What Have We Become Chords by Dc Talk
Tempo:
163.35 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
C
Db
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Ab] [F]
[Bb]
[Db]
[C]
[Fm] A preacher shuns his brother, because [Db] his bride's a different color,
and [Bb] this is not [Db] acceptable, [Fm]
his papa taught him so.
It's love that he'd been preaching, but [Db] this was overreaching,
the [Bb] boundaries stretch [Db] and further, [Fm] yet his heart will choose to go.
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Like an angel [Cm] with [Fm] no [Db] wings, [Eb] like [Ab] a kingdom with [Db] no king.
Oh, [Fm]
[C] so many tongues in pain, but [Ab]
[Fm] [C]
[Bb] [Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm] [C] in a world of jail,
[Db]
what [C]
have we [Fm] become?
I was thinking I [Cm] could die for [Fm] myself, but [C] it's as good a cause as a life of wealth.
[Ab] I have all I need, just a [Fm] little more.
And without it, I can't do a damn thing.
[Bbm] And what about all the people who can't afford [Fm] it?
Well, I'm not [C] so sure.
Come, [Fm] come,
[F] come, come.
[Fm] Mom and dad are fighting, [Db] as Rosie lies there crying.
[Bb] For once again, [Db] she's overheard, [Fm] regrets of their mistake.
The Christmas bells are ringing, [Db] little Rosie leave them grieving.
[Bb] The gift she'd give [Db] her family, [Fm] would be the bill she'd [Db] take.
[Eb] [Ab] An [Cm] inconvenient [Fm] child, [Db]
[Eb] she [Ab] [Cm] wasn't worth [Ab] their while.
[Db]
[Fm] What have we become?
[C] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm] Tell me where the [C] rises and falls, [Bb] yeah.
What [Db] have we become?
[C] In a world of jail,
[Db]
[C] what have [Fm] we become?
The city of mine, [Cm] now a province,
[Fm]
the streets of my [C] home,
[Fm]
I walk the streets of my home,
and I'm not going to go back.
[Bbm] The city of my home,
[Fm] the streets of [C] my home,
[Db] I'm not going to go
[Ab] back.
[C]
[F] [Fm]
The city of [Bb]
[Fm] my home,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] what about the loneliness?
[Bbm]
What about mercy, compassion, and selflessness?
[Eb]
[Db] No, [Eb] it's true,
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm] he is there for me and you.
[Eb]
[Ab] It doesn't [Cm] matter what [Db] you do.
[Fm] What have we become?
[C] Ooh, self-indulgent [Cm] people.
[Fm]
What?
[Cm] Tell [F] me what [C] I just [Bb] want.
[Db]
[C] In a world to jail,
[Db] what have [C] [Bb] [Ab] [C]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
we become?
What have we become?
What have we become?
What [Bbm]
[C]
[Fm] have we become?
Speak your [C] mind, account for yourself.
There needs to be all this life of [Fm] wealth.
Grab all [G] you can, cause you just have once.
[Fm] You got [G] your right to do whatever you want.
[Bbm] Don't worry about others and live your day of [C] fun.
Getting what you want is worth your account.
[Fm]
[D] [Ab] Selfish [Cm] gold, [Fm]
we're [G] selfish gold.
[Fm]
[G] Selfish people, [Fm]
[Ab] when you got no
[Bbm] [Fm] one of [Bbm] us,
[Fm] You don't know [C] the trust, [Fm] what have we [C]
become?
You can't do me no harm.
Times [G] I've been wounded.
[N] Got old scars to show.
I'm going through the storm.
I'm bonding rain.
I'm going on in Jesus' name.
Lord, I got victory. Hallelujah.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb]
[Db]
[C]
[Fm] A preacher shuns his brother, because [Db] his bride's a different color,
and [Bb] this is not [Db] acceptable, [Fm]
his papa taught him so.
It's love that he'd been preaching, but [Db] this was overreaching,
the [Bb] boundaries stretch [Db] and further, [Fm] yet his heart will choose to go.
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Like an angel [Cm] with [Fm] no [Db] wings, [Eb] like [Ab] a kingdom with [Db] no king.
Oh, [Fm]
[C] so many tongues in pain, but [Ab]
[Fm] [C]
[Bb] [Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm] [C] in a world of jail,
[Db]
what [C]
have we [Fm] become?
I was thinking I [Cm] could die for [Fm] myself, but [C] it's as good a cause as a life of wealth.
[Ab] I have all I need, just a [Fm] little more.
And without it, I can't do a damn thing.
[Bbm] And what about all the people who can't afford [Fm] it?
Well, I'm not [C] so sure.
Come, [Fm] come,
[F] come, come.
[Fm] Mom and dad are fighting, [Db] as Rosie lies there crying.
[Bb] For once again, [Db] she's overheard, [Fm] regrets of their mistake.
