D  C  D  G 
 
              G 
I am a man of conviction 
                  C9 
I shattered these walls 
                   D 
Spent my life in a bottle 
                   G       D 
Cut myself, had to crawl 
                             G 
Stared down the barrel of a .45 
                    C9 
Dared the man on the other side 
                             D 
To have the guts to pull the trigger 
C9  D      G 
I am a man of conviction 
 
CHORUS 
             C         
Convicted of loving one girl too much 
             G 
Sentanced to live without her touch 
             A 
Convicted of somehow forgetting God 
             D 
Sentanced to life of hell on earth 
           C                                     G     C 
They ain't coming back, I've never known either life 
              G 
It wasn't my intention 
D      C9  G 
I am a man of conviction 
 
A promise made a promise broken 

I left nothing uncertain 

I took the lower road 

My back bent to carry my load 

I broke hearts along the way 

Made a fool of myself most days 

It wasnt my intention 

But I am a man of conviction 
 
CHORUS 
 
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 
 
CHORUS 2: 

Convicted of loving one girl too much 

Sentanced to live without her touch 

Convicted of somehow forgetting God 

Sentanced to life of hell on earth 

They ain't coming back, I've never known either life 

It's too late for intervention 

I am a man of conviction 
 

             C                                      G     C 
No don't you cry for me, I've made this bed out of lies 
              G 
It wasn't my intention 
D      C9  G 
I am a man of conviction 
                  G 
It's too late for intervention 
D             G 
I am a man of conviction