I on ly (Am)want to (Am)say,

if there (Dm)is a (Dm)way,

take this cup a (C)way from me, for (E)I don’t want to (Am)taste its poi son.

Feel it burn me.

(Am)I have changed, I’m (B7)not as sure

as (E)when we start ed.

(Am)Then I (Am)was in (Am)spired.

(Dm)Now I’m (Dm)sad and (Dm)tired.

Lis ten, sure ly (C)I’ve ex ceed ed

ex pec ta tions.

(Am)Tried for three years, (F)seems like thir ty.

Could you ask as (E)much from an y oth er (Am)man?

But

(G)if

(F)I

(E)die,

(Am)see the sa ga (G)through and do the (F)things you ask of (E)me,

(Am)let them hate me, (G)hit me, hurt me, (F)nail me to their (E)tree.

(A7)I’d wan na know, I’d wan na know my (D7)God.

(A7)I’d wan na know, I’d wan na know my (D7)God.

(A7)I’d wan na see, I’d wan na see my (D)God.

(A7)I’d have to see, I’d have to see my (D)God.

(Am)Why

(G)should

(F)I

(E)die?

(Am)Would I be more (G)no ticed than I (F)ev er was be (E)fore?

(Am)Would the things I’ve (G)said and done me, (F)mat ter an y (E)more?

(A7)I’d have to know, I’d have to know my (D7)Lord.

(A7)I’d have to know, I’d have to know my (D7)Lord.

(A7)I’d have to see, I’d have to see my (D)Lord.

(A7)I’d have to see, I’d have to see my (D)God.

(Am)Why

(G)should

to see my (D)Lord.

If I die what will be my re (E7)ward?

If I die what will be my re (E7)ward?

(Bm7)I’d have to know, I’d have to know my (E7)Lord.

(Bm7)I’d have to know, I’d have to know

my

(E7)Lord.

(Bm)Why

(A)should

(G)I

(F#)die?

(Bm)Why

(A)should

(G)I

(F#)die?

(Bm)Can you show me (A)now that I would (G)not be killed in (F#)vain?

(Bm)Show me just a (A)lit tle of your (G)om ni pres ent (F#)brain.

(Bm)Show me there’s a (A)rea son for your (G)want ing me to (F#)die.

You’re (Bm)far too keen on (A)where and how and (G)not so hot on (F#)why.

(Bm)Al

(A)right

(G)I’ll

(F#)die!

(Bm)Just

(A)watch

(G)me

(F#)die!

(Bm)See

(A)how

(G)I

(F#)die!

Then

I

(Bm)was

in

(Bm)spired.

(Em)Now

I’m

(Em)sad

and

(Em)tired.

Af ter all,

I’ve (D)tried

for three years,

seems like nine ty.

(B)Why

then

am I

(G)scared

to fin ish

(Bm)what I start ed,

what you start ed?

I did n’t start it.

(Bm)God,

thy

(Bm)will

is

(Bm)hard,

(Bm)but

(Em)you

hold (Em)ev

’ry (Em)card.

I will drink

your

(D)cup

of poi son.

Nail me to

your

(B)cross

and break

me.

(G)Bleed

me, beat me,

kill me, take me

(F#)now

be fore I change my (G)mind.