Chop Wood And Carry Water

One night I [G]had a dream,

That I climbed up to the mountaintop,
That rea[F]ches all the [C]way,
To heaven ab[D]ove

And I had a [G]conversation,
Wi[GMaj7]th old man in a wh[Em]ite robe,
I asked a [A7]simple question,
How do[C] I show lo[D]ve?

And I asked [G]him what to do,

When I climbed down off of that mountaintop,
That rea[F]ches all the [C]way,
To heaven ab[D]ove

His answer w[G]as so simple,
Th[GMaj7]at it took me by s[Em]uprise,
He said wa[A7]yfarin' pilgrim,
If you[C] want to s[D]how love

Chop w[G]ood,
(Chop wood)
And ca[C]rry water,
(Just a little water)
Build [G]a fire and give a drink to al[C]l of God's sons and daughters,
If[Bm] you wanna save a strugglin' soul from stu[Em]mblin' to the slaug[D]hter,
Ch[C]op Wood,[B/C]
(chop wood)
And c[A7]arry water,
(Just a little water)
Chop [C]Wood,
(Chop wood)
And c[D]arry Water  [G]

But I did no[G#]t like the answer,

From the old man on the mountaintop,
That rea[F#]ches all the w[C#]ay,
To heave[D#]n above

Cos I wanted[G#] to do it bigger,
An[G#Maj7]d I wanted to do it[Fm] better,
So I forgo[A#7]t about what he told me,
When h[C#]e said to s[D#]how love

Chop[G#] wood,
(Chop wood)
And [C#]carry water,
(Just a little water)
Buil[G#]d a fire and give a drink to a[C#]ll of God's sons and daughters,
I[Cm]f you wanna save a strugglin' soul from s[Fm]tumblin' to the slaught[D#]er,
[C#]Chop Woo[C/C#]d,
(chop wood)
And [A#7]carry water,
(Just a little water)
Chop[C#] Wood,
(Chop wood)
And [D#]carry Water  [G#]

One night I saw a begg[A]ar man on the streets of New Orleans,
And I sw[G]ear I heard a voi[D]ce that came from heaven ab[E]ove,
It sa[A]id this is one of my children,
And m[F#m]y child is cold and hungry,
Now t[B7]his is your big chance if you w[D]ant to show love[E],

So I wrapped my[A] arms around him,

And he turned his face up to me,
And I swe[G]ar it was the old [D]man from heaven ab[E]ove,
He said w[A]ayfarin' pilgrim,
You know[F#m] I've been lookin for you,
You f[B7]inally got it figured out j[D]ust how to show l[E]ove

Chop[A] wood,
(Chop wood)
And[D] carry water,
(Just a little water)
Bu[A]ild a fire and give a drink to al[D]l of God's sons and daughters,
If[C#m] you wanna save a strugglin' soul from s[F#m]tumblin' to the sl[E]aughter,
Cho[D]p Wood[C#],  [D]
(chop wood)
And [B7]carry water,
(Just a little water)
Chop[D] Wood,
(Chop wood)
And [E]carry Water [A]