#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------# Date: Tue 13 Jan 1998 12:20:57 -0500 > Subject: copper_by_harry_chapin album: Legends of the Lost and Found song: Copper artist: Harry Chapin transcribed: Ken Reynolds Please enjoy the following Harry Chapin selection. Copper Harry Chapin (klr) [] [] [] [] If you were [] looking for way to [] get me mad It was [] sure fire way you [] found around Well I [D] came back to [G] tell you Lou ^?bout [D] what you almost [G] did Don^?t you [A] ever put the cash on the [C] counter Lou [] when I^?m [] with my [] kid Yeah the [D] kid^?s 13 he^?s [G] growin^? Lou two years And [D] he^?ll be bigger than [G] me [A] straighter than the tall oak [A7] tree I [D] raised him alone ten [G] years now since his [D] momma ran [G] away Well you [A] ain^?t gonna blow his [C] image of me With [] stunt like you [] pulled [] today chorus [G] They took the copper right outta the penny Lou They got the [D] pig locked up in the pen But you^?re [E] in big trouble with me yes you If you [A] ever do that [A7] again don^?t [G]mean I can^?t knock you [E] down You got to [] treat me [/#] like [/] livin^? [] saint Lou [] Whenever my [/#]son^?s [] around [] [] [] [] Yeah the [] kid wants to be [] policeman [] just like [] me the [A] way I started out to [A7] be And he [D] just might end up [G] police chief Now [D ]wouldn^?t that be something to [G] see ^?Cause then the [A] kid would kick right-[C] off the force All the [] two-bit [] grifters like [] me (chorus) I guess it [D] was when my [G] old lady left me and I [D] started to see things [G] differently cut your [A] own slice outta the [A7] pie Yeah I [D] grew up and it came [G] clear to me all the [D] smart cops on the [G] make You get [] silver badge not an [] old tin star [] when you^?re [] on the [] take [G] It^?s pimps and whores punk gang wars [D] Robberies and homicides [Bm] When you [E] walk the beat with the creeps on the street Well there [A] ain^?t no where to [A7] hide I spent [D] half my life [D7] without no wife Ridin^? [G] heard on the scum of the [E] earth I learned the [D] tricks of the [/#] trade from the [/] gutter [] parade And then I [] prayed for [/#] all I^?m [] worth [] [] [] [] Don^?t you [D] know I appreciate the [G] money Lou [D] Cause it all goes into the [G] bank And when I [D] send my kid to [G] college some day He^?ll have [A] guys like you to [A7] thank Means you [D] don^?t have to worry ^?bout [G] crime But [A] hold your money when the [C] kids with me You can [] pay me [] double next [] time (chorus) Enjoy all. Ken Reynolds ( )