Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
Why boasteth thy-self, o heathen men?
Playing smart and not being clever.
I say you're working iniqui-ty,
To [a]-chieve vanity, if [a]-so [a]-so,
But the goodness of Jah-Jah, en-dureth for-ever.
Chorus 1
If you are the big tree,
We are the small axe.
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
To cut you down.
Verse 2
These are the words, of my Master;
No weak heart shall prosper.
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
Shall fall in it, fall in it.
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
Shall fall in it, (fall in it).
Chorus 2
If you are the big tree,
We are the small axe, (sharp and ready),
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
To cut you down.
Bridge 1
Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
Verse 3
These are the words, of my Master;
Telling me that, no weak heart shall prosper.
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
Shall fall in it, bury in it.
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
Shall bury in it, (bury in it).
Chorus 3
If you are the big, big tree,
We are the small axe.
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
To cut you down.
Chorus 4
If you are the big, big tree,
We are the small axe.
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
To cut you down.
(Fade)
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