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[Verse 1] D G Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised land D G He tells me to believe in Jesus steals the money from my hand D G D G Some say he was a good man lord I think he sinned D G Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet D G Who fought a losing war on a foriegn shore to find his country didn't want him back D G Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets D G In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget D G D He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the G things I did [Chorus] (no chord) D And give me something to believe in G If there's a lord above D Give me something to believe in [Verse 2] G Oh lord arise D G My best friend died a lonley man in some Palm Springs motel room D G I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news D G I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face D G I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place D G D G And mirror mirror on the wall see my smile it fades again [Chorus] (no chord) D And give me something to believe in G If there's a lord above D Give me something to believe in G Oh lord arise [Bridge] D G D G Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then (this is where the solo break is. I dont' know the solo...sorry) [Verse 3] D G I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street like bodies in an open grave D G Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves" D G A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up D D While the poor they eatin' from hand to mouth the rich drinkin' from a golden cup D G D G And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win [Chorus] (no chord) D And give me something to believe in G If there's a lord above D Give me something to believe in G Oh lord arise D G D G Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then And give me something to believe in