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Jah Made Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Zac Brown Band
Capo 5 (Played with a reggae beat, short notes, maybe palm muted for added effect)
INTRO: F, G, Am, G x2
F          G              Am           G
Little boy sitting on his daddy's knee
F    G              Am        G
In a circle full of drums and harmony
F          G               Am   G
His mother kneel down and say
F              G                Am7(ring)
"My son do you know why you are here today?"
(No Chord)
and his daddy say

CHORUS:
F         G                  Am   G
Jah' made these drums for you
F                 G                      Am              G
To play with your heart and soul let the music carry you through
F         G                  Am   G
Jah' made these drums for you
F         G                  Am7 (Ring)
Jah' made these drums for you

F      G                  Am     G
Just a few years down the road
F           G                      Am               G
Same boy is old enough to help his father carry the load
F    G              Am       G
On a boat they will fish all day
F            G               Am7(Ring)
Boy gets frustrated, so his daddy say

CHORUS:
F         G                   Am     G
Jah' made these things for you
F         G                   Am     G
The sky above and the ocean blue
F         G                   Am     G
Jah' made these things for you
F         G                   Am7(Ring)
Jah' made these things for you

F            G                      Am      G
Comes to his dad with tears in his eyes
F                  G                    Am  G
Said now she's gone and I don't know why
F          G                          Am    G
I gave her three good years of my life
F            G                     Am7(Ring)
Should I run away or swallow my pride?
(No Chord)
and his daddy say

CHORUS:
F         G                Am     G
Jah' made this pain for you
F           G                   Am                     G
Now you are grown so you should choose what you should do
F         G                Am     G
Jah' made this pain for you
F         G                Am7(Ring)
Jah' made this pain for you
(Short tounge roll)

BREAK: F,G,Am,F

F        G            Am       G
Old man lying on his dying bed
F            G            Am       G
His faithful son right by his side
F                   G               Am         G
He said now you are gone and I will have no one
F               G                          Am7(Ring)
But in his last breathe he please tell your son

CHORUS:
F         G               Am     G
Jah' made this life for you
F          G             Am          G
You can do anything that you want to do
G         G               Am     G
Jah' made this life for you
F         G              Am7(Ring)
Jah' made this life for you

Am           G         F
And you, and you, and you.

Zac actually plays this without a capo in the key of C, but the capo on 5 makes it 
easier for newer guitarists.
            
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