D C D C
D C G A

[Verse 1]
                D   C
Out here on my own
                         D      C
A little twisted in the saddle
     D               C                           G      A
Went up the creek, drifted downstream without a paddle
             D    C
Oh, I gotta go
                   D     C
Before the plan unravels
       D              C                          G      A
Can't turn back now, looks like I'm headed into battle


[Chorus]
D           A              C               Bm
 Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb             A                  G
 Seems that's what they want from me
 C                 D   C
Just won't let me be

[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
               D    C
Oh, you wanna know
                   D      C
Everywhere that I travel
       D               C                       G     A
Well, don't look now, coming in hot without a rattle
          D     C
He swung low, yeah
                         D    C
Between the oak and the gavel
    D                  C                       G      A
And all that guilt was gone before the rope unraveled


[Chorus]
D           A              C               Bm
 Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb             A                  G
 Seems that's what they want from me
 C                 D   C
Just won't let me be

[Bridge]
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[Instrumental]
D   C D   C D   C  G A D

[Break]
D
 Don't think you'll ever know
A
 Just how far I go
C                     G                   C
 To get it right, the more you take away
D
 And you may care for me
A
 Say you're there for me
C                G                   C  D
 But you decide, go and lead the way


[Chorus]
D           A              C               Bm
 Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Bb             A
 Seems that's what they want from me
                  D
Just won't let me be