B5 E5 Dad I know A5 You can't see F#5 My actions as B5 A plea for peace E5 You can't get past A5 The rocks stained red F#5 The nail bomb blast B5 The doctor, dead E5 Your prairie dream A5 Your liberal heart F#5 Your patient mind B5 Your father's arms E5 They just won't do A5 They just can't fit F#5 It's them , not Marx D5 You can blame for this Bb5 A5 D5 Alive in the dirt E5 Alive in the dirt F#5 B5 I'm at peace, sainted and waiting F5 For my perfect pain to speak through me again Break: B5 , E5 , A5 , F#5 , B5 E5 Dad, I found God A5 Through Vietnam F#5 Mai Lai's graves B5 Agent Orange E5 See, we live lies A5 We have to choose F#5 Our bombs speak loud B5 So I spoke, too E5 Then disappeared A5 Ten miles from home F#5 Newark slum B5 Where you won't go E5 It's here I've found A5 My higher self F#5 A life that works D5 And suits me well Bb5 A5 D5 I pray for the dirt E5 I pray for the dirt F#5 B5 F5 And I ask to suffer in silence G5 C5 To stay here in hell Ab5 G5 C5 Awake in the dirt Ab5 G5 E5 Awake in the dirt A5 F5 Awake in the dirt now B5 E5 My stutter lifts A5 My words come clear F#5 Your little girl B5 She's just not here E5 I am sure A5 At my death F#5 The truth will float B5 On God's sweet breath E5 Until that time A5 Don't ask for me F#5 Behind this veil D5 Is where I'll be Bb5 A5 D5 At one with the dirt E5 At one with the dirt F#5 B5 I'm at peace, sainted and waiting F5 B5 For my perfect pain to cover me for good? Outro: E5 , A5 , F#5 , B5 , E5 , A5 , F#5