INTRO:
NONE

VERSE:
         Em
You came up from anesthesia
        C
Like a diver out of air
 A
Surprised to be alive
 C
Startled I was there

 Em
It's been a long time
          C
And I've got no axe to grind with you
        Am
But goddamn it, man, this hatchet
            C                            Em
Won't stay buried without some sign from you

      C              Am      C
Sign from you (sign from you) signing


VERSE:
Em
I don't quite come in peace
     C
But times like these ask us
         F
To set aside old grudges
               C
Duty calls, I heed

But I don't love it

                 Em
The night nurse leaves

Just you and me
            C
You give a look

To freeze gasoline
           Am
I don't believe that you're reformed
             C
Or you're redeemed


CHORUS:
            Em
And if they ask me, I'll deny it
            C
But I'll remember what you did
            A
While it's true you were a young man and
C                              Em
I was just a kid (I was just a kid)

               C
One of us was lying
                 A
Both of us half-damned
               C
One of us the lion
             Em   C  Am  C
And one the laaa-amb


VERSE:
 C
You've got a way with words
Am
You got away with murder
Em
But now our roles reverse
Em                    C      Am  Em  Em
And your table's turning now-oww-ow    now


VERSE:
     C
Too weak to lift a spoon, I fed you
 Am
Shaved you when your hands were shaking
 Em
Dosed you like they told me, never more
                            C
Lord, the demands you're making

                         Am
Help the monster on two feet
                           Em
Walk him down the hall, repeat

And when he's strong enough to stand alone
                        C
You'll notice what big teeth

                  Am
But blood is blood
                       Em
And what's done is done
                    Em
Yeah, blood is blood
                     Em
And its burden is a beast


You lie expressionless
      C
Face set like the Old Testament
 Am
Silence always your best defense
   C                              Em
I bet you guess I came to settle debts


They tell me you'll get better
   C
I don't know what to say
        Am
'Cause they could sew your hands together
     C
But they can't make you pray


CHORUS:
            Em
And if they ask me, I'll deny it
            C
But I'll remember what you did
            A
While it's true you were a young man and
C                              Em
I was just a kid (I was just a kid)

               C
One of us was lying
                 A
Both of us half-damned
               C
One of us the lion
             Em   C  A  C
And one the laaa-amb


VERSE:
                   Em               C
But now you're careful, now you're good
          Am               C
But do I scare you like I should?

            Em                   Am
Now you're careful, (now you're good)

You've got a way with words
              Em
(But I still scare you)
Em
But now our roles reverse
        C
(And I should)
          C               C  Am  Em  Em
And your table's turning noooooooow

                      C  Em  Em
Your table's turning now


      Em             Am  C  D     Em
Your table's turning now-ow-ow-ow-ow

                      C
Your table's turning now

      Em
Your table's turning now

                     Am  C  D     Em
Your table's turning now-ow-ow-ow-ow