Sinners Saints And Fools chords by Brandi Carlile

🎸 Intro:

Am  Em  Dm  Am



🎸 Verse 1:
      Am                     Em
Where the winds of change were blowin', there lived a God-fearing man
    Dm         G       Am
He was turning through his bible when he came up with a plan
  Am              Em
He painted up a sign and held it high above his head
     Dm       G    Am          G/B
Waved it proudly in the air and this is what it read

🎸 Chorus:
 C         Dm
You can't break the law
      Am
There are reasons for the rules
  Dm             G
I keep things safe here for everyone
Am
The sinners, saints, and fools
   C        Dm
The poor and huddled masses
     Am
Who are hungry and afraid
     Dm       G
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Verse 2:
    Am             Em
To the weary, desperate souls who washed up on the sand
       Dm        G       Am
He said, "We hadn't seen your paperwork" and he withdrew his hand
       Am               Em
You know he never felt any safer, all the peace he hoped he'd find
  Dm          G    Am          G/B
And up until the day he died, he never changed his mind

🎸 Chorus:
 C         Dm
You can't break the law
      Am
There are reasons for the rules
      Dm           G
They gotta keep it safe here for everyone
   Am
You sinners, saints, and fools
C        Dm
The poor and huddled masses
     Am
Who are hungry and afraid
     Dm      G
You gotta do it by the book or there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Instrumental:
Em  Dm  Am

Em  Dm  Am


🎸 Verse 3:
    Am                Em
By the time he got to Heaven, it was surrounded by a wall
   Dm           G       Am
The pearly gates were locked up tight, the golden chains and all
         Am              Em
They said, "We cannot let just anyone walk in here anymore
      Dm      G          Am
You didn't do it by the book," and then they pointed to the floor

🎸 Chorus:
 C         Dm
You can't break the law
      Am
There are reasons for the rules
  Dm             G
I keep things safe here for everyone
   Am
The sinners, saints, and fools
   C        Dm
The poor and huddled masses
     Am
Who are hungry and afraid
     Dm       G
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Outro:
Am  Em  Dm  Am
Am  Em  Dm  Am
Am  Em  Dm  Am