Tom: Ebm
Intro
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Verse 1
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We don't have much here, but you're welcome to it all
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The preacher told the stranger at the door
Bsus2 B
Come sit down by this fire - let the coffee warm you up
C# B F#
I can't say I've seen it rain this hard be - fore
D#m C# B
The stranger said “I saw your sign as I was walking down the road”
D#m C# B C#
“And I figured that a church might be the safest place to go”
Chorus
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Well, son, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
D#m C# B
And if you're looking for a shelter from the storm
You'll find one here
F# C# Bb
They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
D#m C#
About how life's unfair sometimes
B F#/A# G#m C# Csus C
Trying to make sense of how God works. The preacher said
Verse 2
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“I lost my son one summer - and he was only twenty five
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A drunk driver crossed that double yellow line
Bsus2 B
And I prayed so hard to Jesus, to save my only son
C# B F#
It seems all I do these days is question why
D#m C# B
Now I stand here every Sunday, and preach to everybody else
D#m C# B C#
And I talk a lot about for - giveness, but I can't do it my - self”
Chorus
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Son, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
D#m C# B
I don't know why I'm telling you all this, or if you even care
F# C# Bb
They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
D#m C#
About how life's unfair sometimes
B F#/A# G#m C# C#sus C#
Trying to make sense of how God works
Verse 3
F# Bsus2 B
Tears filled the stranger’s eyes he said “I know I've changed a lot.”
C# B F# F#sus
I might be hard for you to recog – nize
F# Bsus2 B
But late one summer night I'd had too much to drink
C# B F# Fsus
I got be - hind the wheel and changed both of our lives
D#m C#
And 'I'm sorry' just ain't good enough
B
When you hurt someone like that
D#m C# B C#
And if I could, God knows I'd give my life to bring him back"
Chorus
F# C#
Preacher, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
D#m C# B
And I'm here to ask for - giveness if you even care
F# C# Bb
They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
D#m C#
About how life's unfair sometimes
B F#/A# G#m C# C#sus C# F#
Trying to make sense of how God works
