[Verse 1]
Dm            Bb         F          C
A court is in session, a verdict is in
Dm               Bb
No appeal on the docket today
     F      C
Just my own sin
Dm             Bb
The walls are cold and pale
F                   C
The cage made of steel
Dm       Bb
Screams fill the room
F                C
Alone I drop and kneel
Dm       Bb
Silence now the sound
F                         C
My breath the only motion around
Dm       Bb
Demons cluttering around
F                  C
My face showing no emotion
Dm             Bb
Shackled by my sentence
F                     C
Expecting no return
Dm           Bb
Here there is no penance
F                     C
My skin begins to burn
 
 
[Chorus]
            F                        Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
Em                     Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
Eb                             Dm
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
             Em
Out from the sun
Em                        Eb
A sun that shines on only some
Eb                     Dm
We the meek are all in one
 
 
[Solo]
Dm  Bb  F  C
Dm  Bb  F  C
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm        Bb             F
I hear a thunder in the distance
      C            Dm
See a vision of a cross
           Bb
I feel the pain that was given
F                    C
On that sad day of loss
Dm            Bb
A lion roars in the darkness
F                      Dm
Only he holds the key
Dm                  Bb
A light to free me from my burden
    F                        Dm
And grant me life eternally
 
Dm                 Bb
Should have been dead
            F
On a Sunday morning          
           C
Banging my head              X2
Dm            Bb
No time for mourning
      F              C
Ain't got no time
 
 
[Chorus]
            F                        Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
Em                     Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
Eb                             Dm
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
             Em
Out from the sun
Em                        Eb
A sun that shines on only some
Eb                     Dm
We the meek are all in one
 
 
[Guitar break]
F C Dm Bb
F C Dm Bb
 
 
[Bridge]
F
I cry out to God
        C         Dm
Seeking only his decision
        Bb
Gabriel stands and confirms
F                   C     Dm  Bb
I've created my own prison
F
I cry out to God
C                   Dm
Seeking only his decision
Bb
Gabriel stands and confirms
F                   C       Dm
I've created my own prison
 
 
[Chorus]
            F                        Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
Em                     Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
Eb                             Dm
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
             Em
Out from the sun
Em                        Eb
A sun that shines on only some
Eb                     Dm
We the meek are all in one
 
            F                        Em
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
Em                     Eb
Hiding hate that burns inside
Eb                             Dm
Which only fuels their selfish pride
F
(And I said oh) We're held captive
             Em
Out from the sun
Em                        Eb
A sun that shines on only some
Eb                     Dm
We the meek are all in one
 
 
[End]
F                               Em
Should've been dead on a Sunday morning banging my head
Eb                          Dm
No time for mourning, ain't got no time