| |

C

G

C

G

Baby once I thought I knew Everything I needed to know about you Your sweet whisper, your tender touch But I didn't really know that much

Em

D

C

Joke's on me, it's gonna be OK

C

G

|

C

G

If I can just get through this lonesome day

C

G

|

C

G

Lonesome day Hell's brewing, dark sun's on the rise This storm will blow through, by and by House is on fire, vipers in the grass Little revenge and this too shall pass This too shall pass, darling, yeah I'm gonna pray Right now all I got's this lonesome day Lonesome Day

Em

D

G

C

x3

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

Em

It's alright, it's alright | | | | | | | | | | Better ask questions before you shoot Deceit and betrayal's a bitter fruit It's hard to swallow, come time to pay That taste on your tongue don't easily slip away Let kingdom come, I'm gonna find my way

C

G

|

C

G

Yeah, through this lonesome day

C

G

|

C

G

Lonesome day Lonesome day Lonesome day

Em

D

G

C

x6

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

C

G

|

C

G

C

G

|

C

G

Lonesome day Lonesome day Lonesome day | | | | |

F

The sky was falling and streaked with blood I heard you calling me, then you disappeared into the dust

Bb

F

Up the stairs, into the fire Up the stairs, into the fire

F

Bb

I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher

F

Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

Bb

May your strength give us strength

F

May your faith give us faith

C

May your hope give us hope

F

May your love bring us love May your strength give us strength... You gave your love to see, in fields of red and autumn brown You gave your love to me and lay your young body down Up the stairs, into the fire Up the stairs, into the fire I need you near, but love and duty called you someplace higher Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire May your strength give us strength... May your strength give us strength... May your strength give us strength... It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave You lay your hand on me, walked into the darkness of your smoky grave Up the stairs, into the fire Up the stairs, into the fire I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire May your strength give us strength... May your strength give us strength... May your love bring us love

| | | | | | | | |

C

Am

It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the sky

F

Must have been a tear from your eye

C

|

G

Everything will be OK Funny, thought I felt a sweet summer breeze Must have been you sighin' so deep Don't worry we're gonna find a way

C

Am

I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day

F

Gonna chase the clouds away

C

|

G

|

C

Waitin' on a sunny day Without you, I'm workin' with the rain fallin' down I'm half a party in a one dog town I need you to chase these blues away Without you, I'm a drummer girl that can't keep a beat An ice cream truck on a deserted street I hope that you're coming to stay I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day Gonna chase the clouds away Waitin' on a sunny day | | | | | | | | | | | Hard times, baby well they come to us all Sure as the tickin' of the clock on the wall Sure as the turnin' of the night into day Your smile girl, brings the mornin' light to my eyes Lifts away the blues when I rise I hope that you're coming to stay I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day Gonna chase the clouds away Waitin' on a sunny day | | | | | | | | |

| | | | |

D

I don't remember how I felt

G

Bm

I never thought I'd live

D

To read about myself

G

Bm

In my hometown paper How my brave young life Was forever changed In a misty cloud Of pink vapor

D

Darlin' give me your kiss

Bm

G

Only understand

D

A

Bm

G

I am, the nothing man

D

A

Bm

G

(I am) Around here Everybody acts the same Around here Everybody acts like nothing's changed Friday night The club meets at Al's Barbecue The sky's still The same unbelievable blue Darlin' give me your kiss Come and take my hand I am, the nothing man (I am) |

D

|

D

|

G

|

Bm

|

x2

Doo doo doo... You can call me Joe Buy me a drink and shake my hand You want courage I'll show you courage you can understand The pearl and silver Restin' on my night table It's just me Lord Pray I'm able Darlin', with this kiss Say you understand I am, the nothing man I am, the nothing man |

D

|

D

|

G

|

Bm

|

x2

Doo doo doo...

