Sean McConnell is a singer-songwriter from Marietta, Georgia. He is known for this folk rock songs about childhood, love, friendships and his faith. Sean currently tours the country promoting his new Tell The Truth EP.
In his own words (from his myspace page):
“For me it’s all about the SONG. I remember watching my father sitting at our dining room table for hours and hours with his pencil and pad crafting his songs; spending the time to find the perfect word, the perfect chord, the perfect melody.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Verse: Am (B) CGD/F# Why do I walk this path I travel on? Am (B) CGD/F# And why do I walk it alone? Am (B) CGD/F# Why do my tears role down my body? Am (B) CGD/F# And why’s my body cold as stone? Am (B) CGD/F# Why are the soldiers slowly creeping? Am (B) CGD/F# I lift my head up to the sky. Well, Am (B) CGD/F# Why do I see my mother weeping? Am (B) CGD/F# My lord has brought me here to die.
Chorus: [2x] Am (B) C Well, well there’s these people that I must offend, because they GD don’t know where to go, and I don’t know how it ends.
Interlude: Am - (B) C - G - D/F# - Am - (B) C - G - D/F# Ends
Verse 2: Am (B) CGD/F# I know my knees are probably shaking. Am (B) CGD/F# (well) I have good reason for my fear. Am (B) CGD/F# This chosen journey I am taking. Am (B) CGD/F# In just three hours I’ll die here. Am (B) CGD/F# You lie me down but I don’t struggle. Am (B) CGD/F# You nail me down to my tree. Am (B) CGD/F# With just three bangs I was hanging. Am (B) CGD/F# Why has my lord done this to me.
(Chorus)
Bridge: FGAmGF Can you see me cry? (and) I’ll just hang here while I do. FGAmGF Can you see me die? I have done this all for you.
Outro: GAm (B) CGD/F#Am (B) CG Let me die. Whoa. Let me die------how-dow-now-now-now. D/F#Am (B) CGD/F#Am Let me die----- Whoa. Let me die lord. (B) CGD/F#Am (B) die----- Whoa. Let me die lord. Let me go down. CGD/F# Let me go die---
Am -- (B) – C – G -- D/F# Am -- (B) – C – G -- D/F#
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