Nightwatchman

Nightwatchman: Battle Hymns

(CAPO IV)

R: Battle C#m
hymns for the E
broken, Battle A
hymns for the G#m
misled
Battle E
hymns for the G#m
wretched, The foC#m
rgotten and the dead
Battle hymns of redemption, Of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing, At the turning of the tide

C#m E H C#m

1. Can you explain to the mothers, And the fathers of those
Who come riding home in coffins, In their military clothes
Shiny medals pinned, To their dead teenage chests
While the trumpets blare, And you lie your best
So ask all you want, From the dusk til the dawn
The answer's still no, Cause brother I'm gone

R: Battle Hymns for the broken, ….

2. Can you explain away the sleight of hand, And the criminality
Of spending souls for oil, Well in the mirror I can see
I am the path that leads down, I am a dark and bloody hall
I'm the reaper, executioner, Hangman, judge, and the law
So tie a yellow ribbon, Round the oak tree on the lawn
But the cavalry's not comin', Cause brother they're gone

R: Battle Hymns for the broken, ….

3. So I'm sharpening my shovel, I'm firing the kiln
I'm blind and I am purposeful, A martyr on the hill
The dream you might be dreaming, Might be someone else's dream tonight
I'm the whisperer of misgivings, I'm the fading tail light
I'm the call for retribution, From the back of the smoke filled hall
I'm the vow of bitterness, I'm the poison in the well

4. I've a photographic memory, Of the deeds I will avenge
I'm the cold in the river hollow, I've a hatpin, I've a plan
I don't care of cause or consequence, Head shaved and body lean
I'm the go-getter, the score settler, I'm the shadow on the green
There's a flock of blackbirds flying, Nearly ten thousand strong
Who set off this morning, And brother they're gone

R: Battle Hymns for the broken, ….

Nightwatchman: Gone like rain

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Riff: x2

1. Am
With damn cursed C
eyes, the G
multitude Am
sat
As the kettle cars C
pulled along the G
rusty tracksAm

One C
raised his hat in the G
fading lAm
ight
Said C
excuse me C/B
sir,this G
doesn't seem Am
right

Ref: Now he's Am
gone like G
whispers, D
gone like rAm
ain
Gone like the G
faithful while the D
faithless reAm
main
Gone like the G
stone the D
builder reC
fused
Gone and C/B
overAm
due

Riff: x2

2. There's a river in Texas with a strong undertow
No one crosses it to freedom, no one pans for gold
Its waters are clear, its waters are cold
Its current is swift and no one knows where it goes, it's just

Ref: Gone and overdue

Riff: x2

3. In a cold desert corner, don't appear on no map
Coyotes scream rips the night in half
He hears the devil calling, footsteps on the path
So he chews off his own leg, to get out of the trap, and he's

Ref: Gone and overdue, hey hey hey

Riff: x2

Nightwatchman: Maximum Firepower

1a. ThisAmi
one's for the shoeshine boy And the farmer in debt
Each string is barbed wire Each chord is a threat
This G
blues guy I met That never had a hit
SaidAmi
you don't gotta be loud, son To be heavy as shit

2a. Well I'm the triggerman, baby And tonight I'll prove
That this machine here Well it kills fascists too
And don't be surprised If the sermon on the mount
Next time is delivered In a little coffee house

3b. CauseDmi
somebody here's Gotta let them know
I doubAmi
t it's me But here I go
I Dmi
hit the button vTape started to roll
The Ami
song's got fire G
But it's got no soul

R: C
There's a lonely Ami
stretch of G
blacktop
G
Between here and Ami
home
C
Drop down into theG
Ami
valley
G
Piano playin' in theAmi
living room
F
And when you see theAmi
white barn
G
You'll know the journey'sAmi
through
C
My dog's barkingG
in the backAmi
seat
G
Cause he knows itAmi
too
Dmi
C
G

4a. You'll need a fake passport And fix your disguise
And don't fire, sugar Til you see the whites of their eyes
I turned the other cheek But now I'm through
The skin you're in Makes choices for you

5. Dmi
I was checking off names And I came late to dinner
Ami
Seems the slices of pie Keep getting thinner and thinner
G
Brothers and sisters Rejoice and repent
Ami
The landlord's dead You can keep the rent

6b. You got twelve fine friends But one of 'em's rotten
There's a hole out back Ain't got no bottom
Forty days in the wilderness Forty sleepless nights
I'm confused, half blind And sure I'm right

R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop …

*: Dmi
Officer please I won't be long
Ami
Called the radio station Requested this song
I had my doubts About what I knew
So I turned it up --- G
Then it sounded true

7a. Kiss the ring If the Queen will let you
But come over the fence And the dogs will get you
On a rope hung the traitor On a hook hung the meat
You and me are missing persons Til we're C
counted in theG
streets

8. Ami
So seize the time And storm the tower
G
And come correct Ami
With Maximum Firepower
For the sins of the fathers The son he must pay
The Nightwatchman giveth And he taC
keth aG
way

