F]yes [C]you do
If the world is [D]turning under [G]you
Ain't no [C]good to sit around
And [F]bring it up [D]or down
You got to [C]be [E]there [Am]brothers,
[F]yes you do
[C][Em][Am][F]