D
Well you praise him
         D/F#
Then you thank him
         D         Bm/D D     D/F#
Till you reach the by - and - by
             D(b5)
And I've won hundreds at the track
            D4               D
But I'm not betting on the afterlife

         D
Then you kiss his lips
      D/F#
He forgives you for it
      D             Bm/D D      D/F#
He forgives you for all  you've done
        D(b5)
But not me
          D4 D
I'm still an....gry

            G
What have I done?
                E4        G
Why am I always missing...
A            D
     The big guns?

D
First I'll build a sword
         D/F#
Get some words to explain
       D        Bm/D  D  D/F#
It's a plan, brother, at least
            D(b5)          D4           D
And I'll pretend that everybody here wants peace

     D
Have mercy,
     D/F#
Have mercy,
     D  Bm/D D  D/F#
Have mercy   on me
            D(b5)            D4         D
Cause we're tired and lonely and we're bloody

             G
What have we done?
                 E4
Why are we still running
             G
From our own failing bodies?
A           D
    The big guns,
The big guns.

     D
Sing mercy,
     D/F#
Sing mercy,
     D  Bm/D D  D/F#
Sing mercy   on me
         D(b5)          D4           D
Let's pretend that everybody here wants peace

             G
What have we done?
                 E4                     G
Why are we still chasing our own tails and runnin'
A                D
    From the big guns,
The big guns,
The big guns.