Tom: C
F
This gentle man
Am G F
Wants to do unspeakable things
Am C F
To say unrepeatable things
Am G F
To wish it all away
[Verse]
F G C Am
Cause I have been at war for a long time
F G Am
Voices run wild in my head
F G C Am
Since the day that I met you I wanted to get you
F G
Into my life, into my bed
[Chorus]
F
This gentle man
Am G F
Wants to do unspeakable things
Am C F
To write unrepeatable things
Am G F
That can’t be washed away
[Verse]
F G C Am
So much of me I’m wanting to hide
F G Am F
Do I dare reveal the horrors inside?
F G C Am
I’d rather not but say that I tried
F G
No one will ever know
[Chorus]
F
That this gentle man
Am G F
Wants to do unspeakable things
Am C F
To say unrepeatable things
Am G F
To give it all away
[Verse]
F G C Am
I’m not all that proud about things I have done
F G Am F
If I let go what will I become?
F G C Am
Is there only one way to be a good son
F G
How will I ever know?
[Bridge]
C
What to do with the animal
Am
Is it blessed or damnable?
F
Do I tame the animal?
G G7
Or just let it run wild
[Bridge]
C
And can I love the animal?
Am
This drunk, filthy animal
F
It’s both gorgeous and terrible
G G7
How is, is this part of me?
[Bridge]
C
And who let in this animal?
Am
Its appetites are unbearable
F
Where’s the map or the parable?
G G7
Can I be both wild and wise?
[Bridge]
C
And there’s no killing the animal
Am
Damage might be unrepairable
F
What to do with the animal?
G G7
How is, is this part of me?
[Bridge]
C
And oh oh oh the animal
Am
Is it blessed or damnable?
F
Can I tame the animal?
G G7
Or just let it run wild
[Bridge]
C
And can I love the animal?
Am
This drunk, filthy animal
F
It’s both gorgeous and terrible
G G7
How is, is this part of me?
[Outro]
C
And oh oh oh the animal
Am
Oh oh oh the animal
F
Oh oh oh the animal
