Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A minorAm
Verse 1:
A minorAm C majorC
Well I am not the man I thought I'd be
G+G A minorAm
I'??ve fallen short of any sympathy
FF C majorC
And I'??ve been pleading with God to set me free
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
Lord I'm tired of all the human things
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
It's time for me to leave
Chorus 1:
A minorAm C majorC
O I have tried and I have failed
G+G A minorAm
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
FF C majorC
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
But you followed me
Fiddle Solo:
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Verse 2:
A minorAm C majorC
O and the coyotes are always calling me
G+G A minorAm
Oh with a mourning howl and cursed scream
FF C majorC
And I feel their pain in everything
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
I believe that I was one of them
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
In some distant dream
Chorus 2:
A minorAm C majorC
O I have tried and I have failed
G+G A minorAm
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
FF C majorC
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
But you followed me o!
Verse 3:
A minorAm C majorC
When the Lord made me, he made a loaded gun
G+G A minorAm
And I have beat better men that should have won
FF C majorC
But when they're pleading from mercy from your right hand
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
I swear there?'s not a single difference
C majorC C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Between a crook and an honest man o!
Chorus 3:
A minorAm C majorC
O I have tried and I have failed
G+G A minorAm
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
FF C majorC
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
But you followed me o