CAPO: 3rd Fret INTRO: G C G C G C Saw the swing of the hammer G C Heard the crack of the ball G C Saw the tenement tumble G G-D Saw the tenement fall C Saw the baby in the manger___ G C He was sleeping through it all G C Well, I read a story G C About a man in a room G C I guess he spoke his mind, but G G-D I guess he spoke too soon C Well, he should've kept them guessing___ G C Instead of howling at the moon G C Shoved my hands in my pockets G C And I shuffled in time G C Took my place at the back of G G-D The unemployment line C Standing like a statue___ G C Deaf dumb and blind G C Deaf dumb and blind INSTRUMENTAL: G C G C G C G C D C G D G C G C G C Saw the swing of the hammer G C Heard the crack of the ball G C Saw the tenement tumble G G-D Saw the tenement fall C Saw the baby in the manger___ G C He was sleeping through it all G C Through it all G CGCG Through it all