verse 1 

D                           A 
  On the crooked road that took me north 
G                      D 
  And brought me home again 
D                           A 
  From the pit of writhing serpents 
G                    D 
  Out to the lion's den 
D                             A 
  Where the labyrinth is lightless 
Bm                         F#m 
  And the faithless wander crazed 
G                             D 
  Let the light rise from the darkness 
A                         D 
  Let his name be praised 


verse 2 

D                            A 
  From the sunrise of my childhood 
G                          D 
  To its premature demise 
D                          A 
  From my mother's best intentions 
G                          D 
  To my stepdad's seething eyes 
D                         A 
  From the hidden self-inflicted wounds 
Bm                       F#m 
  That flowered in later days 
G                       D 
  To the folly of their learning 
A                         D 
  Let his name be praised 


verse 3 

D                             A 
  In the holes the worms have eaten 
G                            D 
  Through all once-treasured things 
D                           A 
  From the wet mouth of the vulture 
G                        D 
  To the red tips of his wings 
D                          A 
  In the dazed eyes of the penitent 
Bm                  F#m 
  Emerging from the maze 
G                      D 
  In his wordless explanations 
A                         D 
  Let his name be praised