[ intro ]
Am G F G
[ verse 1 ]
Am
we left our home by dark of night
G
joseph and my boy and i
F
when all the gunmen were asleep
G
we slipped into the forest
[ verse 2 ]
Am
we left everything behind
G
joseph and my boy and i
F
took only what we had to keep
G
and the hopes they would not find us
[ verse 3 ]
Am
we prayed our prayers , we broke our bread
G
with others who had even less
F
till finally all we had were dreams
G
and we hoped that they would fill us
[ verse 4 ]
Am
we lived on roots and the bark of trees
G
joseph and my boy and me
F
drank the water from the stream
G
and hoped it would not kill us
[ verse 5 ]
Am
a man offered a change of luck
G
all we had for a cargo truck
F
with fifty others in the back
G
they shut the door behind us
[ verse 6 ]
Am
it got so hot we could not breathe
G
joseph and my boy and me
F
when we arrived , the sky was black
G
that’s where i buried joseph
[ verse 7 ]
Am
the river stole away my shoes
G
the soles of both my feet were bruised
F
my boy lay silent in my arms
G
his dreams were deep and soundless
[ verse 8 ]
Am
the day was long , the sun was high
G
a hammer on an anvil sky
F
by the wall i fell and cried
G
for death was all around us
[ verse 9 ]
Am
they found me there where i had slept
G
their handcuffs tight around my wrists
F
shackles tight around my legs
G
as if i could escape you
[ verse 10 ]
Am
and since i could not hold my babe
G
you took my only boy away
F
and though i plead and though i beg
G
they won’t say where he’s gone to
[ verse 11 ]
Am
i’m tired now , my eyes are dry
G
there’s only me alone tonight
F
in a land i thought would be
G
ours if we could make it
[ verse 12 ]
Am
a land that welcomes strangers in
G
a land that beckoned like a friend
F
if i had the chance again
G
i’d rather die than take it
[ verse 13 ]
Am
the holy family got away
G
a simpler time , a simpler place
F
and egypt stretched out it’s great hand
G
to welcome them with mercy
[ verse 14 ]
Am
now joseph’s dead out on the road
G
my boy is gone and i don’t know
F
where he is or where i Am
G
with every breath , it hurts me
[ verse 15 ]
Am
and you who stood at your great gates
G
watched us as we met our fate
F
then took our pride and stole our babe
G
you will one day die of something
[ verse 16 ]
Am
but as you rest your weary head
G
your family close around your bed
F
may your thoughts all fly instead
G
to the ones who you gave nothing
[ verse 17 ]
Am
the naked one , the starving child
G
who crawled the final brutal miles
F
through blood and filth and rock and wild
G
in the hopes of only living
[ verse 18 ]
Am
may the pain within you dwell
G
may it follow you to hell
F
all alone in a lonely cell
G
forever unforgiven
[ verse 19 ]
Am
may the pain within you dwell
G
may it follow you to hell
F
all alone in a lonely cell
G
forever unforgiven
[ outro ]
Am G F G x3
[ intro ]
Am G F G
[ verse 1 ]
Am
we left our home by dark of night
G
joseph and my boy and i
F
when all the gunmen were asleep
G
we slipped into the forest
[ verse 2 ]
Am
we left everything behind
G
joseph and my boy and i
F
took only what we had to keep
G
and the hopes they would not find us
[ verse 3 ]
Am
we prayed our prayers , we broke our bread
G
with others who had even less
F
till finally all we had were dreams
G
and we hoped that they would fill us
[ verse 4 ]
Am
we lived on roots and the bark of trees
G
joseph and my boy and me
F
drank the water from the stream
G
and hoped it would not kill us
[ verse 5 ]
Am
a man offered a change of luck
G
all we had for a cargo truck
F
with fifty others in the back
G
they shut the door behind us
[ verse 6 ]
Am
it got so hot we could not breathe
G
joseph and my boy and me
F
when we arrived , the sky was black
G
that’s where i buried joseph
[ verse 7 ]
Am
the river stole away my shoes
G
the soles of both my feet were bruised
F
my boy lay silent in my arms
G
his dreams were deep and soundless
[ verse 8 ]
Am
the day was long , the sun was high
G
a hammer on an anvil sky
F
by the wall i fell and cried
G
for death was all around us
[ verse 9 ]
Am
they found me there where i had slept
G
their handcuffs tight around my wrists
F
shackles tight around my legs
G
as if i could escape you
[ verse 10 ]
Am
and since i could not hold my babe
G
you took my only boy away
F
and though i plead and though i beg
G
they won’t say where he’s gone to
[ verse 11 ]
Am
i’m tired now , my eyes are dry
G
there’s only me alone tonight
F
in a land i thought would be
G
ours if we could make it
[ verse 12 ]
Am
a land that welcomes strangers in
G
a land that beckoned like a friend
F
if i had the chance again
G
i’d rather die than take it
[ verse 13 ]
Am
the holy family got away
G
a simpler time , a simpler place
F
and egypt stretched out it’s great hand
G
to welcome them with mercy
[ verse 14 ]
Am
now joseph’s dead out on the road
G
my boy is gone and i don’t know
F
where he is or where i Am
G
with every breath , it hurts me
[ verse 15 ]
Am
and you who stood at your great gates
G
watched us as we met our fate
F
then took our pride and stole our babe
G
you will one day die of something
[ verse 16 ]
Am
but as you rest your weary head
G
your family close around your bed
F
may your thoughts all fly instead
G
to the ones who you gave nothing
[ verse 17 ]
Am
the naked one , the starving child
G
who crawled the final brutal miles
F
through blood and filth and rock and wild
G
in the hopes of only living
[ verse 18 ]
Am
may the pain within you dwell
G
may it follow you to hell
F
all alone in a lonely cell
G
forever unforgiven
[ verse 19 ]
Am
may the pain within you dwell
G
may it follow you to hell
F
all alone in a lonely cell
G
forever unforgiven
[ outro ]
Am G F G x3
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