Am
Meet me by the riverside
Am
Later on the day
F                             Dm
Gonna watch the hanging of an honest man
Am
They say he ain't the guilty one
Am
But someone has to pay
F                               Dm
They will not be pleased before they see him hang


[Chorus 1]
               Am
As he cries out
Am
Turn and face the crowd
               F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
               Am
As he cries out
Am
Before he hits the ground
            F
He cries out
Dm
Where's your spirit now?
F
Drown me in the river
G
String me from the tree
Dm                              Am
Won't you free the slave in me?


[Post-Chorus]
F      G Am
Oh, oh


[Verse 2]
Am
Leave me when the time is near
Am
Leave me be in peace
F                              Dm
This is not the way you should remember me
Am
Have you nothing else to say?
Am
Final words of truth
F
Forgive them, father
                              Dm
For they know not what they do


[Chorus 2]
               Am
As he cries out
Am
Mercy can't be found
               F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
               Am
As he cries out
Am
Before he hits the ground
            F
He cries out
Dm
Where is your savior now?
F
Throw me in the ocean
G
Cast me in the sea
Dm                             Am
Won't you free the slave in me?


[Bridge]
                               
Don't you know, don't you know?
    Dm       C      E7           Am
Whoa, they're gonna come for you
                       
You can run, run on out
    Dm       C      E7           Am
Oh, they're gonna come for you
                    Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
                    Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
F
Dark days are coming
G                       Am
Dark days so you should take shelter
           D
You should take shelter
F
Dark days are coming
G                Dm
Dark days are here


[Outro]
                         Am
Is your conscience clear?
F
Have you seen the brave man
G
Hanging from a tree?
Dm
Say, who will be the first to see?