F
This gentle man
         Am   G        F
Wants to do unspeakable things
   Am      C       F
To say unrepeatable things
   Am      G    F
To wish it all away


[Verse]
      F      G       C         Am
Cause I have been at war for a long time
F          G          Am
Voices run wild in my head
          F          G         C         Am
Since the day that I met you I wanted to get you
F             G
Into my life, into my bed


[Chorus]
     F
This gentle man
         Am   G        F
Wants to do unspeakable things
   Am        C       F
To write unrepeatable things
     Am       G       F
That can’t be washed away


[Verse]
F          G      C          Am
So much of me I’m wanting to hide
   F        G        Am        F
Do I dare reveal the horrors inside?
F          G       C          Am
I’d rather not but say that I tried
F                G
No one will ever know


[Chorus]
          F
That this gentle man
         Am   G        F
Wants to do unspeakable things
   Am      C       F
To say unrepeatable things
   Am      G    F
To give it all away


[Verse]
    F            G           C             Am
I’m not all that proud about things I have done
F        G       Am       F
If I let go what will I become?
         F        G      C         Am
Is there only one way to be a good son
F               G
How will I ever know?


[Bridge]
C
What to do with the animal
Am
Is it blessed or damnable?
F
Do I tame the animal?
   G    G7
Or just let it run wild


[Bridge]
    C
And can I love the animal?
Am
This drunk, filthy animal
F
It’s both gorgeous and terrible
G          G7
How is, is this part of me?


[Bridge]
    C
And who let in this animal?
Am
Its appetites are unbearable
F
Where’s the map or the parable?
G             G7
Can I be both wild and wise?


[Bridge]
    C
And there’s no killing the animal
Am
Damage might be unrepairable
F
What to do with the animal?
G          G7
How is, is this part of me?


[Bridge]
    C
And oh oh oh the animal
Am
Is it blessed or damnable?
F
Can I tame the animal?
   G    G7
Or just let it run wild


[Bridge]
    C
And can I love the animal?
Am
This drunk, filthy animal
F
It’s both gorgeous and terrible
G          G7
How is, is this part of me?


[Outro]
    C
And oh oh oh the animal
Am
Oh oh oh the animal
F
Oh oh oh the animal