My Enemies Are Men Like Me
Derek Webb - Mockingbird
Transcribed by John Huss
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
I have come to give you life
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
And to show you how to live it
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
I have come to make things right
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
To heal their ears and show you how to forgive them
Dm
Because I would rather die
F G Gsus G
I would rather die
Dm
I would rather die
F Bb F
Than to take your life
C7 F C7 C/B
How can I kill the ones I'm supposed to love
Am D7 G F F7
My enemies are men like me
C7 F C7 C/B
I will protest the sword if it's not wielded well
Am D7 G Gsus G
My enemies are men like me
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
Peace by way of war
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
Is like purity by way of fornication
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
It's like telling someone murder is wrong
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
And then showing them by way of execution
Dm Dm/C G Gsus G (2x)
E7 Am
When justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war
Dm Dm/C Ab G A7
The ones who always pay are the poorest of the poor
Am:x02210
C:x32010
C/G:332010
F:x33211
F2:x33011
Dm:xx0231
G:3x0003
Gsus:3x0013
Bb:x13331
C7:x32310
C/B:x2010
D7:xx0212
Dm/C:x30231
E7:022130
Ab:466544
A7:x02020
