Key:
Introduction:
G
So the story goes
F
This is a tale that must be told
Bb
For what could be your destiny
C
You never know
G Eb
I never meant to be here
Bb
I never even tried
F C
But until you know when you're lost and down
G
You'll come to trouble in time
G Eb
It was a cold December
Bb
I wept day and night
F C
In a steel-toed rage, made a big mistake
G
Now I'll be doing time
Eb G
I was running with the order
Eb G
I was running out of time
Eb C
Now for me there is no quarter
D F D
I don't wanna be here
I don't wanna die
G
Serving 30 years to life
F
What I did, I can't deny
Bb C
Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade
G
I remember it so well
F
But now I'm sat here bored to hell
Bb C
Lord, I'm sorry for the error of my ways
(in the proper version there's no chords here but i'll give you them anyway for the bass)
G
They sent me on a mission
F
Out to earn my stripes
Bb
Should've known damn well when the curbstomp fell
C
Things would never be right
Eb G
I was running with the order
Eb G
I was running out of time
Eb C
Now for me there is no quarter
D F D
I don't wanna be here
I don't wanna die
G
Serving 30 years to life
F
What I did, I can't deny
Bb C
Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade
G
I remember it so well
F
But now I'm sat here bored to hell
Bb C
Lord, I'm sorry for the error of my ways
: A F G D G D
'Cause now I know, now I know
I was wrong and I can't let this go
A
Now I'm growing old
G
18 years I've got to go
C
I waste way in this cage
D
I'm all alone
A
That's how the story goes
G
This is a tale that must be told
C
For what could be your destiny
D
You never know
F A
I was running with the order
F A
I was running out of time
F D
Now for me there is no quarter
E G E
I don't wanna be here
I don't wanna die
G
Serving 30 years to life
F
What I did, I can't deny
Bb C
Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade
G
I remember it so well
F
But now I'm sat here bored to hell
Bb C
Lord, I'm sorry for the error of my ways
G
So the story goes
F
This is a tale that must be told
Bb C
For the sorrow in my heart will never fade
G
So the story goes
F
This is a tale that must be told
Bb C
Yes, I'm sorry for the error of my ways
Not sure on the middle 8 section or if i got that key change right feel free to take