Made By Hand
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Made by Hand
© 1988 Bryan Masters
A D A
Ed Stilley takes a piece of pine
A E A
and a knife and a saw and a shiny dime
A D A
works it in his hands til a guitar sings
A E A
shiny dime slappin' on the strings
F G A
It's made by hand
F G A
It's made by hand
F G F A
and his heart and his mind and his loving eyes
F G A
it's made by hand
Such an instrument you never did see
scripture verse John 3:16
burned in the top with a steady hand
promise of the promised land
They say old Ed went around the bend
his poor mind won't be back again
says Ed with a smile cool as the breeze
"Could a crazy man build one of these?"
About a hundred guitars, he's given them all
one at a time to the children's hall
where they find their way into lonely hands
ed builds another one quick as he can
Bryan Masters Music/ASCAP
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All songs © 1985-2008 Bryan Masters Music/ASCAP. All rights reserved.
