Tom: Em
Em D
As the preacher stumbles
Am Em
From his castle of sin
Em D
And his vision gets distorted
Am Em
From the bottle within
Em D
But his mouth slurs out the words
Am Em
From a sober heart
Em D
They cut deep into open nerves
Am Em
Then they tear you apart
[Chorus]
C
This is the ballad
D Em
Of the bullet proof poet
C
This is the ballad,
D Em
Baby, don’t I know it
[Verse 2]
Em D
He gave Jesus tattoos and
Am Em
Took the devil's soul
Em D
He got the angels drunk and
Am Em
Gave them the gutter for a home
[Chorus]
C
This is the ballad
D Em
Of the bullet proof poet
C
This is the ballad,
D Em
Baby, don’t I know it
[Verse 3]
Em D
He loved the most beautiful girl
Am Em
In the midst of wine
Em D
A last kiss through cigarette smoke
Am Em
Then she quietly slipped off the edge of time
[Chorus]
C
This is the ballad
D Em
Of the bullet proof poet
C
This is the ballad,
D Em
Don’t I know it
