Chords used: 
F -  133211 
C -  x32010 
Dm - xx0231 
Bb - x13331 
E -  022100 
Am - x02210 

Intro 
F C Bb 
F C Bb 
Dm E F E 
C C 


[Verso 1]

               F               C 
A hot Southern night It was 1955 
                        Bb 
Mother brought another stranger 
Am       Bb     Am        Bb 
home for supper Father is gone and 
      Am Bb     C             F 
won’t be home until Christmas time 
                           C 
Lock the door and turn the lights 
                            Bb 
As the footsteps tapped the floor 
       Am   Bb             Am 
inside they trembled Could they 
Bb      Am   Bb       C 
take another drunk abusive night? 



[Refrão]

Dm                          Bb 
  Because we don’t have the answers 
       F 
All we know is that it’s time to 
         C   E F Dm 
end this pain      Because the time 
          Bb             F 
is now or never One more generation 
                C 
thrown into the flames 

Post Chorus 
F C Bb 
F C Bb 
Dm E F E 
C C 


[Verso 2]

         F 
Only thirteen waking up in 
      C 
a backseat Never knowing when 
   Bb             Am      Bb 
or where the next meal is coming 
     Am Bb       Am      Bb 
from Or if her mother is ever 
  C    F 
coming back It’s an addiction 
        C 
to the smack But can we really 
                Bb 
blame her? The scars in her 
Am  Bb            Am  Bb 
run deep It’s all she knows to 
     Am  Bb           C 
keep her mind from flashing back 


[Refrão]

Dm                          Bb 
  Because we don’t have the answers 
       F 
All we know is that it’s time to 
         C   E F Dm 
end this pain      Because the time 
          Bb             F 
is now or never One more generation 
                C 
thrown into the flames 


[Refrão]

   Dm             Bb 
It only takes one life 
              F 
to break this chain 
Power of one 
     Dm 
A commitment that the 
Bb              F 
past will never be in 
C         Bb 
vain Your history will 
C 
never be the same 


[Refrão]

F 
  This is a song for all 
      C 
those born into the fight 
    Dm 
The past won’t be forgotten 
            Bb 
But you’re stronger than your 
      F 
sorrow A tragic story with 
   C 
an ending left to write 
Dm 
Will you be the victim or 
    Bb                  F C Bb 
the promise of tomorrow? 


Guitar Solo 
F C Dm Bb  x2 

then 
C C 


[Refrão]

   Dm             Bb 
It only takes one life 
              F 
to break this chain 
Power of one 
     Dm 
A commitment that the 
Bb              F 
past will never be in 
C         Bb 
vain Your history will 
C 
never be the same 


[Refrão]

F 
  This is a song for all 
      C 
those born into the fight 
    Dm 
The past won’t be forgotten 
            Bb 
But you’re stronger than your 
      F 
sorrow A tragic story with 
   C 
an ending left to write 
Dm 
Will you be the victim or 
    Bb 
the promise of tomorrow? 


[Refrão]

F 
  This is a song for all 
      C 
those born into the fight 
    Dm 
The past won’t forgotten 
        Bb 
but our time is only borrowed 
F                        C 
  A tragic story with an ending 
              Dm 
left to write Will you break 
the chain and be the 
Bb 
promise of tomorrow? 

Outro 
F C Bb 
F C Bb 
F C Bb F