my enemies are men like me
derek webb – mockingbird
transcribed by john huss
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
i have come to give you life
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
and to show you how to live it
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
i have come to make things right
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
to heal their ears and show you how to forgive them
Dm
because i would rather die
F G Gsus G
i would rather die
Dm
i would rather die
F A# F
than to take your life
C7 F C7 C/B
how can i kill the ones i’m supposed to love
Am D7 G F F7
my enemies are men like me
C7 F C7 C/B
i will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
Am D7 G Gsus G
my enemies are men like me
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
peace by way of war
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
is like purity by way of fornication
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
it’s like telling someone murder is wrong
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
and then showing them by way of execution
Dm Dm/C G Gsus G ( 2x )
E7 Am
when justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war
Dm Dm/C G# G A7
the ones who always pay are the poorest of the poor
Am : x02210
C : x32010
C/G : 332010
F : x33211
F2 : x33011
Dm : xx0231
G : 3×0003
Gsus : 3×0013
A# : x13331
C7 : x32310
C/B : x2010
D7 : xx0212
Dm/C : x30231
E7 : 022130
G# : 466544
A7 : x02020
my enemies are men like me
derek webb – mockingbird
transcribed by john huss
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
i have come to give you life
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
and to show you how to live it
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
i have come to make things right
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
to heal their ears and show you how to forgive them
Dm
because i would rather die
F G Gsus G
i would rather die
Dm
i would rather die
F A# F
than to take your life
C7 F C7 C/B
how can i kill the ones i’m supposed to love
Am D7 G F F7
my enemies are men like me
C7 F C7 C/B
i will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
Am D7 G Gsus G
my enemies are men like me
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
peace by way of war
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
is like purity by way of fornication
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
it’s like telling someone murder is wrong
Am C C/G F F2 F F2 F
and then showing them by way of execution
Dm Dm/C G Gsus G ( 2x )
E7 Am
when justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war
Dm Dm/C G# G A7
the ones who always pay are the poorest of the poor
Am : x02210
C : x32010
C/G : 332010
F : x33211
F2 : x33011
Dm : xx0231
G : 3×0003
Gsus : 3×0013
A# : x13331
C7 : x32310
C/B : x2010
D7 : xx0212
Dm/C : x30231
E7 : 022130
G# : 466544
A7 : x02020