Something to Believe

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Well I see him on the TV
Ab
Preachin' 'bout the promised land
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He tells me to believe in Jesus
               Ab
And steals the money from my hand
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Some say he was a good man
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But Lord I think he sinned, yeah
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Twenty-two years of mental tears
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Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
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Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
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To find his country didn't want him back
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Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
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Our lawyers took his wife, his kids no regrets
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In a time I don't remember
     Ab
In a war he can't forget
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He cries "Forgive me for what I've done there
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Cause I never meant the things I did"

[Refrão]
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And give me something to believe in
             Ab
If there's a Lord above
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And give me something to believe in
    Ab
Oh, Lord arise
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My best friend died a lonely man
        Ab
In some Palm Springs hotel room
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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
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I felt so cold and empty
       Ab
Like a lost soul out of place
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And the mirror, mirror on the wall
         G#m7/D#         A
Sees my smile it fades again

[Refrão]

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Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
    G#m7/D#              A
The things I didn't know then
A
Road you gotta take me home

[Solo]

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I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
     Ab
Like bodies in an open grave
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Underneath an old broken down neon sign
Ab
Used to read JESUS SAVES
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A mile away live the rich folks
      Ab
And I see how they're living it up
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While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
            Ab
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
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And it just makes me wonder
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Why so many lose and so few win

[Refrão]

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You take the high road
    Ab
And I'll take the low road
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Yes Sometimes I wish I didn't know now
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The things I didn't know then
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And give me something to believe in