Key: C
Introduction:
Cm
Don't alter my altar, don't desecrate my shrine
F Cm
My church is the water and my home is underneath the shady pines
Cm
Don't underestimate the spine in a poor man's back
G Cm
when it's against the wall and his future's black
F Cm
One man's story is another man's shame
F Cm
I ain't bound for glory, I'm bound for flames
F Cm
Take to the woods boy, and cover up your tracks
Cm
Sad is the lullaby from a mother's heart and soul
F Cm
when she knows her child has strayed from the fold
Cm
The parish will perish by death's cruel hand
G Cm
and finish the job that fate began
Cm
And all that static in the attic, that's just an old drunk ghost
F Cm
His chains are rattlin' but his end is close
Cm
Ain't no hell below, ain't no heaven above
G Cm
I came for the drinks but I stayed for the love
F Cm
One man's story is another man's shame
F Cm
I ain't bound for glory, I'm bound for flames
F Cm
Take to the woods boy, and cover up your tracks
Cm
Don't alter my altar, don't desecrate my shrine
F Cm
My church is the water and my home is underneath the shady pines
Cm
Don't underestimate the spine in a poor man's back
G Cm
when it's against the wall and his future's black
F Cm
One man's story is another man's shame
F Cm
I ain't bound for glory, I'm bound for flames
F Cm
Take to the woods boy, and cover up your tracks
F Cm
Take to the woods boy, and cover up your tracks