E G
E G E G E G E G   x2


[Verse 1]
E       G                E       G     E         G              E          G
Woke up dead, you know I woke up dead,   give me time to get it through my head
               E      G                 E     G              E       G                E        E
They hanged me by the neck, I heard the devil laugh, I was a nervous wreck, I was the first in line


[Chorus 1]
       C#m     C#m               A       A    B               C#m      C#m              F#        G#
Do you want to look right in the devil's face?  You must have seen the ground where we upheld the law
        C#m       C#m           A         A    B C#m          C#m         F#       G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending time on the killing floor
E    G  A         A    G  E  E     G  A      A    G   E
  Do as you would want to be;  joy of labour sets you free


[FILL]
N.C.
E G E G E G E E


[Verse 2]
E       G                  E       G               E       G              E        G
Woke up scared, you know I woke up scared, give me time to show you how I wound up there
            E    G                 E        G               E       G               E        E
They put me in a cell, I heard the ghost in there, I wasn't feeling well, I was the first in line


[Chorus 2]
       C#m   C#m                  A       A    B               C#m      C#m                   F#      G#
Do you want see right through the devil's eyes?  You must have seen the ground where they all stood before
        C#m       C#m           A         A    B C#m             C#m         F#      G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending my time on the killing floor
E    G A           A    G  E  E    G  A      A    G   E
  Be more than you seem to be; joy of labour sets you free


[Solo]
G E G E G E G E   x2
E G A A G E
E G E G A G E E


[Verse 3]
E       G                E       G               E       G             E     G
Woke up dead, you know I woke up dead, I was the only one that saw the road ahead
             E          G                E       G               E        G               E        G
They beat me with their fists, I did the devil's work, and I was on their list, I was the first in line


[Chorus 3]
       C#m  C#m                A     A    B    C#m      C#m            F#       G#
Do you even know just what the devil does?  He drives a man 'til he can take no more
        C#m       C#m           A         A   B C#m            C#m         F#      G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,     serving my time on the killing floor