Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: E A D G B E 🎸 Intro: Em 🎸 Verse 1: Em Church bells ring on Sunday, D A Em They call the born again, Em Good sinners hurry past my cell, D A Em Cross themselves when I call to them. 🎸 Verse 2: Em There's bars on my window, D A Em I can barely see the sun, Em Judgement passed upon me, D A Em I will hang for what I done, C I'm set to hang, Am Em For the evil that I done.
🎸 Chorus: Bm D No hope for redemption, A G Her words are ringing in my head, A/C# G The world will be a better place, D D# Em Em Em Em That's what my momma said. 🎸 Verse 3: Em I was born with the devil in me, D A Em Dark urges fill my thoughts, Em I could no more change what I am, D A Em Than a leopard change his spots. 🎸 Verse 4: Em Preacher from my town, D A Em Always said I was a curse, Em At barely sixteen years of age, D A Em I tore him from this earth, C Sent his soul, Am Em Tumbling from this earth. 🎸 Chorus: Bm D No hope for redemption, A G Her words are ringing in my head, A/C# G The world will be a better place, D D# Em Em That's what my momma said. [Interlude] Em Em Em Em Em Em Am A Em 🎸 Verse 5: Em I never showed no pity, D A Em I never spared a breath, Em My hands got only tighter, D A Em A noose around their neck. 🎸 Verse 6: Em Sunrise inches closer, D A Em No mercy break my fall, Em I watch the growing shadow, D A Em Of the gallows on my wall, C Watch as death, Am Em Crawls across my wall. 🎸 Chorus: Bm D No hope for redemption, A/C# G Her words are ringing in my head, C A/C# The world will be a better place, D D# Em Em7 Em Em7 Em That's what my momma said. Em Em7 Em C Am Em Em C Am Em Em Em e|-----7----5--------7------2------0---| B|---8----6--------8------3------0-----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|--------------0-------0------0-------|
Song History
Published:
Last Updated: