[Intro]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m 
(x2)
[Strophe]
    Bm        G             A           D 
The young man stands on the edge of his porch 
    Em        Bm            Em         F#m 
The days were short and the father was gone 
          Bm            G        A             D 
There was no one in the town and no one in the field 
     Em           Bm             Em           F#m 
This dusty barren land had given all it could yield
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Strophe]
          Bm            G           A         D 
I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen 
    Em          Bm               Em              F#m 
And I have no idea where else my heart could have been 
  Bm            G            A            D 
I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill 
     Em      Bm               Em      F#m 
And now I am sure my heart can never be still 
   Bm           G              A         D 
So collect your courage and collect your horse 
     Em            Bm             Em        F#m 
And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Refrain]
Bm      G         A        D 
Seal my heart and brake my pride 
     Em         Bm            Em        F#m 
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide 
 Bm      G         A        D 
Align my heart, my body, my mind 
   Em            Bm       Em    F#m 
To face what I've done and do my time
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Strophe]
      Bm       G            A          D 
Well you are my accuser, now look in my face 
Em             Bm            Em        F#m 
Your opression reeks of your greed and disgrace 
   Bm      G         A         D 
So one man has and another has not 
Em          Bm           Em          F#m 
How can you love what it is you have got 
         Bm          G             A            D 
When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor? 
Em        Bm                   Em         F#m 
Liars and thieves you know not what is in store
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Strophe]
      Bm          G           A            D 
There will come a time I will look in your eye 
    Em               Bm           Em         F#m 
You will pray to the God that you always denied 
    Bm          G             A      D 
The I'll go out back and I'll get my gun 
               Em      Bm               Em   F#m 
I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Refrain]
Bm      G         A        D 
Seal my heart and brake my pride 
     Em         Bm            Em         F#m 
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide 
 Bm      G         A        D 
Align my heart, my body, my mind 
   Em             Bm       Em    F#m 
To face what I've done and do my time
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x2)
[Refrain]
Bm      G         A        D 
Seal my heart and brake my pride 
     Em         Bm            Em         F#m 
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide 
 Bm      G         A        D 
Align my heart, my body, my mind 
   Em             Bm       Em    F#m 
To face what I've done and do my time
[Instrumentale]
Bm G A D
Em Bm Em F#m
(x8)
[Refrain]
      Bm                G        D 
Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me 
 Em               Bm           Em             F#m 
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen 
Bm         G        A         D 
I went out back and I got my gun 
             Em      Bm               Em   A    Bm 
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"