[Intro] G Am Em (let ring) [Verse 1] G Am Em (let ring) Oh, got my hands tied around my back G Am Em (let ring) And time put a rope around my head G Am Em (let ring) And hung from the rafters of my fear Dark in the eyes G Try and face the world Am Em I can’t bare to, my knees hit the ground and My hands start shaking G Am Old feelings from new faces Em A rope on the floor and a poor man hanging [Chorus] G Am Em Please help me chop this tree down G Am Em Hold me from underneath G Am Em Words never once cut me down G Am Em Oh, don’t you cry for me G Am Em (let ring) [Verse 2] G Am Em (let ring) And I’ve seen an ocean run away G Am Em (let ring) I’m torn from the truth that holds my soul G Am Em (let ring) I’m down in the grave where I belong Oh what a ride G Am Identified my devil Em Wings to the sky on the run from trouble G Am With my own hands, no shovel Em I dug through the ground, now I'm hanging above saying [Chorus] G Am Em Please help me chop this tree down G Am Em Hold me from underneath G Am Em Words never once cut me down G Am Em Oh, don’t you cry for me [Bridge] G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved (when the sun went down) G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved (It set the sky on fire) G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved (I saw an angel fly) G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved (I never felt so high) G C Down by the grave that the law man laid Em When the gravel got paved, finally I’m saved [Chorus] G Am Em Please help me chop this tree down G Am Em Hold me from underneath G Am Em Words never once cut me down G Am Em Oh, don’t you cry for me G Am Em Oh, don’t you cry for me G Am Em Oh, don’t you cry for me