Intro
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure
E A A E
Nothing more wretched, then what I must endure
E A A E
I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun
E A A E
I could stone you to death for the wrongs that you done
C#m F#m C#m
Sooner or later you make a mistake,
C#m F#m C#m
I'll put you in a chain that you never will break
E A A E
Legs and arms and body and bone
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
Night after night, Day after day
E A A E
They strip your useless hopes away
E A A E
The more I take the more I give
E A A E
The more I die the more I live
C#m F#m C#m
I got something in my pocket make your eyeballs swim
C#m F#m C#m
I got dogs could tear you limb from limb
E A A E
I'm circlin' around the Southern Zone
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
NOTE: THE ENTIRE SONG FROM HERE UNTIL THE END IS PLAYED
EXACTLY THE SAME AS ABOVE.
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
C#m F#m C#m
C#m F#m C#m
E A A E
E A A E
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
Low cards are what I've got
But I'll play this hand whether I like it or not
I'm sworn to uphold the laws of God
You could put me out in front of a firing squad
C#m F#m C#m
C#m F#m C#m
I've been out and around with the rising men
Just like you my handsome friend
E A A E
My head's so hard, must be made of stone
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
Another politician coming out the abyss
Another angry beggar blowing you a kiss
You got the same eyes that your mother does
If only you could prove who your father was
C#m F#m C#m
C#m F#m C#m
Someone must of slipped a drug in yer wine
You gulped it down and you cross the line
E A A E
Man can't live by bread alone
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
How I made it back home, nobody knows
Or how I survived so many blows
I've been thru Hell, What good did it do?
You bastard! I'm suppose to respect you!
C#m F#m C#m
C#m F#m C#m
I'll give you justice, I'll fathom your purse
Show me your moral that you reversed
E A A E
Hear me holler and hear me moan
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
VERSE:
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
E A A E
You get your lover in the bed
Come here I'll break your lousy head
Our nation must be saved and freed
You've been accused of murder, how do you plead?
C#m F#m C#m
C#m F#m C#m
This is how I spend my days
I came to bury, not to raise
E A A E
I'll drink my fill and sleep alone
E A A E
I pay in blood, but not my own
B A E A A E
OUTRO:
B A E A A E
B A E A A E ...AADE OUT