The Civil Wars é um duo folk vencedor de dois Grammys composto pelos cantores e compositores John Paul White e Joy Williams, que conquistou sucesso de público e crítica através da beleza de seus arranjos e harmonias.
White e Williams se conheceram em 2008 durante uma "writing camp" em um estúdio em Nashville, Tennessee e começaram a trabalhar juntos naquele ano. Lançaram dois EPs em 2009, Live at Eddie's Attic e Poison & Wine, sendo a música
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
[Verse] Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done? I've fallen in love with a man on the run Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please DmAm Don't take that sinner from me DmAm Oh don't take that sinner from me Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do? GAm I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you Am He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone DmAm Oh I just want to take him home DmAm Oh I just want to take him home
[Chorus] AmGDmAm Oooooooooh AmGDmAm Oooooooooh
[Verse] Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between GAm A hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed Am There wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose DmAm He did what he had to do DmAm He did what he had to do
[Chorus] AmGDmAm Oooooooooh AmGDmAm Oooooooooh
[Verse] AmG Give me the burden, give me the blame DmF I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame AmG Give me the burden, give me the blame DmF How many, how many Hail Mary's is it gonna take?
[Outro] Am Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not GAm He's good and he's bad, and he's all that I've got Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please DmAm Don't take that sinner from me DmAm Oh don't take that sinner from me