D A# F
a court is in session , a verdict is in
D A#
no appeal on the docket today
F C
just my own sin
D A#
the walls are cold and pale
F C
the cage made of steel
D F A#
screams fill the room
F
alone i drop and kneel
D A#
silence now the sound
F C
my breath the only motion around
D A#
demons cluttering around
F D
my face showing no emotion
D A#
shackled by my sentence
F C
expecting no return
D A#
here there is no penance
F
my skin begins to burn

F Em
( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high
Em D D#
hiding hate that burns inside
D# D
which only fuels their selfish pride
F
( and i said oh ) we’re held captive
C Em
out from the sun
Em C
a sun that shines on only some
D# D
we the meek are all in one

solo
D A# F C D

D A# F
i hear a thunder in the distance
F D
see a vision of a cross
D A#
i feel the pain that was given
F C
on that sad day of loss
D A#
a lion roars in the darkness
F D
only he holds the key
D A#
a light to free me from my burden
F D
and grant me life eternally
D A#

should have been dead
F
on a sunday morning x2
C D
banging my head
D A#
no time for mourning
F C D
ain’t got no time

C F Em
( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high
C D#
hiding hate that burns inside
D
which only fuels their selfish pride
F C
( and i said oh ) we’re held captive
Em
out from the sun
D
a sun that shines on only some
D# D
we the meek are all in one

[ guitar break ] F C D A# F C A# D A#

F
i cry out to god
C D
seeking only his decision
A#
gabriel stands and confirms
F C D A#
i’ve created my own prison
F
i cry out to god
C D
seeking only his decision
A#
gabriel stands and confirms
F C D
i’ve created my own prison

A# F Em
( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high
C D#
hiding hate that burns inside
A# D
which only fuels their selfish pride
F
( and i said oh ) we’re held captive
Em
out from the sun
C D#
a sun that shines on only some
D
we the meek are all in one
D F Em
( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high
C D#
hiding hate that burns inside
A# D
which only fuels their selfish pride
D F
( and i said oh ) we’re held captive
Em
out from the sun
D#
a sun that shines on only some
D F
we the meek are all in one
F Em
should’ve been dead on a sunday morning

banging my head
D#
no time for mourning
F D
ain’t got no time