Chords for Amos Lee - Street Corner Preacher (Live at Farm Aid 25)
Tempo:
154.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Eb] [D]
[Eb]
[D] [G]
[D]
He got a new [Dm] mercy, a new grace, street corner preacher with an angry face.
[G] Two years out for good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [Dm] city.
There's two old ladies and a junkie now and now.
[C] He can see for sure his work is cut out.
[G] He walks through the shadows, won't fear his neighbor.
[C] Back in [Gm] the neighborhood working for the city.
[D] Lord, bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[C] Yes, sir.
Bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[G] Hey, bop, bop.
[Cm] Hey, hey.
[G]
Well, he [D] understands the need for living law.
[C] But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge.
[G] He's working in the hospital, washing dishes,
[C] walking through the fields of the lost and the [D] vicious.
Every step, every breath, on benediction lies as he delivers from awake.
And death is his [G] conviction in the eyes of man.
He seeks no favor.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [D] Savior.
Well, [C] there's [G] trouble all [D] around.
[C] Every night [G] the same [D] old siren sounds.
[C] There's a whole [G] lot of trouble all [D] around.
All [C] these children, [G] soldiers in this [D] battleground.
Well, a new son, Lord, [Am] and a second [C] chance.
The young folks are gone and they gave up.
Back in the [F] neighborhood, I worked for the Savior.
[D] Now all around the war rages on.
[G] [C] Officers with the front door [G] gone.
Faith is his crown, Lord.
His love is his [C] labor.
Back in the neighborhood, working for the [Gm] Savior, [Dm] Lord.
[D]
Bop, bop.
Bop, bop.
[C] Hey.
[G] Bop, bop.
Hey.
[C] [Gm] [D] Hey, God, I knew mercy, Lord, and new grace.
[C] Street corner preacher with the angry [G] face.
Two years off, good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood, [F] working for the Savior.
[D]
[Eb]
[D] [G]
[D]
He got a new [Dm] mercy, a new grace, street corner preacher with an angry face.
[G] Two years out for good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [Dm] city.
There's two old ladies and a junkie now and now.
[C] He can see for sure his work is cut out.
[G] He walks through the shadows, won't fear his neighbor.
[C] Back in [Gm] the neighborhood working for the city.
[D] Lord, bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[C] Yes, sir.
Bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[G] Hey, bop, bop.
[Cm] Hey, hey.
[G]
Well, he [D] understands the need for living law.
[C] But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge.
[G] He's working in the hospital, washing dishes,
[C] walking through the fields of the lost and the [D] vicious.
Every step, every breath, on benediction lies as he delivers from awake.
And death is his [G] conviction in the eyes of man.
He seeks no favor.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [D] Savior.
Well, [C] there's [G] trouble all [D] around.
[C] Every night [G] the same [D] old siren sounds.
[C] There's a whole [G] lot of trouble all [D] around.
All [C] these children, [G] soldiers in this [D] battleground.
Well, a new son, Lord, [Am] and a second [C] chance.
The young folks are gone and they gave up.
Back in the [F] neighborhood, I worked for the Savior.
[D] Now all around the war rages on.
[G] [C] Officers with the front door [G] gone.
Faith is his crown, Lord.
His love is his [C] labor.
Back in the neighborhood, working for the [Gm] Savior, [Dm] Lord.
[D]
Bop, bop.
Bop, bop.
[C] Hey.
[G] Bop, bop.
Hey.
[C] [Gm] [D] Hey, God, I knew mercy, Lord, and new grace.
[C] Street corner preacher with the angry [G] face.
Two years off, good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood, [F] working for the Savior.
[D]
Key:
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D
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Dm
Gm
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D
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[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He got a new [Dm] mercy, a new grace, street corner preacher with an angry face.
[G] Two years out for good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [Dm] city.
There's two old ladies and a junkie now and now.
[C] He can see for sure his work is cut out.
[G] He walks through the shadows, won't fear his neighbor.
[C] Back in [Gm] the neighborhood working for the city.
[D] Lord, bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[C] Yes, sir.
Bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[G] Hey, bop, _ _ _ bop.
[Cm] Hey, hey.
_ [G] _ _
_ Well, he [D] _ understands the need for living law.
[C] But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge.
[G] He's working in the hospital, _ washing dishes,
[C] walking through the fields of the lost and the [D] vicious.
Every step, every breath, on benediction lies as he delivers from awake.
And death is his [G] conviction in the eyes of man.
He seeks no favor.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [D] Savior. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [C] there's _ _ [G] trouble _ all [D] around. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Every night [G] the same _ [D] old siren _ sounds. _
_ [C] There's a whole [G] lot of trouble all [D] around. _ _ _
_ All [C] these children, _ [G] soldiers _ in this [D] _ _ _ battleground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, a new son, Lord, [Am] and a second [C] chance.
The young folks are gone and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
they gave up.
Back in the [F] neighborhood, I worked for the Savior.
[D] Now all around the war rages on.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Officers with the front door [G] gone.
Faith is his crown, Lord.
His love is his [C] labor.
Back in the neighborhood, working for the [Gm] Savior, [Dm] Lord.
[D] _
Bop, bop.
Bop, bop.
[C] _ _ Hey.
_ _ _ [G] _ Bop, bop. _ _
Hey. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] [D] Hey, God, I knew mercy, Lord, and new grace.
[C] Street corner preacher with the angry [G] face.
Two years off, good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood, [F] working for the Savior. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He got a new [Dm] mercy, a new grace, street corner preacher with an angry face.
[G] Two years out for good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [Dm] city.
There's two old ladies and a junkie now and now.
[C] He can see for sure his work is cut out.
[G] He walks through the shadows, won't fear his neighbor.
[C] Back in [Gm] the neighborhood working for the city.
[D] Lord, bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[C] Yes, sir.
Bop, bop, moving on, bop.
[G] Hey, bop, _ _ _ bop.
[Cm] Hey, hey.
_ [G] _ _
_ Well, he [D] _ understands the need for living law.
[C] But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge.
[G] He's working in the hospital, _ washing dishes,
[C] walking through the fields of the lost and the [D] vicious.
Every step, every breath, on benediction lies as he delivers from awake.
And death is his [G] conviction in the eyes of man.
He seeks no favor.
[C] Back in the neighborhood working for the [D] Savior. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [C] there's _ _ [G] trouble _ all [D] around. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Every night [G] the same _ [D] old siren _ sounds. _
_ [C] There's a whole [G] lot of trouble all [D] around. _ _ _
_ All [C] these children, _ [G] soldiers _ in this [D] _ _ _ battleground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, a new son, Lord, [Am] and a second [C] chance.
The young folks are gone and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
they gave up.
Back in the [F] neighborhood, I worked for the Savior.
[D] Now all around the war rages on.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Officers with the front door [G] gone.
Faith is his crown, Lord.
His love is his [C] labor.
Back in the neighborhood, working for the [Gm] Savior, [Dm] Lord.
[D] _
Bop, bop.
Bop, bop.
[C] _ _ Hey.
_ _ _ [G] _ Bop, bop. _ _
Hey. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] [D] Hey, God, I knew mercy, Lord, and new grace.
[C] Street corner preacher with the angry [G] face.
Two years off, good behavior.
[C] Back in the neighborhood, [F] working for the Savior. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _