[Verse 1]
Cm
So, lowly criminal
                           Ab
Please tell me, how do you plead?
Cm                      G       Cm                 Eb
 Now, honorable judges, ladies, gentlemen of the jury
Ab                 G
Please allow me to present my case
Cm
Ha! What case can you possibly present
                                     Ab             G
To rip a man from his family, faith, and friends? Defense?
Cm
 Listen, before you convict
                               Ab    G Cm
You see, I never did intend to ruin anything!
Cm
Intent is a guilty conscience's white flag against pride
Cm
So I find you guilty of the crimes
Cm
I know, although I don't believe
Cm
It's not only my afterlife I bereave
Cm
Appeals will be denied!
Cm                                        G
The line of duty calls for enforcement of laws
G
So you're our property now
  Ab             G              F
Intelligence has failed you somehow
           G                        Cm
Oh, what a shame that you play this game
                              Ab
Through senses, what can we explain?
             Bb
Not joy, not fear, not pain
   Ab       Bb
Is love the same?
Cm                         Ab             Bb
 This reckless argument in vain erodes my sense of shame
Ab       G
Who's to blame?

[Chorus]
Cm         G
Thank you, pain!
Ab  Fm    Eb Bb
God bless suffering!
Cm         G
Thank you, pain!
Ab        G    Fm                Eb     Bb      Cm
For preventing me from returning to the source again

[Verse 2]
Cm
So it shall be
           Ab            G
Now do you see the error of your ways?
Cm
Of rats and men you speak
                             Ab              G
Standing up tall but you are weak, a smiling thief!
Cm
We are all murderers, you see
Cm                            Ab             G
But you let taboo human chemistry blind your needs
        Cm
Love is greed!
Cm
Logic won't concede
                           Ab
Think about the statistics you feed
        G        Cm
Think before you plead
                              Ab
Through senses, what can we explain?
             Bb
Not joy, not fear, not pain
   Ab       Bb
Is love the same?
Cm                         Ab             Bb
 This reckless argument in vain erodes my sense of shame
Ab       G
Who's to blame?

[Solo]
Cm Ab Bb Ab Bb
Cm Ab Bb Ab G

[Chorus]
Cm         G
Thank you, pain!
Ab  Fm    Eb Bb
God bless suffering!
Cm         G
Thank you, pain!
Ab        G    Fm                Eb     Bb      Cm
For preventing me from returning to the source again

[Outro]
G Cm G Ab G Cm