Chords with lyrics
Intro Riff:
e|--------8------------------------------|
BB|---8/10---10----10-8-------------------| x 2
G+G|---------------------9-----------------|
A minorAm FF C majorC
Don't blame the doctor for giving me those pills,
A minorAm FF C majorC
Don't blame my mother for holding my hand up the hill,
A minorAm FF C majorC
Don't blame my childhood friends for speaking their minds,
A minorAm FF C majorC
I'll take it all, yeah I'll take it all I will.
Chorus:
A minorAm
If I was to fight would you fight against me,
C majorC
If I was to run would you run with me,
FF
If I was to die would you bury me deep,
C majorC
Say you would please,
A minorAm
And if I was to scream would you hear what I said,
C majorC
If I was to drown would you hold my head,
FF
Underneath the memories of what I meant,
C majorC
And not what I did.
Verse 2:
A minorAm FF C majorC
I built a house so tall and I burned it down,
A minorAm FF C majorC
I was looking for culture to find what was already found,
A minorAm FF C majorC
But don't blame America, blame it on me,
A minorAm FF C majorC
I'm worried that the sins of the father will trickle down.
Chorus:
A minorAm
If I was to fight would you fight against me,
C majorC
If I was to run would you run with me,
FF
If I was to die would you bury me deep,
C majorC
Say you would please,
A minorAm
And if I was to scream would you hear what I said,
C majorC
If I was to drown would you hold my head,
FF
Underneath the memories of what I meant,
C majorC
And not what I did.
Riff:
e|--------8------------------------------|
BB|---8/10---10----10-8-------------------|
G+G|---------------------9-----------------|
Verse 3:
A minorAm FF C majorC
So don't blame the money for telling me those lies,
A minorAm FF C majorC
Don't say my lord was up there being unkind,
A minorAm FF C majorC
'Cause if justice is a trick you know we all could hide,
A minorAm FF C majorC
I'll take it all, yeah I'll take it all this time.
Chorus:
A minorAm
If I was to fight would you fight against me,
C majorC
If I was to run would you run with me,
FF
If I was to die would you bury me deep,
C majorC
Say you would please,
A minorAm
And if I was to scream would you hear what I said,
C majorC
If I was to drown would you hold my head,
FF
Underneath the memories of what I meant,
C majorC
And not what I did.
*****Not positive if in the chorus the lyrics are
"Say you would, please" or "Saying world, please"
as well as