A5 C5 A5 G5 A5 (twice)
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble
Verse 1
[F]Sweet mother, she sang in the [Am]Sunday [G]choir[Am][G]
[F]On her head was a halo, she spoke[Am] brim[G]stone and [Am]fire[G]
Daddy lived by the bottle,[Gsus] [G] daddy died by the barn
Well he [Am]froze one [G]night, mama [F]said "Serves him right!
The [E7sus]devil can keep him w[E7]arm"
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble
Verse 2
[F]Guess I always saw myself as a [Am]simple [G]man[Am][G]
[F]But there's a man in the mirror [Am]I don't [G]under[Am]stand[G]
Every day I fight it,[Gsus] [G] but I know down deep
It's the [Am]secrets [G]I've been [F]keeping, [E7sus]rising from their [E7]sleep
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble[G5][A5]
Bridge
n/c A5 G5 A5 C5 A5
There's an angel and a devil playing tug of war with my soul (Half of my blood is Cain's blood)
The battle rages on each and every day (Half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's)
It's all I can [G5]do just to try and maintain control ([A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]blood)
My [Am]one and only hope is to [E7sus]hit my knees and pr[E7----Am]ay[F][G][F][Am][F][G][F][E7sus][E7]
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble (repeat and fade)
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble
Verse 1
[F]Sweet mother, she sang in the [Am]Sunday [G]choir[Am][G]
[F]On her head was a halo, she spoke[Am] brim[G]stone and [Am]fire[G]
Daddy lived by the bottle,[Gsus] [G] daddy died by the barn
Well he [Am]froze one [G]night, mama [F]said "Serves him right!
The [E7sus]devil can keep him w[E7]arm"
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble
Verse 2
[F]Guess I always saw myself as a [Am]simple [G]man[Am][G]
[F]But there's a man in the mirror [Am]I don't [G]under[Am]stand[G]
Every day I fight it,[Gsus] [G] but I know down deep
It's the [Am]secrets [G]I've been [F]keeping, [E7sus]rising from their [E7]sleep
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble[G5][A5]
Bridge
n/c A5 G5 A5 C5 A5
There's an angel and a devil playing tug of war with my soul (Half of my blood is Cain's blood)
The battle rages on each and every day (Half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's)
It's all I can [G5]do just to try and maintain control ([A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]blood)
My [Am]one and only hope is to [E7sus]hit my knees and pr[E7----Am]ay[F][G][F][Am][F][G][F][E7sus][E7]
Chorus
[A5]Half of my blood is [C5]Cain's [A5]Blood, half of my blood is [G5]A---[A5]bel's
One eye looks to [C5]hea[A5]ven, one eye looks for [G5]trou[A5]ble (repeat and fade)