9b. Thought hard about this next line Pretty sure it's true
If you take a step towards freedom It'll take two steps towards you
So mister I ain't scared And mister I ain't worried
Cause on that lonely stretch of blacktop I sit as judge and jury

R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop …

10. Ami
The clock strikes the hour Tonight we ride
G
You've got three more secondsTo choose siAmi
des

Nightwatchman: Night falls

Capo 1

1. A
She warned him,D
warned not to A
go
He said I, D
I've got to A
go
She whispered D
I, I love you A
so
He said I, D
I've got to go

Ref:

F#m
Night falls on the B
river A
valley
F#m
Night falls on the B
mines and E
fields
F#m
Night falls on the B
just and A
unjust
A
Night fallsD

2. And the next time there's trouble needs straightenin' out
There's dynamite under the porch
Me and my four kids are hungry
Man's yellin' through the screen door

Ref:

3. All they can, in the morning
Shoulder to shoulder, end to end
You don't have to speak
You just have to stand

4. Steve Sutton died there on the bridge
Local three ninety three was born
A black and white picture of the color of the lord
The dam is broken the river comes

Ref:

She warned him, warned not to go
He said I, I've got to go
She whispered I, I love you so
Night falls,
Night falls

Nightwatchman: One Man Revolution

(CAPO II)

1. F#m
On the streets of New York the cabs don't stop
On the A
street where I live They E
called the cops
Found a Hm
noose in my garage now how 'bout that
So C#m
tonight I'm in the bushes with a baseball bat

R: F#m
Cause I'm a one man I'm a A
one man
I'm a one man revolE
ution
I'm a Hm
one man I'm a C#m
one man
I'm a one man revolF#m
ution

The time is nigh The day is dark
There's only one solution
I'm a one man I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution

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2. On the streets of Havana I got hugged and kissed
At the Playboy Mansion I wasn't on the list
On the streets of Cape Town Shit's ready to blow
I don't know how to get there But I'm ready to go

R: Cause I'm a one man…

*: D
Sacrifice and neA
on lights,
E
slaveships don't waF#m
it
D
Love many, trA
ust few
E
and don't be laE C#m
te

Intro:

*: A
In my nightmares the streets are aflame
And in my dreams it's much the same
And on the streets of L.A. they know my name
And if you've come this far mister
Maybe E
we're one and the same

R: I'm a one man…

Nightwatchman: Rise to Power

Intro: Am Dm E Am

1. I Am
counted to one hundred, I Dm
kept losing track
I E
wrote a hundred letters, no one wrote Am
back
I told a hundred stories, and all of them got twisted
I sang a hundred songs, nobody listened

R: You've got to Dm
rise to power, Am
rise to power
E
Baby you've got to rise to Am
power
You've got to Dm
rise to power, Am
rise to power
F
Ain't a shade of difference, between the G
hills and the Am
cowards
E
Baby you've got to rise to Am
power

2. Forced confessions, and the coming attractions
Delusions that grandeur, split into factions
A silent dark camelot, a kingdom gray and black
A dull empty heaven, a strong leaders hand

R: You've got to rise to power, rise to power
Baby you've got to rise to power
You've got to rise to power, rise to power
You're down on your knees, pulling up the flowers
Baby you've got to rise to power

3. No holy water can wash me clean
No angel in my seed to hear my screams
Into your embrace, I ever drift
And in your arms, unforgiven

R: You've got to rise to power, rise to power
Baby you've got to rise to power
You've got to rise to power, rise to power
The whole world's watching, there's a gun in the tower
Baby you've got to rise to power

Nightwatchman: Road I Must Travel

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1. E
Well I climbed the seven H
summits
And I C#m
swam the seven H
seas
But the C#m
road I must A
travel
Its end I cannot E
see

2. I fought in the jungles
And I fought in the streets
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

3. Once I had a reason
Don't know what it could be
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

4. Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

R: Na na na na…

5. I walked the empty desert
And I was burned in the heat
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

6. I crossed the frozen wasteland
And in the bitter cold did freeze
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

7. And I will knock on every door
For I do not have a key
And the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

8. Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

R: Na na na na…

9. They shot a man in Soho
Couldn't guess his age
I found his empty journal
I filled up every page

10. I called up my state senator
They said he wasn't there
The secretary took my name
And man she sounded scared

11. So I counted my misfortunes
I added up the blame
I picked through all the garbage
I checked off all the names

12. I read in the newspaper
They'd questioned all my friends
They hoped that they could find me
Before I struck again

13. Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

14. So when thirsty I will drink
When hungry I will steal
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

15. So tonight I walk in anger
With worn shoes on my feet
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

16. And I will sing to myself
That I'm gonna be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see

Nightwatchman: Save The Hammer For The Man

Dm - G - C - Dm - G - CAPO II

1. C
I hurt the gentlest soAm
uls, G
I robbed my wife and C
son
C
I turned myC/C#
back Am
on troubles,G
troubles I'd Am
begun
I cut a swath of pain and loss in the hallways of my home
In the quiet of my room I know the things I've done

