Verse: Gm D# Cm D7 Took me years to make my motives clear And the days have not been kind Once a steady gaze and charming smile Has been buried in the lines I find Gm D# Cm D7 I walk in the noise, quiet employs Gm D# Cm D7 And darkness seems to know just where I am Chorus: D# Cm G G Mother wash the devil from my hands D# Cm G G Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand D# Cm G G Mother, tell me was it all a lie? D# Cm Show me where the angels die Verse: Gm D# Cm D7 There are words that never found my lips There are words Iʼd soon forget Thought the trick was never to look back But it seems Iʼve lost my grip, I slip Gm D# Cm D7 The faster we run now, the closer the gun now Gm D# Cm D7 And somehow all the bullets bear my name Chorus: D# Cm G G Mother wash the devil from my hands D# Cm G G Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand D# Cm G G Mother, tell me was it all a lie? D# Cm G G Show me where the angels die Verse: Gm D# Cm D7 Took the road but should have chased the stars Now Iʼve lost my own way home Had a photo of the time we shared But I burned it long ago, I know Gm D# Cm D7 I struck the matches stuck in the ashes Gm D# Cm D7 Forgive me, wonʼt you simply speak my name Chorus: D# Cm G G Mother wash the devil from my hands D# Cm G G Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand D# Cm G G Mother, tell me was it all a lie? D# Cm G G Show me where the angels die