A

F#m

It's a fairytale so tragic

A

F#m

There's no prince to break the spell

A

F#m

I don't believe in magic

Bm

D

But for you I will

Bm

D

Yeah for you I will

Bm

D

G

If I'm a fool, I'll be a fool darlin' for you

D

G

Well I'm countin' on a miracle

D

G

Baby I'm countin' on a miracle

Bm

G

Darlin' I'm countin' on a miracle

D

A

To come through There ain't no storybook story There's no never-ending song Our happily ever after darlin' Forever come and gone I'm movin' on If I'm gonna believe, I'll put my faith darlin' in you Well I'm countin' on a miracle Baby I'm countin' on a miracle Darlin' I'm countin' on a miracle To come through

Em

Bm

Sleeping beauty awakes from her dream

C

G

With her lover's kiss on her lips

Em

Bm

Your kiss was taken from me

C

G

Now all I have is this

Em

Your kiss, your kiss, your touch, your touch

C

Your heart, your heart, your strength, your strength

G

Your hope, your hope, your faith, your faith

Em

Your face, your face, your love, your love

C

Your dreams, your dreams, your life, your life I'm runnin' through the forest With a wolf at my heels My king is lost at midnight When the tower bells peal We've got no fairytale ending In God's hands out fate is complete Your heaven's here in my heart Our love's this dust beneath my feet Just this dust beneath my feet If I'm gonna live, I'll lift my life darlin' to you I'm countin' on a miracle Baby I'm countin' on a miracle Darlin' I'm countin' on a miracle To come through

| |

D

Em

I woke up this morning, I could barely breathe

D

Em

Just an empty impression in the bed where you used to be

D

Em

I want a kiss from your lips, I want an eye for an eye

D

I woke up this morning to an empty sky

Em

C

Empty sky, empty sky

D

I woke up this morning to an empty sky

Em

C

Empty sky, empty sky

D

I woke up this morning to an empty sky Blood on the streets Blood flowin' down I hear the blood of my blood Cryin' from the ground Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky | | | | On the plains of Jordan I cut my bow from the wood Of this tree of evil, of this tree of good I want a kiss from your lips, I want an eye for an eye I woke up this morning to the empty sky Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky

|

Em

|

D

|

Em

| La la la ...

Em

I hold you in my arms, yeah that's when it starts

D

Em

I seek faith in your kiss, and comfort in your heart I taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scars

D

Em

But when I look into your eyes, we stand worlds apart |

D

|

Em

|

D

|

Em

| La la la ... Where the distant oceans sing, and rise to the plain In this dry and troubled country your beauty remains Down from the mountain roads where the highway rolls to dark 'neath Allah's blessed rain, we remain worlds apart |

D

|

Em

|

D

|

Em

| La la la ... Sometimes the truth just ain't enough Or it's too much in times like this Let's throw the truth away, we'll find it in this kiss In your skin upon my skin, in the beating of our hearts May the living let us in, before the dead tear us apart |

D

|

Em

| La la la ...

G

D

We'll let blood build a bridge over mountains draped in stars

Em

I'll meet you on the ridge, between these worlds apart

G

D

We've got this moment now in live, then it's all just dust and dark Let love give what it gives

Em

Let's let love give what it gives

| | | | | | | | |

C

Dm

I been watchin' you a long time Trying to figure out where and when We been moving down that same line The time is now, maybe we could get skin to skin

Em

Dm

Don't know when this chance might come again

Em

Dm

Good times got a way of comin' to an end

Em

F

Don't know when this chance might come again

G

Good times got a way of slippin' away

C

Dm

Let's be friends, baby let's be friends

C

Dm

Let's be friends, come on let's be friends I know we're different you and me Got a different way of walkin' The time has come to let the past be history Yeah, if we could just start talkin' Don't know when this chance might come again Good times got a way of comin' to an end Don't know when this chance might come again Good times got a way of slippin' away Let's be friends, baby let's be friends Let's be friends, come on let's be friends |

C

|

Dm

|

C

|

Dm

| |

Gm

|

Am

|

Dm

|

Dm

|

x3

|

Gm

|

Gm

G

|

C

| There's a lot of talk going round now Let 'em talk you know you're the only one There's a lot of walls need tearing down Together we could take them down one by one Don't know when this chance might come again Good times got a way of comin' to an end Don't know when this chance might come again Good times got a way of slippin' away Let's be friends, baby let's be friends Let's be friends, come on let's be friends

