A                                        
They left angels singing in branches of a burning tree,   'Said it was all a game 

And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made,   You'll end up the same 

         A                C 
He went down, down, down 
         D 
He went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn 
         C                D 
He went down, down, down 
         A 
He went down, down, down where the fire is born 

A C D  F G A 

A                      C                        D 
Old man livin' on the cheap cigarettes, cherry pie and apple wine 
    C 
He died in the house where his daddy died 
        D 
You'll die in the house where your daddy died 

     A                C 
The AM crackin', the coming storms 
      D 
The economy and crime 
     C 
The grey brain matter swelled up tight 
   D 
A free man's doing time this time 

            A                                          F 
They left angels singing in the branches of a burning tree 

'Said it was all a game 
           C                                            D 
And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made 

You'll end up the same 

          A                C 
You went down, down, down 
          D 
You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn 
              F                G 
You're goin' down, down, down 
              A 
You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born 

 A                C 
Down, down, down 
              D 
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn 
 F                G 
Down, down, down 
              A 
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born 

A                   C 
(intense strumming) 
                            G 
An eye for an eye to fight fire with fire 
         D                          C 
It was hard to take sides, we were all burning alive 

         A            C          D 
And my branches are waiting for you like arms 
         C            D          A 
and my branches are waiting for you 
         A            C          D 
And my branches are waiting for you like arms 
         C            D          A 
and my branches are waiting for you 

          A                   C 
Does the night time hold you tight? 
          D      
Is your heart like a pound of steel? 
          C                  D 
Will the darkness kill the light 
                A 
closer to the bottom of a turn in? 

          A                   C 
Does the night time hold you tight? 
          D      
Is your heart like a pound of steel? 
          C                  D 
Will the darkness kill the light 
                A 
closer to the bottom of a turn in? 

 A                C 
Down, down, down 
              D  
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn 
 F                G 
Down, down, down 
              A 
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born 

 A                C 
Down, down, down 
              D  
You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn 
 F                G 
Down, down, down 
              A 
You're going down, down, down where the fire is born 

         A            C          D 
And my branches are waiting for you like arms 
         F            G          A 
And my branches are waiting for you 

  A C D   F G A 
(just keep repeating indefinitely)