key of G – > capo 4 = key of B
chords are basically the same throughout .

intro/verses : D Cadd9 G 2
x E | – – x – x – – – – – – – – x – 3 – – – – – – – x – 3
B | – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – x – 3 – – – – – – – x – 3
G | – – 0h2 – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – x – 0
D | – – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – x – 0
A | – – x – x – – – – – – – – 0h3 – – – – – – – 2 – 2
E | – – x – x – – – – – – – – x – x – – – – – – – 3 – 3

D Cadd9 G
oh mother are you sleepin’?
D Cadd9 G
did you pray for me tonight?
D Cadd9 G
cause i’m alone here on this front line
D Cadd9 G
hoping i might get back home alive .
D Cadd9 G
i see the bullets flyin’ ,
D Cadd9 G
and i feel the bombs explode .
D Cadd9 G
i close my eyes and pull this trigger
D Cadd9 G
and kill these people i don’t even know .

chorus playing this :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 1 – – 0 – – – – – – – 1 – – 0 – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D Cadd9 G
and mother , please forgive me
D Cadd9 G
for these things that i have seen and done .
D Cadd9 G
i hope i can still get home to heaven .
D Cadd9 G
i wish i had a bible instead of this damn gun .

interlude goes , very basically , something like this ( relative to capo )

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 2s4s5 – – – 4s2s4 – – 2p0h2 – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

got 60 pounds upon my back .
machine gun in my hand .
all day long clearin burned out shacks .
all these things i know i’ll never understand .

for next chorus A 2nd guitar plays this :

E | – – 3 – 2 – – – – 3 – 2 – – – – 3 – 2 – – – |
B | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

and mother , please forgive me
for these things that i have seen and done .
i hope i can still get home to heaven .
i wish i had a bible
instead of this damn gun .
oh , i wish i had a bible
instead of this damn gun .

oh , i wish that i could tell you
i was safe away from harm ,
but everytime i close my eyes
mama , i wish you could hold me in your arms .

and mother , please forgive me
for these things that i have seen and done .
i hope i can still get home to heaven .
i wish i had a bible
instead of this damn gun .

and mother , please forgive me
for these things that i have seen and done .
i hope i can still get home to heaven .
i wish i had a bible
instead of this damn gun .

oh , i wish i had a bible
instead of this damn gun .