Wolves At the Gate - Dead man acoustic
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Intro
C2 D/F# Em x2
C2I wasD/F# once Ema dead man
C2A strangD/F#er withEm no home
C2I stooD/F#d opposedEm to God himself
AndC2 yet HD/F#e pardonEmed me
Intro x4
With all my heEmart and the fieC2rcest wiD/F#ll
EmDesired not buC2t to thiD/F#eve and kill
I hadn't a tEmhought of peC2ace, but waD/F#r
Surrender was not Emwhat I'dC2 endurD/F#e
EmI was aC2 murdereD/F#r(filled with lies and deceit)
EmFaced with my liC2sts of criD/F#mes(that I would always repeat)
EmDeliverC2 me!Em Wake me up fromD/F# this damning sleep
I'm surrenEmderinC2g! PEmull me out from this wiD/F#ckedness
EmIn thisC2 thieviEmng heartD/F# of stone
I realEmized all these sC2ins I could Emnot aD/F#tone
EmI was a muC2rdererD/F#
EmFaced with my liC2st of crD/F#imes
C2I wasD/F# once Ema dead man
C2A strangD/F#er withEm no home
C2I stooD/F#d opposedEm to God himself
AndC2 yet HD/F#e pardonEmed me
EmSo just aD/F#t the right C2time when we were deaD/F#d in our sins
EmYou took this hD/F#eart of C2mine and gave me life aD/F#gain Em D/F# C2
You gave me lifeD/F# againEm D/F# C2 D/F#
So far apaEmrt and a debC2t to fulfD/F#ill
This purchase boughtEm on redemptiC2on's hill D/F#
An ailing diseaEmse I couC2ldn't cuD/F#re
Oh this gracEme! How ricC2h and pD/F#ure!
Em D/F# C D/F#
EmThe mob they yelled and screD/F#amed for justice
C2That wrath was ours we areD/F# to blame
EmYou made a spectacle oD/F#f rulers
EmDenying You of a kD/F#ing's fame
EmHaving crushed the wriD/F#tten canon
EmThat wrote of all our D/F#guilt and shame
EmDisplayed upon the tree D/F#it was nailed
EmThe saving power of YD/F#our name
ForC2 I was oD/F#nce a Emdead man
C2A strangD/F#er withEm no home
YouC2 saw thD/F#is wretch
And YoEmu gave him life
C2ForeveD/F#r I'll praEmise You!
I will praC2ise You!