C#m                B            
  Why you got that gun in your hand?
             G#m              A
Is there somebody you plan on pointing it at?
C#m                B            
  Why you got that look in your eye?
              G#m                      A
Like you mean business, I try talk you out of that
  C#m             
I told him not to push me
       B
Said I don't wanna fight
      G#m                        A
I'm a sensitive heart, wanting a peaceful life
    C#m
But no, he wouldn't listen
       B
And he slipped out of line
    G#m                            A
Now Nicky made his mistake for the very last time


[Chorus 1]

A                      B7
We don't have to get upset      (But it's always an option)
A                      B7       
We could forgive and forget     (It's not always an option)
A                      B7
We don't have to get upset

C#m  B  G#m  A


[Verse 2]

C#m                B
  Why you got that tear in your eye?
           G#m
You wear a look of surprise
       A
Do you know what you've done?
C#m                     B                 G#m
  If I said you were an innocent man with blood on his hands
          A
Would you still try to run?
  C#m
I know he had it coming
           B
He brought pressure, not peace
    G#m                        A
And I was out of choices and I needed release
    C#m
But no, he wouldn't listen
       B
And he slipped out of line
    G#m                            A
Now Nicky made his mistake for the very last time


[Chorus 2]

A                      B7
We don't have to get upset      (But it's always an option)
A                      B7       
We could forgive and forget     (It's not always an option)
A                      B7
We don't have to get upset


[Guitar Solo]  
   
A  A  A  A  B  B  B  G#  x2  
C#m  C#m  C#m  C#m  B  B  B  B  


[Chorus 3]

A                      B7
We don't have to get upset      (But it's always an option)
A                      B7       
We could forgive and forget     (It's not always an option)
A                      B7
We don't have to get upset
A                      B7