I’ve been a[Am] whisper a[F]cross [C]church pews Been the [Am]punch line [F]of a [C]joke
The [Am]gossip going [F]round ano[C]ther round [Am]Hanging [G]heavy like bar room smoke
I bet you [Am]heard from a [F]friend of a [C]friend That [Am]I went [F]off the [C]rails
My heart’s been [Am]blessed so [F]many [C]times But [Am]somehow [G]I'm still damned to hell
They can drag my [F]name through the [C]mud [G]
But I’ve [F]built a throne out of sticks and stones through [C]tears, sweat and [G]blood
I’ll [F]keep the light, keep living like the [C]man I was born to [G]be
til there’s [F]nothing but dirt on [Am]me [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
I’m gonna [Am]love [F]my neigh[C]bor Despite the [Am]shit that [F]they might [C]talk
I’m[Am] busy [F]building [C]bridges [Am]Over [G]walls that they put up
[Am]And I [F]found some [C]good ones [Am] Who choose to [F]love me [C]still
It’s [Am]taken [F]time to [C]pay no [Am]mind to that [G]small town rumor mill
They can drag my [F]name through the [C]mud [G]
But I’ve [F]built a throne out of sticks and stones through [C]tears, sweat and [G]blood
I’ll [F]keep the light, keep living like the [C]man I was born to [G]be
til there’s [F]nothing but dirt on [F]me [C] [Am] [G]
When[F] all is said and [C]done, it’s what I’ve [Am]done
In all these [G]trips around[F] sun Loved who I’ve [C]loved along the [Am]way
Have ‘em put a little [G]dirt on [F]me
They can drag my [F]name through the [C]mud [G]
But I’ve [F]built a throne out of sticks and stones through [C]tears, sweat and [G]blood
I’ll [F]keep the light, keep living like the [C]man I was born to [G]be
til there’s [F]nothing but dirt on [Am]me [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
