I originally posted this under Tom Morrello not the Nightwatchman a few years ago, and
had a look and saw someone said I should post it under the Nightwatchman, so hear it is!
This is the live version of the song, tabbed from The Axis of Justice Album.
Tabbed by: Sarah Davies
Artist: The nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
Album: Axis of Justice Concert series 1
Tuning: Tuned half a step down, Capo 7th fret-
Although I just play it standard with capo on 6th fret.
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Am C
No one knows who gave the orders
G Am
no one asks about the crime
Am C
no one looks behind the curtain
G Am
and no one questions why
Am C
the only time we got
G Am
is right about now
Am C
I cross my heart
G
I take the vow
C G
I'll never turn
G Am
I'll never bend
Am G
I'm with you now
Am
until the end
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Am C
tonights the test
G Am
tonights the time
C
I am the punishement
G Am
that fits the crime
C
I'll break the bricks
G Am
I'll pick the locks
C
I dont got nothing
G
but i'll give what I got
C G
I'll never turn
Am
I'll never bend
G
I'm with you now
Am
until the end
e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|---1-----------1-1-1-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|G|---2-----0-2---0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|D|---2-0h2-------2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|A|-0-----------3-------3p2-2p0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|-----------------------------3-----------------------|
Am C
10 trials whose outcomes
G Am
all fixed from the start
C
9 judges sittin countin
G Am
their money in the dark
C
8 towers of iron
G Am
surround the desert town
C
on a cold december morning
G Am
7 martyrs knocked them down
C
4 fathers still waiting
G Am
for their 5 sons to come home
C
6 mothers who know better
G Am
and accept that their gone
C
4 years ive been hunted
G Am
and still i breathe free
C
3 times I shot the sherrif
G Am Am Am
and did not spare the deputy
C
2 prayers im praying
G Am
until were together
C
1 promise im keeping
G
tonight and forever
C G
I'll never turn
Am
I'll never bend
G
im with you now
Am
until the end
C G
I'll never turn
Am
I'll never bend
G G G
im with you now
Am
until the end
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