VERSE Em C F#m B7 Took me years to make my motives clear Em C F#m B7 And the days have not been kind Em C F#m B7 Once a steady gaze and charming smile Em C F#m B7 Has been buried in the lines I find Em C F#m B7 I walk in the noise, quiet employs Em C F#m B7 And darkness seems to know just where I am CHORUS C Am E E Mother wash the devil from my hands C Am E E Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand C Am E E Mother, tell me was it all a lie? C Am Show me where the angels die VERSE Em C F#m B7 There are words that never found my lips Em C F#m B7 There are words I'd soon forget Em C F#m B7 Thought the trick was never to look back Em C F#m B7 But it seems I've lost my grip, I slip Em C F#m B7 The faster we run now, the closer the gun now Em C F#m B7 And somehow all the bullets bear my name CHORUS C Am E E Mother wash the devil from my hands C Am E E Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand C Am E E Mother, tell me was it all a lie? C Am E E Show me where the angels die SOLO: C Em (x4) Am C F F (x4) VERSE Em C F#m B7 Took the road but should have chased the stars Em C F#m B7 Now I've lost my own way home Em C F#m B7 Had a photo of the time we shared Em C F#m B7 But I burned it long ago, I know Em C F#m B7 I struck the matches stuck in the ashes Em C F#m B7 Forgive me, won't you simply speak my name CHORUS C Am E E Mother wash the devil from my hands C Am E E Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand C Am E E Mother, tell me was it all a lie? C Am E E Show me where the angels die SOLO = VERSE (ad lib.)