Intro
N.C. EEm
N.C. EEmEEmEm7Em7Verse 1EmBm
She hears his heavy breathing in the dark
EmC
His footsteps coming closer down the hall
AmBm
She's so ashamed, she's daddy's secret love
AmBmEEm
She wants to cry, she wants to die, but he can't get enough
Verse 2Em
The bruises on his face will go away
EmC
Mom keeps him home from school till they fade
AmBm
She's sorry he was born and tells him so
AmBmEm
He takes it in, he hangs his chin, he ducks another blow
ChorusD
Did God overlook it
Em
What ought have been written
AmBm
The eleventh commandment
Em
Honor thy children
Verse 3Em
He cries for hours, cries and never stops
EmC
He shakes so hard his little cradle rocks
AmBm
He'll never have the chance to be brand new
AmCmBmEm
He'll never walk, he'll never talk, he's addicted, too
ChorusD
Did God overlook it
Em
What ought have been written
AmBm
The eleventh commandment
Em
Honor thy children
BridgeC
Thou shalt not kill
C
Thou shalt not steal
Em
Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain
CBm
Thou shalt not cause thy children pain
OutroD
God does not overlook it
Em
What ought have been written
AmCBm
The eleventh commandment
EmEm7
Honor thy children
Em
Honor thy children
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