Intro:  (2x)
Am – (B) – C – G – D/F#

Verse:  
Am    (B) C              G       D/F#
Why do I walk this path I travel on?  
Am     (B) C           G     D/F#
And why do I walk it alone?  
Am     (B) C                 G     D/F#
Why do my tears role down my body?
Am       (B)  C             G     D/F#
And why’s my body cold as stone?
Am       (B) C               G        D/F#
Why are the soldiers slowly creeping?
Am    (B) C               G  D/F#
I lift my head up to the sky.  Well,
Am    (B) C             G      D/F#
Why do I see my mother weeping?
Am       (B)  C                 G      D/F#
My lord has brought me here to die.

Chorus:  [2x]
Am                                  (B) C                                        
Well, well there’s these people that I must offend, because they 
G                              D
don’t know where to go, and I don’t know how it ends.


Interlude:  
Am - (B) C - G - D/F# - Am - (B) C - G - D/F#
                              Ends 

Verse 2:  
Am    (B)  C                   G       D/F#
I know my knees are probably shaking.
Am            (B)   C             G       D/F#
(well) I have good reason for my fear.
Am      (B)  C            G       D/F#
This chosen journey I am taking.
Am       (B)  C               G       D/F#
In just three hours I’ll die here.
Am     (B)  C                  G       D/F#
You lie me down but I don’t struggle.
Am      (B)  C           G       D/F#
You nail me down to my tree.
Am         (B)   C           G       D/F#
With just three bangs I was hanging.
Am     (B)  C                G       D/F#
Why has my lord done this to me.


(Chorus)  

Bridge:  
F           G   Am                   G                F
Can you see me cry?  (and) I’ll just hang here while I do.
F           G   Am           G                 F
Can you see me die?  I have done this all for you.  


Outro:  
    G  Am      (B)  C  G  D/F#      Am    (B) C           G      
Let me die.         Whoa. Let me die------how-dow-now-now-now.  
D/F#   Am   (B)  C      G    D/F#             Am
Let me      die-----  Whoa.  Let me die lord.
(B)  C      G    D/F#            Am            (B)    
die-----  Whoa.  Let me die lord.    Let me go down.  
C           G   D/F#
Let me go die---  

Am -- (B) – C – G -- D/F#
Am -- (B) – C – G -- D/F#