Verse
E
He's been roundin' off bolts since the age of fourteen
B7 E
Was that a five eighths or a nine sixteenths?
E
He's got a metric socket that don't quite fit
B7 E
Well it'll wiggle just a little but it ain't quite stripped
A
The safety guard's gone from his grinding machine
E
He got a stiff paint brush he only kinda got clean
A
He's the hired man, my neighbor and a cousin in law
E B7 E
He's a jerry riggin' fool, he got the tool for the job
[Chorus]
A
Well it's vise grips for pliers, and pliers for a wrench
E
A wrench for a hammer, hammers everything else
A
It just don't seem to make much difference
E B7 E
I sure do like him but he's hard on equipment
[Verse]
E
His corners ain't square and his floor ain't level
B7 E
And he's always had trouble with the old tape measure
E
His doors don't close ‘cause the jamb ain't plumb
B7 E
And he's a Goddamn menace with an air nail gun
A
They love to see him comin' at the lumberyard store
E
Fixed the leak in his roof with a two by four
A
Drilled holes in his boards with the wrong kinda bit
E B7 E
And when they don't line up he blames the government
[Chorus]
A
Well it's vise grips for pliers, and pliers for a wrench
E
A wrench for a hammer, hammers everything else
A
It just don't seem to make much difference
E B7 E
I sure do like him but he's hard on equipment
[Verse]
E
He got the whole front yard full of fix ‘em up cars
B7 E
Three don't run and the rest won't start
E
Everything's fine with his rebuilt motor
B7 E
Except of course for the couple spare parts left over
A
Baler wire tie downs goin' down the road
E
On two bald tires and an oversize load
A
He ain't never read a manual ‘cause that's like cheatin'
E B7 E
He don't mind a little grease on his hands while he's eatin'
[Chorus]
A
Well it's vise grips for pliers, and pliers for a wrench
E
A wrench for a hammer, hammers everything else
A
It just don't seem to make much difference
E B7 E
I sure do like him but he's hard on equipment