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[Verse 1]
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Black day, stormy night
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No love, no hope in sight
E          A
Don't cry, He is coming
E         A              E          A
Don't die without knowing the cross

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[Verse 2]
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Ghettos to the left of us
E       A
Flowers to the right
E           A
There'll be bread for all of us
E     A            E         A
If we can just bear the cross

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[Verse 3]
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Sweet song of salvation
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A pregnant mother sings
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She lives in starvation
E            A                E       A
Her children need all that she brings

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[Verse 4]
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We all have our problems
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Some big, some are small
E        A
Soon all of our problems
E        A      E          A 
Will be taken by the cross

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[Verse 5]
E          A
Black day, stormy night
E        A
No love, no hope in sight
E          A
Don't cry for He is coming
E          A             E           A
Don't die without knowing the cross, no

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[Verse 6]
E       A
Ghettos to the left of us
E       A
Flowers to the right
E           A
There'll be bread for all, y'all
E     A                  E           A
If we can just, just bear the cross, yeah

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[Verse 7]
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We all have our problems
E            A
Some are big, some are small
E        A
Soon all of our problems, y'all
E       A       E           A
Will be taken by the cross, no

[Outro]
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The cross
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The cross