Verse 1
[Am]When I look [Dm]back upon my [G]life
It's always [C]with a sense of [F]shame
I've always [Dm]been the one to [E7]blame
[Am]For every- [Dm]thing I [G]long to [G]do
No matter [C]when or where or [F]who
Has one [Dm]thing in common, too
Chorus
[E7]It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a [Am]sin
[F]It's a [Am]sin [F]
[Dm]Everything I've ever done
[E7]Everything I ever do
[Dm]Every place I've ever been
[E7]Everywhere I'm going to
It's a [Am]sin
Verse 2
[Am]At school they [Dm]taught me how to [G]be
So pure in [C]thought and word and [F]deed
They [Dm]didn't quite [E7]succeed
[Am]For every- [Dm]thing I long to [G]do
No matter [C]when or where or [F]who
Has one [Dm]thing in common, too
Chorus
[E7]It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a [Am]sin
[F]It's a [Am]sin [F]
[Dm]Everything I've ever done
[E7]Everything I ever do
[Dm]Every place I've ever been
[E7]Everywhere I'm going to
It's a [Am]sin
Bridge
[Am]Father, forgive me, [Cm]I tried not to do it
[Em]Turned over a new leaf, [Am]then tore right through it
Whatever you taught me, [Cm]I didn't believe it
[Em]Father, you fought me, 'cause I [F]didn't care
And I [G]still don't [E7]understand
Verse 3
[Am]So I look [Dm]back upon my [G]life
Forever with a [C]sense of [F]shame
I've always [Dm]been the one to blame
[Am]For every- [Dm]thing I long to [G]do
No matter [Cm]when or where or [F]who
Has one [Dm]thing in common, too
Chorus
[E7]It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a [Am]sin
[F]It's a [Am]sin [F]
[Dm]Everything I've ever done
[E7]Everything I ever do
[Dm]Every place I've ever been
[E7]Everywhere I'm going to
It's a [Am]sin
[E7]Everywhere I'm going to
It's a [Am]sin