Em

G

Where the road is dark and the seat is soaked

Em

G

Where the gun is cocked and the bullet's cold

Em

D

Em

D

Where the miles are marked in blood and gold

C

D

Em

I'll meet you further on up the road Got on my dead man's suit and my smilin' skull ring My lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing I got a song to sing, keep me out of the cold And I'll meet you further on up the road

D

Further on up the road

Em

Further on up the road

Em

Where the way is dark

B7

And the night is cold

Em

D

Em

D

But one sunny morning we'll rise, I know

C

D

Em

And I'll meet you further on up the road

Em

G

Well I been out in the desert, was doin' my time

Em

G

Searching through the dust, looking for a sign

D

Em

If there's a light up ahead, well, buddy, I don't know

B7

But I got this fever burning in my soul

Em

D

Em

D

So let's take the good times as they come

C

D

Em

And I'll meet you further on up the road

G

Further on up the road

Em

Further on up the road

G

Further on up the road

B7

Further on up the road

Em

D

Em

D

One sunny morning we'll rise, I know

C

D

Em

And I'll meet you further on up the road One sunny morning we'll rise, I know And I'll meet you further on up the road

D

Down at the court house they're ringin' the flag down

C

G

D

Long black line of cars snakin' slow through town

C

Red sheets snappin' on the line

C

G

D

With this ring will you be mine?

D

The fuse is burning

Am

G

D

Shut out the lights

D

The fuse is burning

Am

G

D

Come on let me do you right Trees on fire with the first fall's frost Long black line in front of Holy Cross Blood moon risin' in a sky of black dust Tell me baby who do you trust? The fuse is burning Shut out the lights The fuse is burning Come on let me do you right

Bm

Tires on the highway hissin', something's comin'

D

You can feel the wires in the tree tops hummin'

Bm

Devil's on the horizon line

D

Your kiss and I'm alive A quiet afternoon, an empty house On the edge of your bed you slip off your blouse The room is burning with the noon sun Your bittersweet taste on my tongue The fuse is burning Shut out the lights The fuse is burning Come on let me do you right

| | |

F

Bbsus2

I got seven pictures of Buddha The prophet's on my tongue Eleven angels of mercy sighing Over that black hole in the sun My heart's dark but it's risin' I'm pullin' all the faith I can see From that black hole on the horizon I hear your voice calling me

Dm

C

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, Let it rain

Bb

C

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain

F

Bb

F

Bb

Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party

Gm

Am

Bb

C

Tell me how do we get this thing started?

F

Bb

Meet me at Mary's place Meet me at Mary's place Familiar faces around me Laughter fills the air Your loving grace surrounds me Everybody's here Furniture's out on the front porch Music's up loud I dream of you in my arms I lose myself in the crowd Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party Tell me how do you live broken hearted? Meet me at Mary's place Meet me at Mary's place |

Gm

|

Am

|

Dm

|

Dm

|

x3

|

Gm

|

Am

|

Bb

|

C

| |

F

|

Bb

|

x4

I got a picture of you in my locket I keep it close to my heart It's a light shining in my breast Leading me through the dark Seven days, seven candles In my window lighting your way Your favorite record's on the turntable I drop the needle and pray (Turn it up!) Band's countin' out midnight (Turn it up!) Floor's rumblin' loud (Turn it up!) Singer's callin' up daylight (Turn it up!) Waitin' for that shout from the crowd (Turn it up!) x7 Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party Tell me how do we get this thing started? Meet me at Mary's place Meet me at Mary's place

F

Bb

F

Bb

Do-do do-do do-do do-do do-do do-do do do Do-do do-do do-do do-do do-do do-do do do | | |

Gm

C

|

Gm

|

C

| Meet me at Mary's place Meet me at Mary's place |

F

|

Bb

|

F

Bb

Meet me at Mary's Place Meet me at Mary's Place Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain...

