C  F  D7  G  E Am  D7
G  C  Fmaj7  D7  G  Am
C D  G  Am C F G Am C Am G
Am C F G Am C Am G Am C
Am G Am C F G

[Verse 1]
Am            C
Put down that gun boy
F               G       Am C F G
Don't blow your life away
Am          C
We're gonna need you
Am      G              Am C F G
Make it through the day

[Verse 2]
Am          C
They put it to you
Am          G           Am C F G
They put it in your head
Am         C
Made you believe that
F           G           Am C F E
You'd be better off dead

[Chorus]
Am                  D             G     C G
But don't break the heart of your child
Am            D              G   Bm E
Don't let the fear drive you wild

[Guitar Solo]
Am C F G Am C Am G
Am C Am G Am C F G

[Verse 3]
Am          C
We lost the love of a
Am        G        Am  C  F G
Man I was proud to know
Am              C
They locked you down boy
Am       G           Am C F G
Made you grieve alone

[Verse 4]
Am           C
Turn off the TV
Am         G        Am C Am G
Throw your phone away
Am          C
Don't you remember
Am              G           Am C F E7
What your daddy used to say

[Chorus]
Am              D             G     C G
Don't break the heart of your child
Am             D              G    F G
Don't let your fear drive you wild

[Guitar Solo]
C  F  D7  C G E Am  C D
G  C  Fmaj7  D  C G  E Am
D7  G  Am C F G Am C G
Am C Am G Am C F G

[Verse 5]
Am              C
The pain you're feeling
F       G         Am C A G
Cuts me to the bone
Am              C
I'm right there with you boy
Am           G      Am C F G
You'll never be alone

[Verse 6]
Am              C
There's someone else here
Am          G        Am   C F G
Someone who can't complain
Am             C
She don't know if you'll be
Am     G       Am C F E7
Coming home again

[Chorus]
Am              D             G     C G
Don't break the heart of this child
Am             D               G    C   G
Don't let your tears drive you wild (Oh Lord)
Am              D             G     C G
Don't break the heart of your child
Am             D               G    Bm E7
Don't let your tears drive you wild

[Guitar Solo]
Am C F G Am C Am G Am C Am G
Am C F G Am C F G Am C Am G
Am C Am G Am C F G Am C Am G
Am C F G Am C F G Am C F E7

[Chorus]
Am              D             G     C G
Don't break the heart of your child
Am             D               G    Bm E7
Don't let your tears drive you wild

[Outro]
Am  C  F  D  C G E Am  C D  C G
C  F  D  G  E Am  C D  E  A  D  E7