Tom: Dm
INTRO:
NONE
VERSE:
Em
You came up from anesthesia
C
Like a diver out of air
A
Surprised to be alive
C
Startled I was there
Em
It's been a long time
C
And I've got no axe to grind with you
Am
But goddamn it, man, this hatchet
C Em
Won't stay buried without some sign from you
C Am C
Sign from you (sign from you) signing
VERSE:
Em
I don't quite come in peace
C
But times like these ask us
F
To set aside old grudges
C
Duty calls, I heed
But I don't love it
Em
The night nurse leaves
Just you and me
C
You give a look
To freeze gasoline
Am
I don't believe that you're reformed
C
Or you're redeemed
CHORUS:
Em
And if they ask me, I'll deny it
C
But I'll remember what you did
A
While it's true you were a young man and
C Em
I was just a kid (I was just a kid)
C
One of us was lying
A
Both of us half-damned
C
One of us the lion
Em C Am C
And one the laaa-amb
VERSE:
C
You've got a way with words
Am
You got away with murder
Em
But now our roles reverse
Em C Am Em Em
And your table's turning now-oww-ow now
VERSE:
C
Too weak to lift a spoon, I fed you
Am
Shaved you when your hands were shaking
Em
Dosed you like they told me, never more
C
Lord, the demands you're making
Am
Help the monster on two feet
Em
Walk him down the hall, repeat
And when he's strong enough to stand alone
C
You'll notice what big teeth
Am
But blood is blood
Em
And what's done is done
Em
Yeah, blood is blood
Em
And its burden is a beast
You lie expressionless
C
Face set like the Old Testament
Am
Silence always your best defense
C Em
I bet you guess I came to settle debts
They tell me you'll get better
C
I don't know what to say
Am
'Cause they could sew your hands together
C
But they can't make you pray
CHORUS:
Em
And if they ask me, I'll deny it
C
But I'll remember what you did
A
While it's true you were a young man and
C Em
I was just a kid (I was just a kid)
C
One of us was lying
A
Both of us half-damned
C
One of us the lion
Em C A C
And one the laaa-amb
VERSE:
Em C
But now you're careful, now you're good
Am C
But do I scare you like I should?
Em Am
Now you're careful, (now you're good)
You've got a way with words
Em
(But I still scare you)
Em
But now our roles reverse
C
(And I should)
C C Am Em Em
And your table's turning noooooooow
C Em Em
Your table's turning now
Em Am C D Em
Your table's turning now-ow-ow-ow-ow
C
Your table's turning now
Em
Your table's turning now
Am C D Em
Your table's turning now-ow-ow-ow-ow
