[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am C
Well I am not the man I thought I'd be
G Am
I'??ve fallen short of any sympathy
F C
And I'??ve been pleading with God to set me free
Am Am7/G F
Lord I'm tired of all the human things
C Em Am
It's time for me to leave
[Chorus 1]
Am C
O I have tried and I have failed
G Am
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
F C
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
Am Am7/G F
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C Em Am
But you followed me
[Fiddle Solo]
Am C G Am
F C Am Am7/G F
C Em Am
[Verse 2]
Am C
O and the coyotes are always calling me
G Am
Oh with a mourning howl and cursed scream
F C
And I feel their pain in everything
Am Am7/G F
I believe that I was one of them
C Em Am
In some distant dream
[Chorus 2]
Am C
O I have tried and I have failed
G Am
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
F C
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
Am Am7/G F
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C Em Am
But you followed me o!
[Verse 3]
Am C
When the Lord made me, he made a loaded gun
G Am
And I have beat better men that should have won
F C
But when they're pleading from mercy from your right hand
Am Am7/G F
I swear there?'s not a single difference
C C Em Am
Between a crook and an honest man o!
[Chorus 3]
Am C
O I have tried and I have failed
G Am
And I have burned some bridges on my trail
F C
And with a broken heart and a wounded knee
Am Am7/G F
Lord I've stumbled toward Oblivion
C Em Am
But you followed me o