E Asus2
Well I see him on the tv, Preachin' 'bout the promised land
E Asus2
He tells me to believe in jesus, And steals the money from my hand
E Asus2
Some say he was a good man, But lord I think he sinned, yeah
E Asus2
Twenty-two years of mental tears, Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
E Asus2
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore, To find his country didn't want him back
E Asus2
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon, Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
E Asus2
In a time I don't remember, In a war he can't forget
E F#m G#m A
He cried forgive me for what I've done there, Cause I never meant the things I did
Chorus:
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, If there's a lord above
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, Oh, lord arise
E Asus2
My best friend died a lonely man, In some palm springs hotel room
E Asus2
I got the call last Christmas eve, And they told me the news
E Asus2
I tried all night not to break down and cry, As the tears rolled down my face
E Asus2
I felt so cold and empty, Like a lost soul out of place
E F#m G#m A
And the mirror, mirror on the wall, Sees my smile it fades again
horus:
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, If there's a lord above
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, Oh, lord arise
E F#m G#m A
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now, The things I didn't know then…
Road you gotta take me home
{Solo}
E Asus2 E Asus2
E Asus2
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street, Like bodies in an open grave
E Asus2
Underneath the broken old neon sign, That used to read jesus saves
E Asus2
A mile away live the rich folks, And I see how they're living it up
E Asus2
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth, The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
E F#m G#m A
And it just makes me wonder, Why so many lose, so few win
horus:
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, If there's a lord above
E Asus2
And give me something to believe in, Oh, lord arise
E Asus2
You take the high road, And I'll take the low road (x2)
E F#m G#m A
Yeah sometimes I wish I didn't know now, The things I didn't know then
E (let ring out)
And give me something to believe in.