Murder In The First Degree

F#m D E F#m 2x F#m D E F#m Andy killed a man in November of last year F#m D E F#m Murder was the only way to keep his conscience clear F#m D E F#m He said there was a reason why an honest man should die F#m D E D So he hit out at the station till the officer arrived F#m D E F#m And three shot in the back, murder in the first degree F#m D E F#m A flag in a pool of blood and gas that read “Don’t tread on me” F#m D E F#m And Andy fled the scene and hopped a plane to concord Mass. F#m D E F#m Got a hotel by the statehouse and waited for the nerves to pass F#m D E F#m Made a call home to his parents full confession of the crime F#m D E D They turned him in, the feds broke in and made the news with this headline Bm D For the man without a prayer left in the world A E Who am I ........... Bm To sing for you D F#m To speak for you ...... F#m A E F#m 2x F#m D E F#m Then Andy told the jury it was he who killed the man F#m D E F#m But he did it for a cause and thought the world would understand F#m D E F#m And tonight there’s people praying for the victim’s wife and kids F#m D E F#m Asking God to comfort them for things the devil did F#m D E F#m The three shot in the back, murder in the first degree F#m D E D A flag in a pool of blood and gas that read “Don’t tread on me” Bm D For the man without a prayer left in the world A Who are you ...... E Gonna see? Bm Is he a martyr ia a cell D Or a criminal in hell A A hero for his cause E Is there anyway to tell? Bm Don’t think anybody won D Don’t agree with what he done A But he’s a human with a soul E Just another mother’s son Bm D If every man could have a prayer left in the world A What is your’s ....... E Gonna be? Bm Is there anybody praying D That Andy see’s the light A That through the grace of Jesus E God’s forgiveness sets things right? Bm The three shot in the back D Murder in the first degree F#m D A flag in a pool of blood and gas E D That read “Don’t tread on me” D F#m D E F#m Wooooh ..... F#m D E F#m Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh F#m D E F#m Wooh Wooh Wooh Woooh F#m D E F#m