Where Are We Gonna Work...

Where Are We Gonna Work When the Trees Are Gone?

words and music by Darryl Cherney from the Album "Timber!"

Intro: (C)/(G)/(C)

Well, I (C) come from a long, long (G) line of tree-fallin' (C) men

And this company town was here before my (G) grandpappy settled in

We (F) kept enough trees a-standin', so our (C) kids could tow the (F) line

But now a (C) big corporation come and (G) bought us out, got us (F) workin' double- (C) time

But tell me...

Chorus:

(F) Where are we gonna work when the trees are (C) gone?

Will the big boss have us wash his car or (G) maybe mow his lawn

(F) I'm a man, I'm a man I'm a lumberjack man

But I (C) fear it ain't for (F) long

Tell me (C) where are we gonna (G) work when the trees are (C) gone?

Now these (C) corporate mergers (G) make no sense to (C) me

But they've got this junk bond debt to pay so we're (G) clearcutting all the trees

Now that (F) old fishing hole where I used to take my (C) son

Lord, we trashed it out last (G) Monday morning, (F) good God what have we (C) done?

But tell me,,,

Now these (C) Wall Street money (G) men they've got me (C) mad

I've got a family to feed and fallin' trees is the (G) only job I ever had

Hey, now ((F) folks we can't just stand here while this (C) boom and bust goes (F) on

We've got to (C) slow down this big (G) corporation, be- (G) fore all the trees are (C) gone

Cause tell me....

Alternate last verse

Now those (C) trees they feed my (G) family you now its (C) true

But the big boss got me wonderin' where we'll (G) be in a year or two

Now I'm a (F) God-fearin' man but I know there doin' (C) wrong, hey boys

We've got to (C) slow down this big (G) corporation, be- (G) fore all the trees are (C) gone