Tuning Standard
Intro: G, F, C, Gm, G, F, C, Gm
Gm F C
nobody talks too loud in my hometown nobody stands too tall
Gm
for fear of getting knocked down just follow straight lines
F C
and teach your children how well you just do your job
G
and conceal your doubts
F G
and the flames of hell they seem so high
F G F Gm
when i can barely see over the pue, i was just a boy when they told me that lie
F Gm F C G
but lord it felt so true OOOOOOOOOOOOO WOWOOOOOWOWOOOWWW
G F
with one big voice all the children sing
C
the grown folks led
Gm
and they praised his name
G F
like an army camp marching off to fight
C Gm
like a mindless chant will make you right
F G
thats a hell of a thing to do to a kid
F G
just to teach him right from wrong
F Gm
you can burn in hell the rest of your days
F Gm
or you can choose to sing along
G, F, C, Gm, F, C, Gm
sing along... solo
G F
well you can speculate about the way things end
C Gm G
or you can sit and wait, for the resurrection
G F
but a child believes in whatever they're told
C Gm
a pillar of flames, the street of gold
F G
and the flames of hell they seem so high
F G F Gm
when i can barely see over the pue, i was just a boy when they told me that lie
F Gm
but lord it felt so true
F G
thats a hell of a thing to do to a kid
F G
just to teach him right from wrong
F Gm
you can burn in hell the rest of your days
F Gm G, F, C(repeat till end)
or you can choose to sing along…. Sing alonngggggg
