Chords
[Intro]
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb
Eb Ab/Eb
Eb Ab/Eb
[Verse 1]
Well IEb see him on the TV
Ab/EbPreachin' 'bout the promised lands
He Ebtells me to believe in Jesus
And steals the Ab/Ebmoney from my hands
EbSome say he was a goodAb/Eb man
But EbLord I think he sinned,Ab/Eb yeah
[Verse 2]
EbTwentytwo years of mental tears
Cries a Ab/Ebsuicidal Vietnam vet
Who fought a Eblosing war on a foreign shor
To find his Ab/Ebcountry didn't want him back
Their Ebbullets took his best friends in Saigon
Our lawyers took his Ab/Ebwife, his kids, no regrets
In a Ebtime I don't remember
In a Ab/Ebwar he can't forget
[Bridge]
He cried "ForEbgive me for what I've doneFm there
'Cause I Gmnever meant the things I did" Ab
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
[Chorus]
If there's a Ab/EbLord above
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
[Verse 3]
My Ebbest friend died a lonely man
In some Ab/EbPalm Springs hotel room
I Ebgot the call last Christmas Eve
And theyAb/Eb told me the news
I Ebtried all night not to break down and cry
As the Ab/Ebtears rolled down my face
I Ebfelt so cold and empty
Like a Ab/Eblost soul out of place
[Bridge]
And the Ebmirror, mirror onFm the wall
Sees my Gmsmile, it fades again Ab
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
[Chorus]
If there's a Ab/EbLord above
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in, yeah
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
[Bridge]
Sometimes I Ebwish to God I didn'tFm know now
The Gmthings I didn't know then Ab
Road, you gotta take me home
[Solo]
Bb Ab Bb Bb
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Eb Fm Gm Ab
[Verse 4]
I drive by the Ebhomeless sleepin' on a cold dark street
Like Ab/Ebbodies in an open grave
EbUnderneath the broken old neon sign
That Ab/Ebused to read "Jesus Saves"
A Ebmile away live the rich folk
And I Ab/Ebsee how they're living it up
While the Ebpoor, they eat from hand to mouth
The rich Ab/Ebdrinkin' from a golden cup
[Bridge]
And Ebit just makes me wonFmder
Why so many loseGm and so few win,Ab hah
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
[Chorus]
Ab/Eb And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
If there's a Ab/EbLord above
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
And give me somethin' to beEblieve in
Oh, Ab/EbLord arise
[Bridge]
Yeah, someEbtimes I wish I Fmdidn't know now
The Gmthings I didn't know then,Ab Ebyeah Ab/Eb
[Outro]
Eb Ab And give me somethin' to beEblieve in, yeayeah
