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Dm   C  Bb* Dm2x
I am Dmjust an aging drummer boy, and in the Cwars I used to play
Bb* Dm  
And I've called the tune to many a torture session
Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm Cfading away
BbFather, please hear my conDmfession
I have Glegalized robbery, Dcalled it belief
I have Grun with the money, I have Dhid like a thief
GRe-written history with Darmies and my crooks
Invented CmemoriesAm, I did Dburn all the books
And I can Dmstill hear his laughter,
And I can Cstill hear his Emsong
The man's too Embig;
The man's too DstCrongD  C  Cm  G  
Gm D
Well I Gtried to be meek, I have Dtried to be mild
But I Gspat like a woman, and Dsulked like a child
I have Glived behind walls, that have Dmade me alone
Striven for CpeaceAm, which I Dnever have known
And I can Dmstill hear his laughter,
And I can Cstill hear his Emsong
The man's too Embig;
The man's too DstCrongD  C  Cm  G  
Gm D
Well the Gsun rose on the courtyard, and they Dall did hear him say
"You Galways was a Judas, but I Dgot you anyway
You Gmay have got your silver, but I Dswear upon my life
Your sister gave me CdiamondsAm, and I Dgave 'em to your wife"
Oh father, please Dmhelp me,
For CI have done Emwrong
The man's too Embig;
The man's too DstCrongD  C  Cm  G  
Gm F Fm C Am F D
D C D C Cm G
Gm F Fm C Am F Am D
* It has been suggested that all Bb would sound better as Gm/Bb
Capo III
Dm= Bm  
C= A  
Bb= G  
G= E  
D= B  
Am= F#m  
Em= C#m  
Cm= A  
F= D  
Fm= Dm  
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