Key: F
Introduction: F C F C
F C
Sometimes think that war is necessary
F7 Bb
Every night I pray for peace on earth
F C
And I hand out my dollars to the homeless
F7 Bb
But believe that every able soul should work
Dm
My father gave me my shotgun
C#
That I'll hand down to my son
F Bb
Try to teach him everything it means
Bb
I'm a man of my convictions
F
Call me wrong, call me right
F Dm C Bb
But I bring my better angels to every fight
Bb
You may not like where I'm goin'
F Bb
But you sure know where I stand
F
Hate me if you want to
C7
Love me if you can
F C
I stand by my right to speak freely
F7 Bb
But I worry 'bout what kids learn from TV
F C
And before all of debatin' turns to angry words and hate
F7 Bb
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree
Dm
And I believe that Jesus
C#
Looks down here and sees us
F Bb
And if you ask him, he would say
Bb
I'm a man of my convictions
F
Call me wrong, call me right
F Dm C Bb
But I bring my better angels to every fight
Bb
You may not like where I'm goin'
F Bb
But you sure know where I stand
F
Hate me if you want to
C7
Love me if you can (2x)