F

Dm

Shirts in the closet, shoes in the hall

F

Dm

Mama's in the kitchen, baby and all

Bb

C

Everything is everything

Bb

C

Everything is everything

F

|

Dm

|

F

|

Dm

| But you're missing Coffee cups on the counter, jackets on the chair Papers on the doorstep, but you're not there Everything is everything Everything is everything But you're missing Pictures on the nightstand, TVs on in the den Your house is waiting, your house is waiting For you to walk in For you to walk in You're missing You're missing

Bb

Dm

C

But you're missing, when I shut out the lights

Bb

Dm

C

You're missing, when I close my eyes

Bb

Dm

You're missing, when I see the sun rise

C

You're missing

Dm

Bb

F

Children are asking if it's alright

Bb

F

C

Will you be in our arms tonight? Morning is morning, the evening falls I got Too much room in my bed, to many phone calls How's everything, everything Everything, everything You're missing You're missing God's drifting in heaven, devil's in the mailbox I got dust on my shoes, nothing but teardrops | | | ...

G

D

Can't see nothin' in front of me Can't see nothin' coming up behind I make my way through this darkness I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me Lost track of how far I've gone How far I've gone, how high I've climbed On my back's a sixty pound stone On my shoulder a half mile of line

G

D

Come on up for the rising Come on up, lay your hands in mine Come on up for the rising Come on up for the rising tonight Left the house this morning Bells ringing filled the air Wearin' the cross of my calling On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here Come on up for the rising Come on up, lay your hands in mine Come on up for the rising Come on up for the rising tonight

A

G

Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li

A

Bm

Li, li, li, li, li, li, li

A

Bm

There's spirits above and behind me

G

D

A

Faces gone black, eyes burnin' bright

A

Bm

May their precious blood bind me

G

D

A

Lord, as I stand before your fiery light Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li Li, li, li, li, li, li, li I see you Mary in the garden In the garden of a thousand sighs There's holy pictures of our children Dancin' in a sky filled with light May I feel your arms around me May I feel your blood mix with mine A dream of life comes to me Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life) Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life) Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life) Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life) Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life) Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life) Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life Come on up for the rising Come on up, lay your hands in mine Come on up for the rising Come on up for the rising tonight Li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li, li

| | | | | | |

A

Where the river runs to black

Bm

I take the schoolbooks from your pack

G

Plastics, wire and your kiss

Bm

The breath of eternity on your lips In the crowded marketplace I drift from face to face I hold my breath and close my eyes I hold my breath and close my eyes

A

And I wait for paradise

Bm

And I wait for paradise | | | | | The Virginia hills have gone to brown Another day, another sun goin' down I visit you in another dream I visit you in another dream I reach and feel your hair Your smell lingers in the air I brush your cheek with my fingertips I taste the void upon your lips And I wait for paradise And I wait for paradise | | | | | | | I search for you on the other side Where the river runs clean and wide Up to my heart the waters rise Up to my heart the waters rise I sink 'neath the water cool and clear Drifting down, I disappear I see you on the other side I search for the peace in your eyes But they're as empty as paradise They're as empty as paradise | | | | | | | I break above the waves I feel the sun upon my face

| | |

G

Em7

C

G

There's a blood red circle on the cold dark ground

G

D/f#

Em7

D

C

And the rain is falling down

G

Em7

C

G

The church doors thrown open, I can hear the organ's song

G

D/f#

Em7

D

C

But the congregation's gone

G

Em7

C

G

My city of ruins

G

Em7

C

G

My city of ruins Now the sweet bells of mercy drift through the evening trees Young men on the corner like scattered leaves The boarded up windows, the empty streets And my brother's down on his knees My city of ruins My city of ruins

C

D

G

Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up

G

D/f#

Em7

D

C

Come on rise......... up | | | | | | | Now there's tears on the pillow, darling, where we slept And you took my heart when you left Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend Tell me how do I begin again? My city's in ruins My city's in ruins

G

Em7

C

G

Now with these hands, with these hands With these hands, with these hands, I pray, Lord With these hands, with these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, with these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord With these hands, with these hands, We pray for your love, Lord With these hands, with these hands, I pray for the lost, Lord With these hands, with these hands, Pray for this world, Lord With these hands, with these hands, Pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, with these hands, Pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, come on, with these hands, come on

C

D

G

Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up Come on rise up, come on rise up

G

D/f#

Em7

D

C

Come on rise.......... up