NOTE: Having not found any useful or accurate chords for this song, I decided it
was time to put out my first transcription. Some think this is played in Open D
tuning, but I think that s a pain, so this chart uses standard tuning. There are
some weird and subtle chord changes in this song, and though I m missing some (I m
not a guitarist per se) this chart should be pretty darn close. Enjoy!
Chords:
: x00232
: x04232
/: x00432
(b5): x00132
: x00233
: 320033
: 022200
: 002220
Well you praise him
Then you thank him
/ /
Till you reach the by - and - by
(b5)
And I ve won hundreds at the track
But I m not betting on the afterlife
Then you kiss his lips
He forgives you for it
/ /
He forgives you for all you ve done
(b5)
But not me
I m still an....gry
What have I done?
Why am I always missing...
The big guns?
First I ll build a sword
Get some words to explain
/ /
It s a plan, brother, at least
(b5)
And I ll pretend that everybody here wants peace
Have mercy,
Have mercy,
/ /
Have mercy on me
(b5)
Cause we re tired and lonely and we re bloody
What have we done?
Why are we still running
From our own failing bodies?
The big guns,
The big guns.
Sing mercy,
Sing mercy,
/ /
Sing mercy on me
(b5)
Let s pretend that everybody here wants peace
What have we done?
Why are we still chasing our own tails and runnin
From the big guns,
The big guns,
The big guns.
