Ronnie Lane - Stone Chords

[Intro]
Bb G Bb G
Bb G Bb G
 
[Verse]
      G
Well, once I was a stone, many years ago
  G                     D           G
Into a pool was thrown, many years ago
C           G          C        G
Time passed by and the pool ran dry
    C         G      C            G           C     G
Excavated was I, and tempered and beat in the fiery heat
                 D
By the hand of a man,
               C
whose name was Dan,
        G
Dan the blacksmith
 
[Verse]
     G
Well once I was a sword, many years ago
G                       D           G
I was two blades broad, many years ago
C         G           C          G
Worn with pride, into battle I'd ride,
     C         G           C         G               C         G
At a warrior's side, and I cut and I killed, and was lost in a field
               D
And I soon did rust,
             C
I corrode to dust,
    G
Oh my
 
[Verse]
     G
Well once I was a daisy, many years ago
   G                        D           G
In pastures green and lazy, many years ago
          C        G        C         G
But I was ate by a goat who fell in a moat
       C          G        C           G       C            G
And forgetting to float he sunk like a led and stayed until dead
                    D
And was relieved to find
               C
Lord, just how kind
       G
It all is
 
[Bridge]
      C                             G
Well, once I was a bullfrog, had to struggle for survival
    C                              G
And once I was a carp and lived in waters ornamental
    C                                G
And once I was a mynah bird, quoting verses from the Bible
              D
I said pretty boy,
       C
Pretty boy,
      G
Saint Luke
 
[Interlude]
G G G G
G G D G
G G G G
D D C C
G G G G
 
[Bridge]
      C                             G
Well, once I was a bullfrog, had to struggle for survival
    C                              G
And once I was a carp and lived in waters ornamental
    C                                G
And once I was a mynah bird, quoting verses from the Bible
              D
I said pretty boy,
       C
Pretty boy,
      G
Saint Luke
 
[Verse]
     G
Well once I was a mule, many years ago
   G                      D           G
My master treat me cruel, many years ago
       C      G              C           G           C            G
By and by was sick, couldn't move to his kick, so he took out his whip,
       C               G          C        G
put it right across my back to an almighty crack
              D
And to his dismay
          C
I passed away
           G
Into the blue
 
[Verse]
           G
Then I was born a human baby, many years ago
      G                 D            G
I was born unto a lady, many years ago
        C          G            C         G
All our hopes were piled on the back of a child
           C         G              C       G       C                    G
Who turned out to be wild, sent the devil a prayer, caused the person to swear
           D
So I took my leave
           C
To lie and thieve,
             G
On my way to you
             D
So I took my leave
           C
To lie and thieve,
             G
On my way to you