Timber Man Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

Ma[E]ny many years ago when this la[A]nd was young,
A l[E]ot of our country was covered by [B7]big, tall, beautiful trees.
And m[E]en had to have the trees to make wood to b[A]uild houses,
[B7]Make furniture with, to make b[E]oats, even to make pa[A]per with.
So as m[E]ore and more people came, more wood was needed,
So m[B7]ore and more trees were cut down.
And the man that li[E]ved in the forest and cut down the trees
Was called the timber m[E]an.
Well, my w[E]orld is green and da[A]rk and dumb, My [B7]home is in the loggin' c[E]amp,
All w[E]eek I cut down the mi[A]ghty trees, Sa[B7]turday I get to do as I pl[E]ease.
I g[B7]ive the man more than his hire, and h[A]e'll never know it, [E]if I tire,
[B7]Show me the toughest tree around, the ti[A]mber man will br[E]ing it down.
[A]Swing it hard, [E]cut it clean, [B7]no halfway or i[E]n-between,
Mo[A]ve when the axe is [E]in my hand m[B7]ake way for the ti[E]mber man.
Spoken: Y[E]eah, he was a mighty big tough man usually,

That timber man that lived in that forest and cut down those big trees.
Well, they s[E]ay there's sawdust [A]in my brain,
And do[B7]n't get caught out in the r[E]ain. I got stump water [A]in my blood,
The sw[B7]eat from my brow turns the ground to [E]mud.
When the m[B7]en don't know how to fell a tree,
The o[A]ne they'll come and a[E]sk is me.
I'll m[B7]ark my spot and I'll take my stand,
The tr[A]ee?s gonna fall for the ti[E]mber Man
Sw[A]ing it hard c[E]ut it clean, [B7]no halfway or in-be[E]tween,
Mo[A]ve when the axe is [E]in my hand, [B7]make way for the tim[E]ber man.
And when they're cu[E]ttin' on a tree and it's j[B7]ust about ready to fall,
The m[E]an yells out