Make It Yourself

[Intro ]
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verse 1 
C                                      F               G 
You can while away your years and just sitting on your rear 
F                G                    C       G 
Shopping on your phone for your every need 
C 
And with an endless flow of crap 
          F                     G 
Delivered straight to your lazy lap 
                    G                  C 
You be just another pawn for corporate greed 

      Am                           Em 
Every trinket every toy will bring precious little joy 
        F                                 G 
When acquired by a soulless internet transaction 
                              C 
So why spend your hard earned dough 
             F 
When you can hammer weld and sew 
    G               C              G 
And process deliver delicious satisfaction 

Chorus 
G       C       Am                    Em 
You can make it yourself and feel the thrill 
       C           Am                  Em        G 
Making use of your knowledge craft and skill 
        C               D             Dm                 G 
Plant a garden watch it grow, Build a birdhouse for your beau 
        Dm                   G                 Dm 
You can hammer sand and saw, My friend you can do it all 
          G                    C 
Don't be afraid to make it yourself 

verse 2 
C                       F           G 
Now once-upon-a-time, before Amazon Prime 
F                     G                    C       G 
When folks all had to make the things they used 
C 
They churned butter, knitted shirts 
           F                 G 
They build cabins, huts, and yurts 
                               G                  C 
And walked proudly through the world in self made shoes 

    Am                 Em 
Now please dont get me wrong 
        F 
I’m not saying with this song 
                G                                C 
That we should turn the clock back and live like pioneers 
                            F 
But just a touch of self sufficiency 

Could mitigate the deficiency 
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And the pride of craft we’ve lost down through the years 

Chorus 
        C       Am                    Em 
Why not make it yourself and feel the pride 
        C               Am                Em        G 
In this consumer driven world you’ve been denied 
        C           D             Dm               G 
Make a table make a dress dont be afraid to make a mess 
        Dm              G             Dm                 G 
You can nail it you can glue, you can bolt weld or screw it 
        C            G                       C 
You can roll up your sleeves and make it yourself 

verse 3 
C        F                 G 
Get some tools and build a deck 
F             G               C       G 
Or make a treehouse, what the heck 
C 
You’ll be a living legend in your neighborhood 
                F               G 
Knit yourself a winter hat or a sweater for your hairless cat 
                         G          C 
It doesn't have to be perfect to be good 

       Am                 Em 
You’ll fill such a joyful lift 
                   F 
When you give your friend a handmade gift 
                 G                              C 
It means so much more than some trifle from the mall 
       C              C 
Make a kite or a casserole, 
                 F                      G 
You’ll grow your brain You’ll grow your soul 
         F            G              C 
You’re a self-reliant badass growing tall 

Outro 
C           Am                Em 
Make it yourself you know you can 
C               Am                Em        G 
Oven mit or skillsaw you know you can 
C      G/B              Am 
Make a cake or build a chair 
                      D 
Make it funky give it flair 
        Dm              G 
You can cut it, you can baste it 
             Dm                   G 
You’ve got a brain kid, don’t you waste it 
            Dm               G             Am 
With just a little work you can make it yourself 
             Dm          G      C 
It’s so much fun to make it yourself