verse 1 

    Bbm 
I heard the passing bells calling out my name 
   Ab 
I knew I'd never see another day 
Gb 
I couldn't swim against the tides of blame 
Ab                         F Bb 
I knew there was no other way 

Pre-Chorus 

Bbm                            Db 
You better practice your lines 
Bbm 
You better practice your words 
                         Db 
I know that real monsters lie 
                          Bb 
Between the light and the shade 
Db 
It doesn't matter what you say or feel 
Bbm                                       Db 
When honest men become deranged, they'll genuflect to a lie 


[Refrão]
 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Bbm 
Penance in the fire 
Eb 
(To a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Penance in the fire 
Bbm 
(To a lie) 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 

verse 2 
Bbm 
I saw the dagger eyes staring back at me 
Ab 
I knew I'd never have a chance to bleed 
Gb 
Guilty, but in the sight of fallen men 
Ab 
They bury you before you speak 
(The sin and the sentence) 

Pre-Chorus 
Bbm                            Db 
You better practice your lines 
Bbm 
You better practice your words 
                         Db 
I know that real monsters lie 
                          Bb 
Between the light and the shade 
Db 
It doesn't matter what you say or feel 
Bbm                                       Db 
When honest men become deranged, they'll genuflect to a lie 


[Refrão]
 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Bbm 
Penance in the fire 
Eb 
(To a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Penance in the fire 
Bbm 
(To a lie) 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 

Bridge 
Bbm 
Beware those who speak in tongues 
Db 
For they may call your name 
Gb Bbm      Db 
You condemn me 
Ab 
Cause you don't understand me 
Gb      Bbm  Db 
You condemn me 
Ab               F 
Cause you don't understand me 
Fuck! 

Pre-Chorus 
They'll genuflect to a lie 


[Refrão]
 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Bbm 
Penance in the fire 
Eb 
(To a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Penance in the fire 
Bbm 
(To a lie) 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 

Bridge 
Bbm 
Beware those who speak in tongues 
Db 
For they may call your name 
Gb Bbm      Db 
You condemn me 
Ab 
Cause you don't understand me 
Gb      Bbm  Db 
You condemn me 
Ab               F 
Cause you don't understand me 
Fuck! 

Outro 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Bbm 
Penance in the fire 
Eb 
(To a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie) 
Bbm 
The sin and the sentence 
Penance in the fire 
Bbm 
(To a lie) 
The sin and the sentence 
Fm 
The plagues grip your throat 
(They'll genuflect to a lie)