Bm (x24432@1)     EmDad (022000@1)I know
          AYou (x02220@1)can't see
           F#My (244322@1)actions as
           BmA (x24432@1)plea for peace

EmYou (022000@1)can't get past
                  AThe (x02220@1)rocks stained red
              F#The (244322@1)nail bomb blast
            BmThe (x24432@1)doctor, dead

EmYour (022000@1)prairie dream
             AYour (x02220@1)liberal heart
             F#Your (244322@1)patient mind
              BmYour (x24432@1)father's arms

EmThey (022000@1)just won't do
                AThey (x02220@1)just can't fit
               F#It's (244322@1)them, not Marx
                  DYou (xx0232@1)can blame for this

Bb (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1)DAlive (xx0232@1)in the dirt
             EmAlive (022000@1)in the dirt
       F# (244322@1)               BmI'm (x24432@1)at peace, sainted and waiting
       FFor (133211@1)my perfect pain to speak through me again

Break: Bm, Em, A, F#, Bm

EmDad, (022000@1)I found God
            AThrough (x02220@1)Vietnam
          F#Mai (244322@1)Lai's graves
      BmAgent (x24432@1)Orange

EmSee, (022000@1)we live lies
           AWe (x02220@1)have to choose
                F#Our (244322@1)bombs speak loud
            BmSo (x24432@1)I spoke, too

EmThen (022000@1)disappeared
               ATen (x02220@1)miles from home
       F#Newark (244322@1)slum
                BmWhere (x24432@1)you won't go

EmIt's (022000@1)here I've found
          AMy (x02220@1)higher self
            F#A (244322@1)life that works
             DAnd (xx0232@1)suits me well

Bb (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1)DI (xx0232@1)pray for the dirt
               EmI (022000@1)pray for the dirt
       F# (244322@1)               Bm (x24432@1)  FAnd (133211@1)I ask to suffer in silence
                G (320003@1)      CTo (x32010@1)stay here in hell
             Ab (xx1114@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)     
Awake in the dirt
             Ab (xx1114@1) G (320003@1) EmAwake (022000@1)in the dirt
             Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)        
Awake in the dirt now

Bm (x24432@1)EmMy (022000@1)stutter lifts
              AMy (x02220@1)words come clear
            F#Your (244322@1)little girl
               BmShe's (x24432@1)just not here

EmI (022000@1)am sure
      AAt (x02220@1)my death
               F#The (244322@1)truth will float
               BmOn (x24432@1)God's sweet breath

EmUntil (022000@1)that time
              ADon't (x02220@1)ask for me
            F#Behind (244322@1)this veil
              DIs (xx0232@1)where I'll be

Bb (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)          
At one with the dirt
                EmAt (022000@1)one with the dirt
       F# (244322@1)               Bm (x24432@1) 
I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
       F (133211@1)                         BmFor (x24432@1)my perfect pain to cover me for good?

Outro:  Em, A, F#, Bm, Em, A, F#