band : woodbox gang
album : born with a tail

gingerbread man

verse 1
Am
sometimes i think i’ve gotta change or something’s gonna give

i hope i never have to pay for all the wrong i did
D
there are those who cut cherry trees and couldn’t tell a lie
Am G Am
i cut down a redwood and i blamed another guy

chorus
Am
in this town they want to see me dead

in this town they want to see me dead
D
in this town they want to see me dead
Am G Am
but they can’t catch me because i’m gingerbread

verse 2
my hands are bloody but i never punched a clock
i’ve been prying jewels from a dead man’s watch
my friends say i’m misunderstood
but i know they’d run me down if they could

bridge
D
he’s no good i’ve heard it said
Am
worthless useless poorly bred
D G Am
that hits the nail right on the head
D
i’ve shed blood on sacred ground
Am
i heard that sheriff’s coming around
D G Am
oh lord , i’m sinking down

verse 3
outlaws never live so long i think my time is near
i regret all the pain i caused my mother dear
but if i had a bullet for all the folks i’d wronged
i’d shoot them in the belly and watch them suffer on