A
They left angels singing in branches of a burning tree, 'Said it was all a game
And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made, You'll end up the same
A C
He went down, down, down
D
He went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
C D
He went down, down, down
A
He went down, down, down where the fire is born
A C D F G A
A C D
Old man livin' on the cheap cigarettes, cherry pie and apple wine
C
He died in the house where his daddy died
D
You'll die in the house where your daddy died
A C
The AM crackin', the coming storms
D
The economy and crime
C
The grey brain matter swelled up tight
D
A free man's doing time this time
A F
They left angels singing in the branches of a burning tree
'Said it was all a game
C D
And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made
You'll end up the same
A C
You went down, down, down
D
You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
F G
You're goin' down, down, down
A
You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born
A C
Down, down, down
D
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
F G
Down, down, down
A
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born
A C
(intense strumming)
G
An eye for an eye to fight fire with fire
D C
It was hard to take sides, we were all burning alive
A C D
And my branches are waiting for you like arms
C D A
and my branches are waiting for you
A C D
And my branches are waiting for you like arms
C D A
and my branches are waiting for you
A C
Does the night time hold you tight?
D
Is your heart like a pound of steel?
C D
Will the darkness kill the light
A
closer to the bottom of a turn in?
A C
Does the night time hold you tight?
D
Is your heart like a pound of steel?
C D
Will the darkness kill the light
A
closer to the bottom of a turn in?
A C
Down, down, down
D
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
F G
Down, down, down
A
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born
A C
Down, down, down
D
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
F G
Down, down, down
A
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born
A C D
And my branches are waiting for you like arms
F G A
And my branches are waiting for you
A C D F G A
(just keep repeating indefinitely)