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