Chords with lyrics
Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Verse 1:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Sometimes I think that war is necessary,
D7D7 G+G
Every night I pray for peace on earth,
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I hand out my dollars to the home-less,
D7D7 G+G
But believe that every able soul should work,
B minorBm Bm7Bm7
My father gave me my shotgun, That I'll hand down to my son,
D MajorD B minorBm
Try to teach him everything it means,
Chorus 1:
D MajorD B minorBm Bm7Bm7
I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right,
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
But I bring my better angels, to every fight,
D MajorD B minorBm G+G
You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . .
D MajorD A7A7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can.
Verse 2:
D MajorD A augmentedA
I stand by my right to speak freely,
D7D7 G+G
But I worry 'bout what kids learn from TV,
D MajorD A augmentedA
And before all of debatin' turns to angry words and hate,
D7D7 G+G
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree,
B minorBm Bm7Bm7
And I believe that Jesus, Looks down here and sees us,
D MajorD B minorBm
And if you ask him he would say.
Chorus 3:
D MajorD B minorBm Bm7Bm7
I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right,
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
But I bring my better angels, to every fight,
D MajorD B minorBm G+G
You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . .
D MajorD A7A7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm Bm7Bm7 G+G B minorBm A augmentedA A augmentedA
Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can.
Chorus 4:
D MajorD B minorBm Bm7Bm7
I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right,
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
But I bring my better angels, to every fight,
D MajorD B minorBm G+G
You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . .
D MajorD A7A7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can.