Tom: C
Intro C, F, C, F, C, G, C
Verse 1
C F C F
Let the lion, and the ram, and the fish fight it out
C G C
Oh lord let me be a peaceful man
C F C F
Because I dont understand the minds of violent men
C G C
Sometimes nature can be such a bitch
Am Em F C
But you carry no sword when they nailed you to the board
C F Em
Your beautiful and loving sacrifice
Am C F C
Let the lion, and the ram, and the fish fight it out
C G C
Oh lord let me be a peaceful man
Verse 2
C F C F
I aint trying to be perfect, Ill be perfect when Im dead
C G C
All the mistakes have made me who I am.
C F C F
And the serpent may be shrewd, and got a bad attitude
C G C
But hows that different from the rest of us
Am Em F C
So birds have their nests and the foxes their dens
F Em
but the Son of man has no place for his head
Am C F C
I aint trying to be perfect Ill be perfect when Im dead
C G C
Lord have mercy Im a selfish man
