F       C       F       C
F               F                      C
Sometimes think that war is necessary
F7              F7                      Bb
Every night I pray for peace on earth
      F              F                      C
And I hand out my dollars to the homeless
F7              F7                      Bb
But believe that every able soul should work

[Pre Chorus]
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My father gave me my shotgun
       Db               Db
That I'll hand down to my son
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Try to teach him everything it means

[Chorus]
             Bb         Bb
I'm a man of my convictions
                    F
Call me wrong, call me right
F               Dm          C           Bb
But I bring my better angels to every fight
Bb              Bb              Bb
You may not like where I'm goin'
                F       F       Bb
But you sure know where I stand
F                       F
Hate me if you want to
C7
Love me if you can

[Verse 2]
F                      F                      C
I stand by my right to speak freely
        F7                      F7            Bb                Bb
But I worry 'bout what kids learn from TV
          F             F                   C                   C
And before all of debatin' turns to angry words and hate
                F7                     F7                       Bb
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree

[Pre Chorus]
       Dm                 Dm
And I believe that Jesus
Db                        Db
Looks down here and sees us
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And if you ask him, he would say