e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—-2—–2—2-|—-2—–2—2-|—-2—–2—2-|—-2——-0-2-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|———-3—–| X4
A|0—————|—————-|0—————|—————-|
E|—————-|1—————|—————-|1——1——–|

[Verse 1]

(Finger)picking continues through the verse

I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I …
I want honey on my table
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I …
I want honey on my table

[Pre-chorus 1]

The picking that accompanies the chords

e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—-4—–4—4-|—-4—–4—4-|—-2—–2—2-|—-2—–2—2-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-| x2
A|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
E|3———–3—|3———–3—|1———–1—|1———–1—|

But I never get it right
no I never get it right

[Chorus 1]

I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees
I can’t understand why they’re stinging me
But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need

I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest
Don’t they understand I deserve the best
And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need

[Verse 2]

With the intro picking tab

Am F Am F x2

I tried to stick this pin through a butterfly ‘cause I …
I like all the pretty colors
But it just fell apart so I flung it in the fire
to burn with all the others

[Pre-chorus 1]

Cause I never get it right
No, I never get it right

[Chorus 1]

I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees
I can’t understand why they’re stinging me
But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need

I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest
Don’t they understand I deserve the best
And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need

Palm-mute the chords here

N.C.
And this time I’ll get it right
N.C.
yeah this time I’ll get it right
It’s gonna be [C5/G]this time I’ll get it right
Oh God let it be [C5/G]this time I get it right

[Chorus 2]

So I’m cutting that branch off the cherry tree
I’m singing this will be my victory then I…
I see them coming after me

And they’re following me across the sea
And now they’re stinging my friends and my family and I…
I don’t know why this is happening

And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need

With intro picking tab, Tempo slows down towards the end

I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I …
I want honey on my table

Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

[Verse 1]
I always thought, I always thought, that there was something different, setting us apart
Am Fmaj7 Am
That I was led, that I was led by men with sober minds and sympathetic hearts
I swore an oath, swore an oath, but never knew just what it was to take a life
Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7
I play at God, play at God across such distances and from so great a height

But I am never sure who I am killing
How many innocents were in the building?
I drop death out of the
No longer human beings, no longer people
Just targets on a screen, none of it’s real
I drop death out of the sky… Tell me why

Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

[Verse 2]
One day they sent, one day they sent me to the chaplain when I said I can’t go on
Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7
All he said, all he said was just to shut my mouth and do the “will of God”

But I am never sure who I am killing
How many innocents were in the building?
I drop death out of the
No longer human beings, no longer people
Just targets on a screen, none of it’s real
I drop death out of the sky… Tell me why

Dm Fmaj7 x4

Tell me why?
“To make us safe,” so it would seem
But we shoot further than we dream
Can’t we [C/G]see? We only justify
Someone’s resolve to rise against
And to avenge the innocent
Dm C/G Fmaj7
And defend the ones that still survive
I’m still asking “why?”

[Verse 1]

In these flowers I found you the truest red that I’d ever seen
Until you cut yourself on their thorns
You winced and I kissed you, I kissed your palms and we both laughed
So unaware of the gathering storm

It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna rain, till the levee breaks
And a tidal wave of fear and pain carries us away
I’ll never fade into the night until nothing else remains
A# C F
How do we find harbor from the hurricane?

[Verse 2]

No shelter, no shadows, the quiet song of your breath stirs the dark
Your skin like the rose at my hands
And I can’t keep from wondering why nothing good could ever stay
My faith feels like a fist full of sand

It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna rain, till the levee breaks
And a tidal wave of fear and pain carries us away
I’ll never fade into the night until nothing else remains
A# C F
How do we find harbor from the hurricane?

[Chorus 3]

It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna rain, till the levee breaks
And a tidal wave of fear and pain carries us away
I’ll never fade into the night until nothing else remains
How do we find harbor from the hurricane?

(seems to go down half a step?)