Ne'Er Do Wells E When I was nine years old (E7) My daddy made me see Am D The story of the railroad E (E7) And how it came to be E He said the men who laid it down (E7) Had left their own hometowns A D And broke their backs to give us traction Em E And that's what he did for me (CHORUS) E (E7) Ne'er do wells and woebegones C D E Show your face, for we were wrong E Ne'er do wells and woebegone C Dm Em E (E7) Feel no shame, it won't be long E Do you ever stop to think Em Who built those walls around you? Am Do you ever wonder E (E7) Who those people were at all? E Because the hands that give you shelter (E7) Are the very ones that you refuse Am D And proof of what they're worth E Will live long after you and I are gone (CHORUS) E (E7) Ne'er do wells and woebegone C D E Show your face, for we were wrong E (E7) Ne'er do wells and woebegones C D E Feel no shame, it won't be long E (E7) Am D E E Come on E I beg you listen with an open heart (E7) Your soul is so cruelly judged Am A Forgive us for our trespasses Em Were taught to us because E We were raised by people Raised by people Just like you and so A D When the world falls down around us Em E It'll lead to you our goal C D It'll be to you we all come running (CHORUS) E (E7) Ne'er do wells and woebegones C D E Show your face, for we were wrong E (E7) Ne'er do wells and woebegones C D E Feel no shame, it won't be long E (E7) Am D E