Tom: G
(Em D)(x2)
(Am)
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
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
Em D
He gave Jesus tattoos
Am Em
And took the devil´s soul
Em D
He got the angels drunk
Am Em
And gave them the gutter for a home
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
Em D
He loved the most beautiful girl
Am Em
In the mist of wine
Em D
A last kiss through cigarette smoke
Am Em
Then she quietly slipped of the edge of time
C
This is the ballad
D Em
Of the bullet proof poet
C
This is the ballad
D Em
Don´t I know it
(Em A C#m)
