♫ Intro: Am E7 Am E7 C E7 Am E7 ♫ Verse 1: Am G I don't know what I was thinking C Dm Leaving my child behind F E7 Am (G) Now I suffer the curse and now I am blind Am G With all this anger, guilt and sadness Am Dm Coming to haunt me forever F E7 Am (G) I can't wait for the cliff at the end of the river Am G Is this revenge I am seeking C Dm Or seeking someone to avenge me? F E7 Am (G) Stuck in my own paradox I wanna set myself free Am G Maybe I should chase and find A7 Dm Before they'll try to stop it F E7 Am (G) It won't be long before I'll become a puppet
♫ Chorus: Am G It's been so long C A7 Since I seen my son Dm Lost to this monster E7 Am (G) To the man behind the slaughter Am G Since you've been gone C A7 I've been singing this stupid song Dm So I could ponder E7 Am The sanity of your mother Interlude -x2-: Am G C E7 (or for fun) A|----0-----0---------1---1------------0--3-----0--3-------------3-----5---| E|--1-----1---------0---0-------0----1--------1---------1--0--------0------| C|-2----2-----2-1-0----0---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------0------------------------0-------0----------5-| A|-------------0----0-------------1----1---------------0-3----0-3-----------3-| E|-6-5------1------1-----------0----0----------0----1------1---------1-0------| C|-------2-----2------2--1--0----0--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------0---------------------------0-----0---| A|----0--------------0----0----------1--1---------0-3--0-3--------3-0-8-7-----| E|-0------1--0-----1----1----------0--0----0----1----1-------1-0------------5-| C|--------------2----2-----2--1--0--0-----------------------------------------| G|------0-------------------------------0-----------------0--------------7----| A|----0-----0---------1---1-----------0--3-----0--3-----------0---| E|--1-----1---------0---0-------0----1--------1---------1--0------| C|-2----2-----2-1-0----0------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------0------------------------0-----------| ♫ Verse 2: Am G I wish I lived in the present C Dm With the gift of my past mistakes F E7 Am (G) But the future keeps luring in like a pack of snakes Am G A7 A Dm Your sweet little eyes, your little smile is all I remember F E7 Am (G) Those fuzzy memories mess with my temper Am G C Dm Justification is killing me but killing isn't justified F E7 Am (G) What happened to my son? I'm terrified Am G A7 A Dm It lingers in my mind and the thought keeps on getting on bigger F E7 Am (G) I'm sorry, my sweet baby I wish I'd been there ♫ Chorus: Am G It's been so long C A7 Since I seen my son Dm Lost to this monster E7 Am To the man behind the slaughter Am G Since you've been gone C A7 I've been singing this stupid song Dm So I could ponder E7 Am (G) The sanity of your mother ♫ Outro: Am Dbdim Am Dbdim F Fm C