Sending Up My Timber
By: Otis Clay
Key E
L H / R H
Intro:
E / G#-B-E-G#
/ G#, B, E, G#, B
C# / G#-C#-G#
/ E, G#, C#, E, G#
F# / A-C#-A
/ A, C#, C#, A, C#
F# / A-C#-E
B / B-D#-F#
E / G#-B-E-G#
/ G#, B, E, G#, B
C# / G#-C#-G#
/ E, G#, C#, E, G#
F# / A-C#-A
/ A, C#, C#, A, C#
B / A-B-C#-E
B / A-B-D#-F#
C#, D# /
E / G#-B-E
G#, B /
C# / B-E-G#
B, G# /
F# / A-C#-E
C# /
B / A-B-C#-E
B, C#, D# /
Verse 1 (Use broken chords for a better flow):
E / G#-B-E There’s a dream, that I
E / G#-B-E dreamed
E / G#-B-E
D# / G#-B-D#
D / G#-B-D
of my
A / A-C#-E heavenly, heavenly
A / A-C#-E home
B, C#, D# I
E / G#-B-E know that I’m
A / A-B-C#-E going there one
E / G#-B-E day
A, G# /
F# / A-C#-E
D#, C# /
B / B-D#-G#
B / B-D#-F#
C#, D# / maybe
E / G#-B-E morning, night or
E / G#-B-E noon
E / G#-B-E
D# / G#-B-D#
D / G#-B-D
I don’t
A / A-C#-E know just how
A# / A#-C#-E soon, but I’m
B / B-E-G# sending
C / C-E-G#
C# / C#-E-G#
on up my
A / A-C#-E timber
C# /
B / A-B-C#-E
E / G#-B-E every
E, F#, G# / every
A / A-B-C#-E every
A, G#, F# / every
E / G#-B-E day * (go to chorus after 2nd verse)
D#, C # /
B / B-D#-G#
B / B-D#-F#
C#, D# /
Verse 2 (Use same chords as Verse 1):
My mother and father they are waiting for me
In my heavenly, heavenly home
I know that we all will meet again, yes we will
Maybe morning night or noon
I just don’t know children just how soon
But I’m sending all of my timber every, every, every, every day
Chorus:
E / B-D-E-G# oh
D / B-D-E-G# oh
B / B-D-E-G# I’m
A / A-C#-E sending
C# / A-C#-E up
/ A-C#-E my
E / A-C#-E tim-
F# / A-C-#-E ber
E /
A / A-C#-E sending
C# / A-C#-E up
/ A-C#-E my
E / A-C#-E tim-
F# / A-C-#-E ber
E / G#-B-E sending
G# / G#-B-E up
/ G#-B-E my
B / G#-B-E tim-
G# / G#-B-E ber
E / G#-B-E sending
E / G#-B-E up
D# / G-B-D# my
D / G#-B-D tim-
B / B-D-E-G# ber
A / A-C#-E sending
C# / A-C#-E up
/ A-C#-E my
E / A-C#-E tim-
F# / A-C-#-E ber
E /
A / A-C#-E sending
C# / A-C#-E up
/ A-C#-E my
E / A-C#-E tim-
F# / A-C-#-E ber
B / B-D#-F# sending
/ B-D#-F# up
/ B-D#-F# my
F# / B-D#-F# tim-
/ B-D#-F# ber
B / B-D#-F# sending
/ B-D#-F# up
/ B-D#-F# my
B / B-D#-F# tim-
B / B-C#-E-G ber
C#, D# / maybe
E / G#-B-E morning, night or
E / G#-B-E noon
E / G#-B-E
D# / G#-B-D#
D / G#-B-D
I don’t
A / A-C#-E know just how
A# / A#-C#-E soon, but I’m
B / B-E-G# sending
C / C-E-G#
C# / C#-E-G#
on up my
A / A-C#-E timber
C# /
B / A-B-C#-E
E / G#-B-E every
E, F#, G# / every
A / A-B-C#-E every
A, G#, F# / every
E / G#-B-E day
(Repeat)
