Dead man's boots Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]You[A][F#m][A][D][F#m][A]
[D]see these work [F#m]boots in [A]my hands,
they'll probably fit ye now my son,
[G]Take them, [A]they're a gift [Bm]from [A]me,
why [Em]don't you try [Asus4]them on?
It would [D]do your old man [A]good to see
you walk[D]ing in these [A]boots one day,
And [G]take [A]your place among [Bm]the men
[Em]who work[Asus4] upon the slipway.[D]

[Verse 2]
These [Asus4]dead man's boots,
though they're [D]old and curled,
When a [G]feller needs a job and a place [D]in the world,
And it's [G]time for a [A]man
to put [Bm]down [Em]roots,
[Asus4]And walk to the river in his old man's boots.
[D][F#m][A]

[Verse 3]
He said, "I'm [D]nearly done and asking [Asus4]this,
that ye do one final [A]thing for me!
You're [G]barely [A]but a sapling,
[Bm]and [A]you thin[Em]k that you're a tr[Asus4]ee.
If ye [D]need a seed to prosper[Asus4],
ye must first put down some roots.
Just [G]one foot [A]then [Bm]the other [Em]in
these [Asus4]dead man's boots."

[Verse 4]
[D]These dea[Asus4]d man's boots
know their [D]way down the hill,
They could [G]walk there themselves,
and they prob[D]ably will.
There's a [G]place for ye [A]there
to sink [Bm]your root[Em]s,
And take a [A]walk down the river in these
[Asus4]dead man's boots.[D][Em]
[D]I said,

[Verse 5]
[G]"Why in the Hell would I do [D]that?
[Em]And why would [Asus4]I agree?"
When his [G]hand [A]was all that I'd [Bm]received,
[A]as far[Em] as I remember.[Asus4]
[G]It's not as if he'd spoiled [D]me with
his kind[Em]ness up to then [Asus4]ye see.
I'd a [G]plan of me own [A]and I'd quit [Bm]this [Em]place
when I [Asus4]came of age Sept[A]ember.[D]

[Verse 6]
These [Asus4]dead man's boots know their
[D]way down the hill,
They can [G]walk there themselves,
and they prob[D]ably will.
I'd plenty [G]of choices,
[A]and plenty oth[Bm]er rou[Em]tes,
[Asus4]An d he'd never see me walking in
these dead man's boot[D]s.[C]

[Verse 7]
[G]What was it made him [D]think I'd [Em]be happy
ending up like [Asus4]him?
When he'd [G]hardly got [A]two halfpennies [G]left,
[A]or a bro[Em]ken pot to piss in.[Asus4]
He [G]wanted this same thing for [D]me,
[Em]was that his final w[Asus4]ish?
He said,
[G]"What the hell are ye gon[Asus4]na do?"[G]
I said, [Dsus4]"Anything but [Dm]this!"[D]

[Verse 8]
These [Asus4]dead man's boots know their
[D]way down the hill,
They can [G]walk there themselves
and they most [D]likely will.
But they won't [G]walk with me
'cos I'm off [D]the other way,
I've had it [G]up to here,
I'm gonna have [D]my say.
When all [G]ye've got left
is that cross [D]on the wall?
I want noth[G]ing from you,
I want nothing [D]at all.
Not a pension, [Em]nor a pittance,
when your whole [D]life is through,
Get this [G]through your head,
I'm noth[A]ing like you,
I'm done [G]with all the argu[A]ments,
there'll [G]be no more [Em]dispute,
And ye'll [Asus4]die before ye see me
in your [Dm]dead [Em]man's [Asus4]boots.