13 acessos
E
Well I see him on the TV
Ab
Preachin' 'bout the promised land
E
He tells me to believe in Jesus
Ab
And steals the money from my hand
E Ab
Some say he was a good man
E Ab
But Lord I think he sinned, yeah
E
Twenty-two years of mental tears
Ab
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
E
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
Ab
To find his country didn't want him back
E
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
Ab
Our lawyers took his wife, his kids no regrets
E
In a time I don't remember
Ab
In a war he can't forget
11
E F#-7/C#
He cries "Forgive me for what I've done there
13
G#-7/D# A
Cause I never meant the things I did"
Coro:
E
And give me something to believe in
Ab
If there's a Lord above
E
And give me something to believe in
Ab
Oh, Lord arise
E
My best friend died a lonely man
Ab
In some Palm Springs hotel room
E
I got the call last Christmas Eve
Ab
And they told me the news
E
I tried all night not to break down and cry
Ab
As the tears rolled down my face
E
I felt so cold and empty
Ab
Like a lost soul out of place
11
E F#-7/C#
And the mirror, mirror on the wall
13
G#-7/D# A
Sees my smile it fades again
Coro
11
E F#-7/C#
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
13
G#-7/D# A
The things I didn't know then
A
Road you gotta take me home
Solo
E
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Ab
Like bodies in an open grave
E
Underneath an old broken down neon sign
Ab
used to read JESUS SAVES
E
A mile away live the rich folks
Ab
And I see how they're living it up
E
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
Ab
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
11
E F#-7/C#
And it just makes me wonder
13
G#-7/D# A
Why so many lose and so few win
Coro
E
You take the high road
Ab
And I'll take the low road
11
E F#-7/C#
Yes Sometimes I wish I didn't know now
13
G#-7/D# A
The things I didn't know then
E
And give me something to believe in