Biography:
A former staff writer for PolyGram Publishing in Nashville, Pettis' musical career was started in 1979 when Joan Baez covered one of his songs, "Song at the End of the Movie", on her album Honest Lullaby. Following that release, Pettis became heavily involved in the "Fast Folk movement" in New York in the 1980s alongside artists such as Shawn Colvin and Suzanne Vega.
In 1984, Pettis released his first independent solo album, Moments, followed by a string of releases for High Street Records; While the Serpent Lies Sleeping
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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
G D A
Don't have to cry anymore
G D A
Don't have to worry about
Bm
What's in store
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Walked that road exhausted and poor
G A D
Oh, I don't have to cry anymore
G D A
Don't have to know it all
G D A
Don't have to be so proud,
Bm
Stand so tall
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Climb that mountain only to fall
G A D
Oh, I don't have to know it all
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D
Yeah, You did that for me
[Verse]
G D A
Don't have to be ashamed
G D A
Don't have to hang my head,
Bm
Shoulder the blame
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Wondering if my has been in vain
G A D
Oh, I don't have to be ashamed
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D
Yeah, You did that for me
[Bridge]
F#
Man of sorrows
Bm
Well acquainted with grief
G
Dragged through the city dump
E
Spread eagle on a crossbeam
Bm
Propped up like a scarecrow
E
Nailed like a thief
G
There for all the world to see
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D D A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G A D
Oh, You did that for me
D
[Verse]
G D A
Don't have to cry anymore
G D A
Don't have to worry about
Bm
What's in store
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Walked that road exhausted and poor
G A D
Oh, I don't have to cry anymore
G D A
Don't have to know it all
G D A
Don't have to be so proud,
Bm
Stand so tall
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Climb that mountain only to fall
G A D
Oh, I don't have to know it all
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D
Yeah, You did that for me
[Verse]
G D A
Don't have to be ashamed
G D A
Don't have to hang my head,
Bm
Shoulder the blame
G E/G F# Bm Bm A G
Wondering if my has been in vain
G A D
Oh, I don't have to be ashamed
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D
Yeah, You did that for me
[Bridge]
F#
Man of sorrows
Bm
Well acquainted with grief
G
Dragged through the city dump
E
Spread eagle on a crossbeam
Bm
Propped up like a scarecrow
E
Nailed like a thief
G
There for all the world to see
[Chorus]
A D G
You did that for me
A D Bm Bm A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G E/G F# Bm
You wore the chains so I could be free
G A D D A G
Yeah, You did that for me
G A D
Oh, You did that for me
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