The Man I Killed

chords ( in order of appearence ) : G - 355 xxx C - x355 xx B - x244 xx E - 022 xx F# - 244 xx e’ - x799 xx strumming pattern : dd du udu ( listen to song to get speed ) G C G when they tightly strap me in , give me lethal injection , B E C D just a few moments to live , no remorse for what i did , G C G it was for the betterment of man , i gave the utmost sacrifice , B E G before more damage could be done i took his life . ( G F# E ) * e’ C there was a split second of silence when the dart punctured the skin , G F# beady eyes rolled back in head , body dropped from the poison , ( G F# E ) * e’ C they could incapacitate me , but could not erase my sneer , G F# i heard a thousand people screaming , while three billion others cheered , ( G F# E ) * C D he was gone , and i would soon be . . . G C G executed by the state , all appeals would be in vain , B E C D i was not criminally insane , in fact , i was found to be , G C G an otherwise caring and respectable member of society , B E G a minor threat , except for that one man i killed . ( G F# E ) * e’ C as the sedatives take effect , i just smile and close my eyes , G F# there’s a priest kneeling next to me , he asks me if i realize , ( G F# E ) * e’ C i was going straight to hell , and he thought that i should know , G F# that the man i killed’s replacement planned this whole scenario , ( G F# E ) * C D and what i did had no significance at all . Solo at the end : E | - - 7 - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 7 - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | * only one down strum