The Christmas bells are ringing, [Db] little Rosie leave them grieving.
[Bb] The gift she'd give [Db] her family, [Fm] would be the bill she'd [Db] take.
[Eb] [Ab] An [Cm] inconvenient [Fm] child, [Db]
[Eb] she [Ab] [Cm] wasn't worth [Ab] their while.
[Db]
[Fm] What have we become?
[C] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm] Tell me where the [C] rises and falls, [Bb] yeah.
What [Db] have we become?
[C] In a world of jail,
[Db]
[C] what have [Fm] we become?
The city of mine, [Cm] now a province,
[Fm]
the streets of my [C] home,
[Fm]
I walk the streets of my home,
and I'm not going to go back.
[Bbm] The city of my home,
[Fm] the streets of [C] my home,
[Db] I'm not going to go
[Ab] back.
[C]
[F] [Fm]
The city of [Bb]
[Fm] my home,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] what about the loneliness?
[Bbm]
What about mercy, compassion, and selflessness?
[Eb]
[Db] No, [Eb] it's true,
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm] he is there for me and you.
[Eb]
[Ab] It doesn't [Cm] matter what [Db] you do.
[Fm] What have we become?
[C] Ooh, self-indulgent [Cm] people.
[Fm]
What?
[Cm] Tell [F] me what [C] I just [Bb] want.
[Db]
[C] In a world to jail,
[Db] what have [C] [Bb] [Ab] [C]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
we become?
What have we become?
What have we become?
What [Bbm]
[C]
[Fm] have we become?
Speak your [C] mind, account for yourself.
There needs to be all this life of [Fm] wealth.
Grab all [G] you can, cause you just have once.
[Fm] You got [G] your right to do whatever you want.
[Bbm] Don't worry about others and live your day of [C] fun.
Getting what you want is worth your account.
[Fm]
[D] [Ab] Selfish [Cm] gold, [Fm]
we're [G] selfish gold.
[Fm]
[G] Selfish people, [Fm]
[Ab] when you got no
[Bbm] [Fm] one of [Bbm] us,
[Fm] You don't know [C] the trust, [Fm] what have we [C]
become?
You can't do me no harm.
Times [G] I've been wounded.
[N] Got old scars to show.
I'm going through the storm.
I'm bonding rain.
I'm going on in Jesus' name.
Lord, I got victory. Hallelujah.
Key:
Fm
C
Db
Ab
Bb
Fm
C
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] A preacher shuns his brother, because [Db] his bride's a different color,
and [Bb] this is not _ [Db] _ acceptable, [Fm]
his papa taught him so. _
It's love that he'd been preaching, but [Db] this was _ overreaching,
the [Bb] boundaries stretch [Db] and further, [Fm] yet his heart will choose to go. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Like an angel [Cm] with [Fm] no _ [Db] wings, _ _ _ [Eb] like _ _ [Ab] a kingdom with [Db] no king. _
_ Oh, _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] so many tongues in pain, but _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [C] in a world of jail,
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
what _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
have we [Fm] become? _ _
_ _ I was thinking I [Cm] could die for [Fm] myself, but [C] it's as good a cause as a life of wealth.
[Ab] I have all I need, _ just a [Fm] little more.
_ And without it, I can't do a damn thing.
[Bbm] And what about all the people who can't afford [Fm] it?
Well, I'm not [C] so sure.
_ Come, [Fm] come, _ _
_ _ [F] come, come. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ Mom and dad are fighting, _ [Db] as Rosie lies there crying.
_ [Bb] For once again, [Db] she's _ overheard, [Fm] regrets of their mistake.
_ _ The Christmas bells are ringing, _ [Db] little Rosie leave them grieving.
_ [Bb] The gift she'd give [Db] her family, [Fm] would be the bill she'd _ [Db] take. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] An [Cm] inconvenient [Fm] _ _ child, [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ she _ [Ab] _ [Cm] wasn't worth [Ab] their while.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] What have we become? _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Tell me where the [C] rises and falls, [Bb] yeah.
What [Db] have we become? _ _
[C] In a world of _ jail, _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ what have [Fm] we become? _ _ _ _ _
The city of mine, [Cm] now a province,
[Fm]
the streets of my _ [C] home,
_ [Fm] _
I walk the streets of my home,
and I'm not going to go back. _ _
[Bbm] The city of my home, _ _
[Fm] the streets of [C] my _ home,
[Db] _ I'm not going to go _ _
[Ab] _ back.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
The city of _ _ [Bb] _
[Fm] my home, _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ _ _ yeah, [Bb] what about the _ loneliness? _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What about mercy, _ compassion, and _ _ selflessness?
[Eb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ No, [Eb] it's true, _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] he is there for me and you.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] It doesn't [Cm] matter what [Db] you do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ What have we _ become?
