Derek Webb - Mockingbird
Transcribed by John Huss
[Am]I have [C]come to [C/G]give you [F]life[F2][F][F2][F]
[Am]And to [C]show you [C/G]how to [F]live [F2]it[F][F2][F]
[Am]I have [C]come to [C/G]make things [F]right[F2][F][F2][F]
To [Am]heal their ears and [C]show you [C/G]how to for[F]give [F2]them[F][F2][F]
Because I would rather [Dm]die
[F] I would rather [G]die[Gsus][G]
I would rather [Dm]die
[F] Than to take your [Bb]life[F]
How can I [C7]kill the [F]ones I'm supposed to [C7]love[C/B]
My ene[Am]mies are [D7]men like [G]me[F][F7]
I will pro[C7]test the sword if [F]it's not wielded [C7]well[C/B]
My ene[Am]mies are [D7]men like[G] me[Gsus][G]
[Am]Peace by [C]way [C/G]of [F]war[F2][F][F2][F]
Is like [Am]purity by [C]way of [C/G]forni[F]catio[F2]n[F][F2][F]
It's like [Am]telling someone [C]mur[C/G]der is [F]wrong[F2][F][F2][F]
And then [Am]showing them by [C]way of [C/G]execu[F]tion[F2][F][F2][F]
Dm Dm/C G Gsus G (2x)
When [E7]justice is bought and sold just like [Am]weapons of war
The [Dm]ones who always [Dm/C]pay are the [Ab]poorest of the poor[G][A7]
Am:x02210
C:x32010
C/G:332010
F:x33211
F2:x33011
Dm:xx0231
G:3x0003
Gsus:3x0013
Bb:x13331
C7:x32310
C/B:x2010
D7:xx0212
Dm/C:x30231
E7:022130
Ab:466544
A7:x02020
Transcribed by John Huss
[Am]I have [C]come to [C/G]give you [F]life[F2][F][F2][F]
[Am]And to [C]show you [C/G]how to [F]live [F2]it[F][F2][F]
[Am]I have [C]come to [C/G]make things [F]right[F2][F][F2][F]
To [Am]heal their ears and [C]show you [C/G]how to for[F]give [F2]them[F][F2][F]
Because I would rather [Dm]die
[F] I would rather [G]die[Gsus][G]
I would rather [Dm]die
[F] Than to take your [Bb]life[F]
How can I [C7]kill the [F]ones I'm supposed to [C7]love[C/B]
My ene[Am]mies are [D7]men like [G]me[F][F7]
I will pro[C7]test the sword if [F]it's not wielded [C7]well[C/B]
My ene[Am]mies are [D7]men like[G] me[Gsus][G]
[Am]Peace by [C]way [C/G]of [F]war[F2][F][F2][F]
Is like [Am]purity by [C]way of [C/G]forni[F]catio[F2]n[F][F2][F]
It's like [Am]telling someone [C]mur[C/G]der is [F]wrong[F2][F][F2][F]
And then [Am]showing them by [C]way of [C/G]execu[F]tion[F2][F][F2][F]
Dm Dm/C G Gsus G (2x)
When [E7]justice is bought and sold just like [Am]weapons of war
The [Dm]ones who always [Dm/C]pay are the [Ab]poorest of the poor[G][A7]
Am:x02210
C:x32010
C/G:332010
F:x33211
F2:x33011
Dm:xx0231
G:3x0003
Gsus:3x0013
Bb:x13331
C7:x32310
C/B:x2010
D7:xx0212
Dm/C:x30231
E7:022130
Ab:466544
A7:x02020