Am
Meet me by the riverside
Am
Later on the day
F Dm
Gonna watch the hanging of an honest man
Am
They say he ain't the guilty one
Am
But someone has to pay
F Dm
They will not be pleased before they see him hang
[Chorus 1]
Am
As he cries out
Am
Turn and face the crowd
F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
Am
As he cries out
Am
Before he hits the ground
F
He cries out
Dm
Where's your spirit now?
F
Drown me in the river
G
String me from the tree
Dm Am
Won't you free the slave in me?
[Post-Chorus]
F G Am
Oh, oh
[Verse 2]
Am
Leave me when the time is near
Am
Leave me be in peace
F Dm
This is not the way you should remember me
Am
Have you nothing else to say?
Am
Final words of truth
F
Forgive them, father
Dm
For they know not what they do
[Chorus 2]
Am
As he cries out
Am
Mercy can't be found
F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
Am
As he cries out
Am
Before he hits the ground
F
He cries out
Dm
Where is your savior now?
F
Throw me in the ocean
G
Cast me in the sea
Dm Am
Won't you free the slave in me?
[Bridge]
Don't you know, don't you know?
Dm C E7 Am
Whoa, they're gonna come for you
You can run, run on out
Dm C E7 Am
Oh, they're gonna come for you
Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
F
Dark days are coming
G Am
Dark days so you should take shelter
D
You should take shelter
F
Dark days are coming
G Dm
Dark days are here
[Outro]
Am
Is your conscience clear?
F
Have you seen the brave man
G
Hanging from a tree?
Dm
Say, who will be the first to see?
