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1/30

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key of G -> Capo 4 = Key of B
Chords are basically the same throughout.
Intro/verses:           D         Cadd9      G2x
          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
DOh Cadd9Mother are you Gsleepin'?
  DDid you Cadd9pray for me tonGight?
Cause I'm Dalone    Cadd9here on this Gfront line
Hoping I mDight     Cadd9get back home Galive.
   DI see Cadd9the bullets fGlyin',
   DAnd I Cadd9feel the bombs Gexplode.
I close my Deyes     Cadd9and pull this Gtrigger
And kill these peDople    Cadd9I don't even Gknow.
Chorus playing this:
e|-----------------------|
B|--1--0-------1--0------|
G|--------2----------2---|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
         DAnd MotheCadd9r, please forgGive me
       For these Dthings thaCadd9t I have seen and Gdone.
       I hope DI can sCadd9till get home to hGeaven.
       I wish I had a Dbible     Cadd9Instead of this damn Ggun.
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.

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Bible Vs Gun

by Will Hoge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Key of G -> Capo 4 = Key of B

Chords are basically the same throughout.

D Cadd9 G

Intro/verses: 2x

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.

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