Tom: Bb C Cm F C [Verse] Cm A# Oh my lord C Help me understand Cm A# The wrong I've done F C Help these weary hands [Chorus] A# F C Choose the bible or the gun A# F C Choose the bible or the gun A# F C Choose the bible, or the gun Cm [Verse] Cm Well, I'll purge my soul Cm By the hand that cast my grave Cm My faith grows cold Cm By the bitter twist of fate [Chorus] A# F C To choose the bible or the gun A# F C To find survival on the run A# F C You gotta rely on the lord above A# F C Cm To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun [Verse] Cm Well, I curse this world D# Cm For the deeds that have been done Cm God's mercy shown Cm To the heathens that have come [Chorus] A# F C To choose the bible or the gun A# F C To find survival on the run A# F C You gotta rely on the lord above A# F C Cm To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun A# F C To choose the bible or the gun A# F C To find survival on the run A# F C You gotta rely on the lord above A# F C Cm To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun