D A# F
A court is in session, a verdict is in
D A#
No appeal on the docket today
F C
Just my own sin
D A#
The walls are cold and pale
F C
The cage made of steel
D F A#
Screams fill the room
F
Alone I drop and kneel
D A#
Silence now the sound
F C
My breath the only motion around
D A#
Demons cluttering around
F D
My face showing no emotion
D A#
Shackled by my sentence
F C
Expecting no return
D A#
Here there is no penance
F
My skin begins to burn
[Chorus]
F Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
Em D Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
Eb D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
C Em
Out from the sun
Em C
A sun that shines on only some
Eb D
We the meek are all in one
[Solo]
D A# F C D
[Verse]
D A# F
I hear a thunder in the distance
F D
See a vision of a cross
D A#
I feel the pain that was given
F C
On that sad day of loss
D A#
A lion roars in the darkness
F D
Only he holds the key
D A#
A light to free me from my burden
F D
And grant me life eternally
D A#
Should have been dead
F
On a Sunday morning X2
C D
Banging my head
D A#
No time for mourning
F C D
Ain't got no time
[Chorus]
C F Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
C Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F C
(And I said oh) We're held captive
Em
Out from the sun
D
A sun that shines on only some
Eb D
We the meek are all in one
[Guitar break]
F C D A# F C A# D A#
[Bridge]
F
I cry out to God
C D
Seeking only his decision
A#
Gabriel stands and confirms
F C D A#
I've created my own prison
F
I cry out to God
C D
Seeking only his decision
A#
Gabriel stands and confirms
F C D
I've created my own prison
[Chorus]
A# F Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
C Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
A# D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
Em
Out from the sun
C Eb
A sun that shines on only some
D
We the meek are all in one
D F Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
C Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
A# D
Which only fuels their selfish pride
D F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
Em
Out from the sun
Eb
A sun that shines on only some
D F
We the meek are all in one
F Em
Should've been dead on a Sunday morning
banging my head
Eb
No time for mourning
F D
Ain't got no time