3 Chords used in the song: C, Am, Em
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# Intro:
C | Am | Em
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails
C Am Em
He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails
C Am Em
He doesn't make tables, dressers or chairs
C Am Em
He can't carve a whistle 'cause he just doesn't care
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
C Am Em
Kings and queens; they've all knocked on his door
C Am Em
Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
C Am Em
They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
C Am Em
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
C Am
He's made one for himself
Em
One for me too
C Am Em
One of these days he'll make one
C Am Em
For you......
C Am Em
For you......
C Am Em
For you......
C Am Em
For you......
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins for better or worse
C Am Em
Some say its a blessing, some say its a curse
C Am Em
He fits them together in sunshine or rain
C Am Em
Each one is unique, no two are the same
# [ Am chord on "nique"]
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame
C Am Em
That when each one's been made, he can't see it again
C Am Em
He crafts every one with love and with care
C Am Em
Then it's thrown in the ground, it just isn't fair
C Am Em
My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
C Am Em
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
C Am
He's made one for himself
Em
One for me too
C Am Em
One of these days he'll make one
# For you.
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About this song: My Boy Builds Coffins
According to the My Boy Builds Coffins Songfacts, this song was inspired by an actual incident that happened when Florence Welch was going out with a member of the punk band, The Ludes. She explained: "This was a song we wrote as a band