intro:
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|----3--5-5-2-2|
A|-0-0--0---3-2-|
E|--------------| x8

you can also play variations like
D|-2--3-35-52222|
A|-0-00--0--3-2-|

or the chords Am Dm F E

Am                         F
cracked a whisper from within the spine
   G                    E
to give a signal to the other side
     Am                   F
this house of god holds a traitor
      G                 E
whose missing hands are left untied
Am                F         E
cross the keyhole cross the latches
Am                       F        E
cross every line that divides the factions
Am                         Dm
unstrap the bomb from your chest
      F                    C
we're smart enough to get away from them
      Am            Dm           F       C
we'll find fight to struggle for another day
         Am          Dm           F        C
when the fall of the gate seems a lifetime away

E Am F C G/B E7 E Am F C G/B E7 E Am F G E
(G/B and E7 are only played half as long as the other chords)

Am          F              G                E
body by the judge will get sent out to riverhead
       Am                           F
is the blame still not lay when the bail has been set
        G                    E
and the judges at home just asleep in their beds
Am                F         E
cross the keyhole cross the latches
Am                       F        E
cross every line that divides the factions
Am                         Dm
unstrap the bomb from your chest
      F                    C
we're smart enough to get away from them
      Am            Dm           F       C
we'll find fight to struggle for another day
         Am          Dm           F        C
when the fall of the gate seems a lifetime away

E Am F C G/B E7 E Am F C G/B E7 E
(G/B and E7 are only played half as long as the other chords)
    
    Am
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    F                        Dm
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    Am
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    F                        Dm
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    Am
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    F                        Dm
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    Am
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
    F                        Dm (strum once, end here)
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
the convict race now still resides in lucasville
the convict race now still resides in lucasville