Intro Dm C Gm/Bb Dm Dm C Gm/Bb Dm Verse A Dm C I am just an aging drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play Gm/Bb Dm And I've called the tune to many a torture session Dm C Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm fading away Gm/Bb Dm Father, please hear my confession: Verse B G Dsus I have legalized robbery, called it belief G Dsus I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief G Dsus Re-written history with my armies and my crooks C Am Invented memories, Dm I did burn all the books Chorus Dm And I can still hear his laughter, C Em And I can still hear his song Em The man's too big; D C The man's too strong Instrumental D C Cm G Gm D Verse B G Dsus Well I tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild G Dsus But I spat like a woman and sulked like a child G Dsus I have lived behind walls, that have made me alone C Am Striven for peace, Dm which I never have known Chorus Dm And I can still hear his laughter, C Em And I can still hear his song Em The man's too big; D C The man's too strong Instrumental D C Cm G Gm D Verse B G Dsus Well the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say G Dsus "You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway G Dsus You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life C Am Your sister gave me diamonds, Dm and I give 'em to your wife" Chorus Dm Oh father, please help me, C Em For I have done wrong Em The man's too big; D C The man's too strong Instrumental D C Cm G Outro Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D D C D C Cm G Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D
