My Enemy chords by Jake Sommer

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C

(Note: The song is originally played in Drop D,
so playing it in Drop D would be strumming just the top 3 strings.)

Drop D chords:
e|-------|e
B|-------|B
G|-------|G
D|-3-6-5-|D
A|-3-6-5-|A
E|-3-6-5-|E

Intro:

F5                             G#5
In Gatesville, Texas, north of Fort Hood
G5
Day is long but I did something good
F5                 G#5
Open door, rain is driving down
                       G5
Electric sky exploding all around
F5 G#5 G5    F5 G#5 G5
Ooooooooh
ooooooooh

Verse 1:
F5                               G#5
You cut your arms you're slicin' up your face
     G5
Your torn skin's hangin' in disgrace
  F5                        G#5
I hold my ground and now we found love, not war
  G5                                  F5 G#5 G5
I said my enemy, I think we've met before
            F5 G#5 G5
We've met before

Chorus:
F5                                    G#5
You see I know those wrinkles on your forehead
G5
The lost way that you stare
F5                         G#5
So pull the trigger if you want to
            G5                      F5 G#5 G5
But when it clicks it's you'll be dead, oh
            F5 G#5 G5
You'll be dead

Verse 2:
F5                             G#5
Across the globe you lost your life one day
    G5
I'm sorry friend that's cuz of me
F5                            G#5
You had hopes and dreams when just a boy but then
    G5
You grew to murder families

Verse 3:
F5                              G#5
I knew that someday we're gonna meet again,
      G5
'N my enemy you'll make me cry
F5                      G#5
I'll try to love you in your prison
             G5
And when you frail look in my eyes
      F5 G#5 G5    F5 G#5 G5
In my eyes
in my eyes

Verse 4:
F5            G#5
My enemy, the time is fading
  G5
I gotta go, don't let it end
F5                        G#5
Destiny is calling to you and to me
     G5
Just take this hand and call me friend

Verse 5:
F5                         G#5
All your buddies they have left you
G5
Right here just to die,
F5                    G#5
No one's coming to collect you
        G5                    F5 G#5 G5
But I'm reaching across the sky
            F5 G#5 G5
Across the sky

Chorus:
F5                          G#5
I know the wrinkles on your forehead
    G5
How lost in the stars you cried
F5                      G#5
I made a promise not to hurt you
       G5
Now my blood is clean I've tried
F5                G#5
All the evil that used me
        G5
How you left me on that floor
F5                      G#5
Won't you love again my enemy
                G5
Yeah I won't be knocking anymore
    F5   G#5 G5
Anymore, ooooh
    F5 G#5 G5
Anymore

Instrumental:

F5 G#5 G5 x2

Chorus:
F5                            G#5
I know those wrinkles on your forehead
    G5
How lost in the stars you cried
F5                      G#5
I made a promise not to hurt you
       G5
Now my blood is clean I've tried
F5                     G#5
Yeah all the evil that used me for
        G5
How you left me in the cell to die
F5                      G#5
Won't you love again my enemy
           G5
I won't be knocking anymore

Outro:
F5 G#5 G5     F5 G#5 G5
Goodbye, it's goodbye