Intro: D A D A D A D A Verse 1: D A Sometimes I think that war is necessary, D7 G Every night I pray for peace on earth, D A And I hand out my dollars to the home-less, D7 G But believe that every able soul should work, Bm Bm7 My father gave me my shotgun, That I'll hand down to my son, D Bm Try to teach him everything it means,
Chorus 1: D Bm Bm7 I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right, D A G But I bring my better angels, to every fight, D Bm G You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . . D A7 A D A D A Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can. Verse 2: D A I stand by my right to speak freely, D7 G But I worry 'bout what kids learn from TV, D A And before all of debatin' turns to angry words and hate, D7 G Sometimes we should just agree to disagree, Bm Bm7 And I believe that Jesus, Looks down here and sees us, D Bm And if you ask him he would say. Chorus 3: D Bm Bm7 I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right, D A G But I bring my better angels, to every fight, D Bm G You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . . D A7 A D A Bm Bm7 G Bm A A Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can. Chorus 4: D Bm Bm7 I'm a man of my convictions, Call me wrong, call me right, D A G But I bring my better angels, to every fight, D Bm G You may not like where I'm goin' but you sure know where I stand . . . D A7 A D A Bm Bm7 G A D Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can.