E
Will I see him on the tv
Asus2
Preachin? ?bout the promised land
E
He tells me to believe in jesus
Asus2
And steals the money from my hand
E
Some say he was a good man
Asus2
But lord I think he sinned, yeah
E?
Twenty-two years of mental tears
Cries a suicidal vietnam vet
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
To find his country didn?t want him back
Their bullets took his best friend in saigon
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I don?t remember
In a war he can?t forget
EF#m
He cried forgive me for what I?ve done there
G#mA
Cause I never meant the things I did
Chorus:
E
And give me something to believe in
Asus2
If there?s a lord above
E
And give me something to believe in
Asus2
Oh, lord arise
E?
My best friend died a lonely man
In some palm springs hotel room
I got the call last christmas eve
And they told me the news
E
I tried all night not to break down and cry
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Like a lost soul out of place
EF#m
And the mirror, mirror on the wall
G#mA
Sees my smile it fades again
{Chorus}
EF#m
Sometimes I wish to God I didn?t know now
G#mA
The things I didn?t know then
Road you gotta take me home
{Solo}
E?
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read jesus saves
E?
A mile away live the rich folks
And I see how they?re living it up
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
The rich is drinkin? from a golden cup
EF#m
And it just makes me wonder
G#mA
Why so many lose, so few win
{Chorus}
You take the high road
And I?ll take the low road
EF#m
Yeah Sometimes I wish I didn?t know now
G#mA
The things I didn?t know then
E
And give me something to believe in
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.