Intro
Am7 G 
Am7 G 
 
Verse 1
  C              G           C 
I have this guilt I have this shame 
        G                               C 
I have a conscience so I have to take the blame 
     Dm                  C 
I stood back I watched it all 
           F                  G7 
I even helped imprison you behind those walls 
 
Verse 2
 C             G    C 
No excuse is good enough 
             G                             C 
We never let you speak unless you mimicked us 
   Dm               C 
I can’t run I can’t hide 
     F                    G7 
Why I can’t even look you in the eye 
 
Verse 3
 C                G        C 
No hollow prayer no silent shout 
        G                            C 
No more empty words spilling from my mouth 
    Dm                   C 
You stripped away my thin disguise 
   F                           G7 
Now all that I can do is say I’m sorry 
  C         G C 
I apologize 
 
Verse 4
 C                      G     C 
I thought that God was on my side 
          G                                   C 
And with my righteousness I’d tame the savage child 
  Dm                          C 
I would not have them running free 
      F                       G7 
If they assimilate they could be like me 
 
Verse 5
 C                  G    C 
How many can the wagons hold 
        G                     C 
Another thousand children I suppose 
     Dm                       C 
It must have seemed like judgement day 
      F                   G7 
The anguish as the wagons rolled away 
 
Verse 6
  C                 G       C 
I can’t begin to know your pain 
         G                           C 
You can’t forgive as long as memory remains 
    Dm                   C 
Through it all you still survive 
    F                    G7 
And all that I can do is say I’m sorry 
  C 
I apologize 
 
Verse 7
 C                G        C 
No hollow prayer no silent shout 
        G                            C 
No more empty words spilling from my mouth 
    Dm                   C 
You stripped away my thin disguise 
   F                           G7 
Now all that I can do is say I’m sorry 
    F                      G7 
Choking on the words that say I’m sorry 
  C 
I apologize 
  G 
I apologize 
  C 
I apologize