Cadd9         G
Honey put down that flyswatter
Cadd9               G
   And pour me some ice water
Cadd9                        G
   And would you bring me my hammer
                           D
And could you find me some nails

    C            G
For soon I'll be going
Cadd9               G
   To work for this living
Cadd9                   G
   And with you here to guide me
D                G
   Then I cannot fail

Cadd9 G

Cadd9          G
The morning it stumbles
Cadd9                     G
   Right in through the window
Cadd9                  G
   And this getting up early
            D
Gets old anyway

       C          G
And if you listen close dear
Cadd9               G
   The crying that you hear
Cadd9                 G
   Is the nighttime lamenting
D                   G
   The start of the day

Cadd9 G

         Cadd9       G
And it's hotter than concrete
Cadd9                G
    In July in Houston
Cadd9             G
    And it'll get worse here
                D
Before it turns nice

        C             G
But old Tink's in the backyard
Cadd9                      G
    And I swear that boy's so smart
Cadd9                   G
    He's got everything ready
D                   G
    So we'll be all right

Cadd9 G

         Cadd9         G
So honey put down that flyswatter
Cadd9                 G
    And pour me some ice water
Cadd9                       G
    And though I'll soon be going
                    D
Well I haven't gone yet
        C            G
So come stand here beside me
Cadd9            G
    And hold my hand gently
Cadd9                    G
    And tell me do you remember
D                     G
    The first time we met