Tunning: standard Standard Tuning: CHORDS USED Eadgbe A - x02220 D7 - xx0212 C - 032010 G - 320033 F - 133211 This is the main riff for the start and various parts of the song. The riff and chords switch between piano and guitar in the recording but it sounds good all played on guitar anyway RIFF 1: () = 1/4 bend E-0-0-0----------0-0-0-2-2-2 B-2-2-2----------2-2-2-1-1-1 G-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-2 REPEAT 4 TIMES D-2-2-2----------2-2-2-0-0-0 A-0-0-0---(3)-0--0-0-0-X-X-X E-X-X-X--3-------X-X-X-X-X-X Intro: RIFF 1 X 4 Verse 1: RIFF 1 Sugar town has turned so sour its people angry in their sleep There’s more small-town paranoia Sweeping down its evil sheets Chorus: You better give me the chance I’ll cut you down with a glance Yeh with my small axe - so help me And tho’ I’m only one And tho’ weak I’m strong And if it comes to the crunch Then I’m the woodcutter’s son RIFF 1 And I’m cutting down the wood for the good of everyone! Verse 2: RIFF 1 You can tell it’s witching hour You can feel the spirits rise When the room goes very quiet And there’s hatred in their eyes - Chorus: You better give me the chance I’ll cut you down with a glance Yeh with my small axe - so help me And tho’ I’m only one And tho’ weak I’m strong And if it comes to the crunchThen I’m the woodcutter’s son RIFF 1 And I’m cutting down the wood for the good of everyone! SOLO - RIFF 1 X 4 and some improv in A and D Verse 3: RIFF 1 There’s a silence when I enter And a murmur when I leave I can see their jealous faces I can feel the ice they breathe Chorus: You better give me the chance I’ll cut you down with a glance Yeh with my small axe - so help me And tho’ I’m only one And tho’ weak I’m strong And if it comes to the crunch Then I’m the woodcutter’s son RIFF 1 And I’m cutting down the wood for the good of everyone! RIFF 1 And I’m cutting down the wood for the good of everyone! Outro: RIFF 1 REPEATS X 4 and improvise in A and D for an outro solo

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque une lutte personnelle dans un environnement empreint de méfiance et de tensions. Le narrateur, fils d’un bûcheron, se positionne comme un défenseur de la communauté, prêt à se lever contre l'injustice, même s'il se sent parfois isolé ou vulnérable. Il exprime une force intérieure malgré sa singularité, affirmant sa volonté de défricher le bois pour le bien de tous. Cette œuvre s’inscrit dans un contexte de désillusion face aux relations humaines, où l’auteur représente la voix de ceux qui se battent pour la vérité et l’intégrité, même au milieu de l'adversité. Les images de sorcellerie et de froideur ajoutent une dimension quasi mystique à cette lutte.