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[Verse 1]
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Why boasteth thy-self o heathen men
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Playing smart and not being clever
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I say you're working iniqui-ty
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To a-chieve vanity if a-so a-so
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But the goodness of Jah-Jah en-dureth for-ever
[Chorus 1]
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If you are the big tree
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We are the small axe
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Sharpened to cut you down well sharp
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Ready to cut you down oh yeah
[Verse 2]
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These are the words of my Master
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No weak heart shall prosper
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And whosoever diggeth a pit
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Shall fall in it shall fall in it
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Whosoever diggeth a pit
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Shall bury in it shall bury in it
[Chorus 2]
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If you are the big tree
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We are the small axe
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Sharpened to cut you down well sharp
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Ready to cut you down
[Bridge 1]
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Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down
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Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down
[Verse 3]
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Whosoever diggeth a pit
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Shall bury in it shall bury in it
[Chorus 3]
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If you are the big tree
Eb Bb Bb7
We are the small axe
Eb Bb Bb7
Sharpened to cut you down well sharp
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down
[Chorus 4]
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If you are the big tree
Eb Bb Bb7
We are the small axe
Eb Bb Bb7
If you are the big tree
Eb Bb Bb7
We are the small axe
C G
Sharpened to cut you down
Eb Bb Bb7
Sharpened to cut you down well sharp
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down