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VERSE
Em
Took
C
me
F#m
years
B7
to make my motives clear
Em
A
nd
C
the
F#m
days
B7
have not been kind
Em
Once
C
A
F#m
steady
B7
gaze and charming smile
Em
Has
C
been
F#m
buried
B7
in the lines I find
Em
I
C
walk
F#m
in
B7
the noise, quiet employs
Em
A
nd
C
darkness
F#m
seems
B7
to know just where I
Am
CHORUS
C
Mother
Am
wash
E
the
E
devil from my hands
C
Pray
Am
the
E
Lord
E
I have the strength to stand
C
Mother,
Am
tell
E
me
E
was it all
A
lie?
C
Show
Am
me where the angels die
VERSE
Em
There
C
are
F#m
words
B7
that never found my lips
Em
There
C
are
F#m
words
B7
I'
D
soon
forget
Em
Thought
C
the
F#m
trick
B7
was never to look back
Em
B
ut
C
it
F#m
seems
B7
I’ve lost my grip, I slip
Em
The
C
faster
F#m
we
B7
run now, the closer the gun now
Em
A
nd
C
somehow
F#m
all
B7
the bullets bear my name
CHORUS
C
Mother
Am
wash
E
the
E
devil from my hands
C
Pray
Am
the
E
Lord
E
I have the strength to stand
C
Mother,
Am
tell
E
me
E
was it all
A
lie?
C
Show
Am
me
E
where
E
the angels die
SOLO:
C
Em
(x4)
Am
C
F
F
(x4)
VERSE
Em
Took
C
the
F#m
road
B7
but should have chased the stars
Em
Now
C
I’ve
F#m
lost
B7
my own way home
Em
Had
C
A
F#m
photo
B7
of the time we shared
Em
B
ut
C
I
F#m
burned
B7
it long ago, I know
Em
I
C
struck
F#m
the
B7
matches stuck in the ashes
Em
F
orgive
C
me,
F#m
won’t
B7
you simply speak my name
CHORUS
C
Mother
Am
wash
E
the
E
devil from my hands
C
Pray
Am
the
E
Lord
E
I have the strength to stand
C
Mother,
Am
tell
E
me
E
was it all
A
lie?
C
Show
Am
me
E
where
E
the angels die
SOLO = VERSE (ad lib.)