[C] Ooh, self-indulgent _ [Cm] people.
[Fm] _
What?
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Tell [F] me what [C] I just _ [Bb] want.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[C] In a world to _ jail, _
[Db] _ what _ _ _ have [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ we become?
_ What have we become? _ _ _ _ _
_ What have _ we become?
What [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ have we become? _
_ Speak your [C] mind, account for yourself.
There needs to be all this life of [Fm] wealth.
Grab all [G] you can, cause you just have once.
[Fm] You got [G] your right to do whatever you want.
[Bbm] Don't worry about others and live your day of [C] fun.
Getting what you want is worth your account.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Ab] Selfish [Cm] gold, [Fm] _
we're [G] selfish _ _ gold.
[Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ Selfish people, [Fm] _
_ [Ab] when you got no _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Fm] one of [Bbm] _ us,
[Fm] You don't know [C] the trust, [Fm] what have we _ [C] _ _
become? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You can't do me no _ _ _ _ harm.
Times _ [G] I've been wounded.
_ _ [N] Got old scars to show.
_ _ _ I'm going through the storm.
I'm bonding rain.
I'm going on in Jesus' _ name.
Lord, I got _ victory. Hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] A preacher shuns his brother, because [Db] his bride's a different color,
and [Bb] this is not _ [Db] _ acceptable, [Fm]
his papa taught him so. _
It's love that he'd been preaching, but [Db] this was _ overreaching,
the [Bb] boundaries stretch [Db] and further, [Fm] yet his heart will choose to go. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Like an angel [Cm] with [Fm] no _ [Db] wings, _ _ _ [Eb] like _ _ [Ab] a kingdom with [Db] no king. _
_ Oh, _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] so many tongues in pain, but _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [C] in a world of jail,
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
what _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
have we [Fm] become? _ _
_ _ I was thinking I [Cm] could die for [Fm] myself, but [C] it's as good a cause as a life of wealth.
[Ab] I have all I need, _ just a [Fm] little more.
_ And without it, I can't do a damn thing.
[Bbm] And what about all the people who can't afford [Fm] it?
Well, I'm not [C] so sure.
_ Come, [Fm] come, _ _
_ _ [F] come, come. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ Mom and dad are fighting, _ [Db] as Rosie lies there crying.
_ [Bb] For once again, [Db] she's _ overheard, [Fm] regrets of their mistake.
_ _ The Christmas bells are ringing, _ [Db] little Rosie leave them grieving.
_ [Bb] The gift she'd give [Db] her family, [Fm] would be the bill she'd _ [Db] take. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] An [Cm] inconvenient [Fm] _ _ child, [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ she _ [Ab] _ [Cm] wasn't worth [Ab] their while.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] What have we become? _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Tell me where the [C] rises and falls, [Bb] yeah.
What [Db] have we become? _ _
[C] In a world of _ jail, _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ what have [Fm] we become? _ _ _ _ _
The city of mine, [Cm] now a province,
[Fm]
the streets of my _ [C] home,
_ [Fm] _
I walk the streets of my home,
and I'm not going to go back. _ _
[Bbm] The city of my home, _ _
[Fm] the streets of [C] my _ home,
[Db] _ I'm not going to go _ _
[Ab] _ back.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
The city of _ _ [Bb] _
[Fm] my home, _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ _ _ yeah, [Bb] what about the _ loneliness? _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What about mercy, _ compassion, and _ _ selflessness?
[Eb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ No, [Eb] it's true, _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] he is there for me and you.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] It doesn't [Cm] matter what [Db] you do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ What have we _ become?
[C] Ooh, self-indulgent _ [Cm] people.
[Fm] _
What?
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Tell [F] me what [C] I just _ [Bb] want.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[C] In a world to _ jail, _
[Db] _ what _ _ _ have [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ we become?
_ What have we become? _ _ _ _ _
_ What have _ we become?
What [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ have we become? _
_ Speak your [C] mind, account for yourself.
There needs to be all this life of [Fm] wealth.
Grab all [G] you can, cause you just have once.
[Fm] You got [G] your right to do whatever you want.
[Bbm] Don't worry about others and live your day of [C] fun.
Getting what you want is worth your account.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Ab] Selfish [Cm] gold, [Fm] _
we're [G] selfish _ _ gold.
[Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ Selfish people, [Fm] _
_ [Ab] when you got no _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Fm] one of [Bbm] _ us,
[Fm] You don't know [C] the trust, [Fm] what have we _ [C] _ _
become? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You can't do me no _ _ _ _ harm.
Times _ [G] I've been wounded.
_ _ [N] Got old scars to show.
_ _ _ I'm going through the storm.
I'm bonding rain.
I'm going on in Jesus' _ name.
Lord, I got _ victory. Hallelujah.