Chords for I CHOOSE TO BE A CHRISTIAN

[N] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ I _ _ came upon _ _ a man one day _ _ who [Dm] looked at me and _ _ said,
so many [E] _ _
_ times [Em] I've seen your kind _ before.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
He said, you can't do this and you can't do that.
You're bound [Dm] by rules and restrictions. _ _
What a [Em] dreary _ life _ Christians _ [B] must _ _ [Am] observe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I looked at him and I said, you're wrong.
_ Do [Dm]
anything that will turn you on.
_ [E] Smoked till my eyes turned red and my face turned [Am] blue. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I could chew, I could dip, I could _ snort,
just _ _ [Dm] party and drink till the sun comes up.
But [E] there's better _ things in life _ _ I'd rather [A] _ do.
_ _ _ _ _ Cause I choose to be a Christian,
_ _ _ _ choose [Dm] to be like him.
_ _ _ Ain't [Em] nobody making me do [E] it.
_ This is [Em] how I want to [Am] live. _ _ _ _
You decide for _ you _ and _ [Dm] I'll decide for _ me.
_ Said the [Em] torch is mine and this is what I choose [Am] to be. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I must admit _ from time to time, _
[Dm] thought of heaven keep crossing my mind.
And how the [E] Lord is coming _ _ sounds too good to be [Am] true. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But if this were all just a fairy tale,
_ there was no heaven, there was no hell.
[E] I'd still enjoy _ living like I [A] _ do. _ _ _
_ _ Cause I choose to be a Christian, _ _ _ _
choose to [Dm] be like him. _
_ Ain't [E] nobody _ making me do it.
This is how I want to [Am] live. _
Oh, you _ _ decide for you _ and _ I'll [Dm] decide for _ me.
Said [E] the torch is mine and this is what _ I choose to [Am] be. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, don't look at me _ with any pity. _ _ _
Think that I've been cheated _ by not
[E] doing _ all those things you call _ [Am]
fun. _ _ _ _ _ _
Because _ sometimes _ _ you're down _ on the _ [Dm] darkest _ _ side of town.
[E] Of course, I'll make it.
We'll be lifting me out of here. _ _ _ _
_ Cause I [A] choose to be a Christian,
_ _ I choose [Dm] to be like him. _
_ Ain't [E] _ nobody making me do it.
_ This is how I want [A] to live. _
Oh, you _ decide for you _ _ and _ [Dm] I'll decide for _ me.
_ Said the [E] torch is mine and this is what I choose to [A] be. _ _ _ _
_ _ I said [E] the torch is mine _ [Am] and this is what I _ choose _ to be. _ _ _ _ _ _ _