R: F
Save the hammer for the mC
an, sG
ave the hammer for the Am
man
F
It's the calling of the wC
retched
G
It's the rising of the daAm
mned
Save the hammer for the man

2. I was driven from the city, in the wilderness I stand
In the cleansing rain in silence, I made my battle plan
Alone I marched towards freedom, leaving footprints across the land
With the vow that's left unspoken, save the hammer for the man

R: Save the hammer for the man, save the hammer for the man
You're never too far down the wrong road
To turn back and change your plan
Save the hammer for the man

3. I leaned against the hot and bothered wind beneath a hateful rain
Politics, apocalypse start to look the same
For the pasts of my redemption will mean the end of many things
The ransom for my soul the blood of generals and kings

R: Save the hammer for the man, save the hammer for the man
I sinned and I have suffered
And it feels good in my hands
Save the hammer for the man

4. I was driven from the city, in the wilderness I stand
In the cleansing rain in silence, I made my battle plan
I will whisper words of freedom, I will swing hard as I can
Lord knows the time has come and save the hammer for the man

R: Save the hammer for the man, save the hammer for the man
If the fire's hot enough
Iron and steel will bend
Save the hammer for the man

*: Oh, save the hammer for the man
Gotta save the hammer for the man
I will whisper words of freedom, I'll swing hard as I can
Save the hammer for the man, for the man

I will whisper words of freedom
I'll swing hard as I can

Nightwatchman: The garden of Getsemane

Capo 2nd

1. Bm/Dm
On the side of the diA/C
rt road, An old Chevy wrBm/Dm
eck
Bm/Dm
I climbed through the wiA/C
ndow, I sat in the bBm/Dm
ack
I gathered my thoughts, With my head in my hands
My next of kin, My list of demands

Ref:
D/Fmaj
I slipped from shA/C
adow to shBm/Dm
adow
D/Fmaj
I saw thA/C
ings I should not sBm/Dm
ee
D
The moonA
rose hF#m
igh, E
OveD
r the GarC#
denBm
,The Garden of Gethsemane

2. I know who I'm for, And who I'm against
I pulled the shades tight, I built me a fence
I dug a tunnel, Deep and wide
I sit at the bottom, And wait for the night

Ref:

Bridge: Stay on Bm/Dm

3. Morning has come, Clean clothes on the line
There'll be no tomorrow, rise and I shine
If you swallow the coin, From the wishing well
Your dreams will come true, In heaven or hell

Ref:

Bm/Dm
Take my hA/C
and, DowBm/Dm
n we go
Bm/Dm
Take my hA/C
and, love, DowBm/Dm
n we go

Nightwatchman: The King of Hell

CAPO I
Em C Am G D/F# Em

1. Em
Release from reason, C
alive with pain
Am
The act is changed, the play's the Em
same
As Em
he and his ministers conversed, I peaked C
out from behind the well
And Am
oh how I surprised to learn, the devil'Em
s not the king of hell

R: Em
The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is not the king of hell
A C
violent dance of slippery stones, the Am
lines gone dead we're all alone
The G
devil is not the D/F#
king of Em
hell

2. Smellin' victory, the engine hums
Of in the distance, they beat the drums
Amidst the blood and rubble I look for souvenirs to sell
And oh how I surprised to learn, the devil's not the king of hell

R: The devil is not the king of hell…

*: /: Oh Em
black was the mark, black was the mark, black was the mark, laid on Cain
C
Black was the list, black was the list, black was the Am
list, with our names :/

R: The devil is not the king of hell…

3. Tonight I'm gonna do something's, that I've never done before
I'm gonna find out what's the screamin's about on the other side of that door
So don't you bother callin' there ain't nobody home
Sometimes we got to stand together, sometimes alone

R: The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance of slippery stones, the lines gone dead we're all alone
The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance of slippery stones, The lines gone dead

*2: The Em
lines gone dead, the lines gone dead
The C
lines gone dead, the Am
lines gone dead
The G
devil is not the D/F#
king of Em
hell

Nightwatchman: Until the end

Capo 7

Intro:
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Riff:
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1st time 2nd time
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No one kAm
nows who gave the C
orders
no one G
asks about the Am
crime
no one looks behind the curtain and
no one questions why
the only time we got
is right about now
I cross my heart
I take the vow

R: C
I'll never turG
n G
I'll never beAm
nd
Am
I'm with you nG
ow until the eAm
nd

Riff:

tonights the test
tonights the time
I am the punishement
that fits the crime
I'll break the bricks
I'll pick the locks
I dont got nothing but
i'll give what I got

R: I'll never turn I'll never bend …

Rif: 2×

10 trials whose outcomes
all fixed from the start
9 judges sittin countin
their money in the dark
8 towers of iron
surround the desert town
on a cold december morning
7 martyrs knocked them down
4 fathers still waiting
for their 5 sons to come home
6 mothers who know better
and accept that their gone
4 years ive been hunted
and still i breathe free
3 times I shot the sherrif
and did not spare the deputy
2 prayers im praying
until were together
1 promise im keeping
tonight and forever

R: I'll never turn I'll never bend … 2×

Riff: