Tom: D
D C D C
D C G A
[Verse 1]
D C
Out here on my own
D C
A little twisted in the saddle
D C G A
Went up the creek, drifted downstream without a paddle
D C
Oh, I gotta go
D C
Before the plan unravels
D C G A
Can't turn back now, looks like I'm headed into battle
[Chorus]
D A C Bm
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb A G
Seems that's what they want from me
C D C
Just won't let me be
[Bridge]
D C D C G A
[Verse 2]
D C
Oh, you wanna know
D C
Everywhere that I travel
D C G A
Well, don't look now, coming in hot without a rattle
D C
He swung low, yeah
D C
Between the oak and the gavel
D C G A
And all that guilt was gone before the rope unraveled
[Chorus]
D A C Bm
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb A G
Seems that's what they want from me
C D C
Just won't let me be
[Bridge]
D C D C G A
[Instrumental]
D C D C D C G A D
[Break]
D
Don't think you'll ever know
A
Just how far I go
C G C
To get it right, the more you take away
D
And you may care for me
A
Say you're there for me
C G C D
But you decide, go and lead the way
[Chorus]
D A C Bm
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb A
Seems that's what they want from me
D
Just won't let me be
