Intro
C Cm F C 
 
Verse
Cm          A# 
Oh my lord 
C 
Help me understand 
Cm                   A# 
The wrong I've done 
F                  C 
Help these weary hands 
 
Chorus
            A#   F       C 
Choose the bible or the gun 
             A#   F      C 
Choose the bible or the gun 
            A#     F      C 
Choose the bible, or the gun 
 
Cm 
 
Verse
Cm 
Well, I'll purge my soul 
                            Cm 
By the hand that cast my grave 
Cm 
My faith grows cold 
Cm 
By the bitter twist of fate 
 
Chorus
               A#    F      C 
To choose the bible or the gun 
          A#     F      C 
To find survival on the run 
               A#      F      C 
You gotta rely on the lord above 
               A#    F      C          Cm 
To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun 
 
Verse
Cm 
Well, I curse this world 
          D#                  Cm 
For the deeds that have been done 
               Cm 
God's mercy shown 
          Cm 
To the heathens that have come 
 
Chorus
               A#    F      C 
To choose the bible or the gun 
          A#     F      C 
To find survival on the run 
               A#      F      C 
You gotta rely on the lord above 
               A#    F      C          Cm 
To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun 
 
               A#    F      C 
To choose the bible or the gun 
          A#     F      C 
To find survival on the run 
               A#      F      C 
You gotta rely on the lord above 
               A#    F      C          Cm 
To choose the bible or the gun, or the gun