Friend I Never Knew

Intro: em am em 
	am D G C am D em  
	am em

em
"Find him out."
am
No.  
                            em
You find yourself another stooge.
am                          em
Why should I dance to your tune?
am                            em
They come to me in their own time.
am                      em
Outsider walk the thin line.
am                em
Justice  has no friends.


am               D        G
Friend I never knew even now
C               am
Thinking of you:
          D
The hard words
               G
Your shifting face where
             C
Truth fails -
             am
The small details
    D            em
Of necessary betrayals ...

em
"Choose."
am
No.
                      em
I'm only here to draw one line.
am                        em
Where does your innocence lie?
am                   em
Not in some alibi's pay.
am                       em
Guilt knows no planet or race.
am                 em  
Justice  takes no sides.


am               D       G
Friend I never knew even now
C               am
Thinking of you:
          D
The hard words
               G
Your shifting face where
             C
Truth fails -
             am
The small details
    D            em
Of necessary betrayals ...


em
"The truth."
am
Oh no.
                      em
Where do your orders come from?
am                    em
There are no referees here
am                em
In this game of strike-or-die.
am                      em
We play or pay with our lives.
am                       em
Justice?  Don't make me laugh.


am               D                 G
Friend I never knew till here and now
C               am
Looking at you:
          D
The hard words
               G
Your shifting face where
                  C
Truth has failed -
          am
The odd details
    D            em
Of necessary betrayals
    am
Forgiven,
      em
Not erased.

Outtro: em  am D G C am 
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