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