Cm Ab Bb Eb The young man stands on the edge of his porch Fm Cm Fm G The days were short and the father was gone Cm Ab Bb Eb There was no one in the town and no one in the field Fm Cm Fm G This dusty barren land had given all it could yield Cm Ab Bb Eb I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen Fm Cm Fm G And I have no idea where else my heart could have been Cm Ab Bb Eb I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill Fm Cm Fm G And now I am sure my heart can never be still Cm Ab Bb Eb So collect your courage and collect your horse Fm Cm Fm G And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse Cm Ab Bb Eb Seal my heart and brake my pride Fm Cm Fm G I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Cm Ab Bb Eb Align my heart, my body, my mind Fm Cm Fm G To face what I've done and do my time Cm Ab Bb Eb Well you are my accuser, now look in my face Fm Cm Fm G Your opression reeks of your greed and disgrace Cm Ab Bb Eb So one man has and another has not Fm Cm Fm G How can you love what it is you have got Cm Ab Bb Eb When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor? Fm Cm Fm G Liars and thieves you know not what is in store Cm Ab Bb Eb There will come a time I will look in your eye Fm Cm Fm G You will pray to the God that you always denied Cm Ab Bb Eb The I'll go out back and I'll get my gun Fm Cm Fm G I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son" Cm Ab Bb Eb Seal my heart and brake my pride Fm Cm Fm G I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Cm Ab Bb Eb Align my heart, my body, my mind Fm Cm Fm G To face what I've done and do my time - 2x - Cm Ab Bb Eb Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me Fm Cm Fm G I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen Cm Ab Bb Eb I went out back and I got my gun Fm Cm Fm G I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
