Chords for Life's Opera

_ _ _ [Em] _ This is a story [D#] _
about [G] life, _ mostly [C#]
about my life.
[C] And _ oh, people, I want to share [G] it with you. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ If in some way [D#] I can help someone,
_ _ [G] maybe someone [C#] is lost, needs to see the [C] light.
Oh, listen, people, _ [A] part of the story, a [G] life's opera. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Getting down, they never said [C] we couldn't.
Getting down, [G] let him in the bun sometimes.
_ _ Getting [Em] down, they never said [C] we couldn't.
Getting down, throw the whiskey [G] at him in the bun sometimes. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
[D] Oh, baby, _ this is it. _
[D] _ A song _ about life.
[G]
Oh, baby, [Bm] _ _ [A] don't you [Em] listen.
[D] For the sun, for all those who [D] feel they want to know the way.
_ Oh, baby, _ [G] listen [Em] to the truth.
_ [G] Listen [Bm] _
[A] to the [Em] way [D] you [F#m] _
see [Bm] Jesus.
[E] [G] I am a ruler [Bm] _
[Em] and Jehovah, _ [D] Martin, [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
Malcolm, and [A] all men _
who knew the way, all men, [E] died for you.
_ [D] _ [C#m] Listen, [Bm] listen, and understand, [G] understand [Bm] me.
[Em] And I'm sure the truth will help [D] you [C#m] listen, listen, [Bm] to [A] see.
_ [A] _ _ And your life will be something greater than you ever expected to be.
Oh, [D]
oh, [F#m] oh, [Bm] hear me.
The Lord is [G] in the air.
_ [Bm] I'm a [Em] greater than an [G] animal of sin.
[D]
Listen, [F#m] brothers, [Bm] listen, sisters.
_ [G] Oh, yeah.
_ [A] _ _ _ No, sir, I'm in control.
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
The devil [B] is trying to do [E] his work _ [D] to make you [C#] feel like it's right.
[B] He's your [G] justification.
_ Oh, but [D] you got to look through [Em] and see the light, [D] y'all.
[G] You can't make [D] rules, [Em] right, y'all.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ You [A#] see, _ [D] _ [G#] there's got to be two [A] sides of a balance.
Oh, yes, there is.
[D] Look on the line and [B] choose your side.
_ _ [D] _ _
Maybe it'll take [A] you a little longer, baby, [B] to understand what you're about.
[G] Oh, but I believe.
_ [Em] I believe.
Most [D] I believe.
I [G] believe. I believe.
I [D] believe.
[Em] Come true someday.
Come [D] true someday.
_ [Bm] _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ [G#] Maybe in [A] a way you don't [F#] realize.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C#m] Keep on marching.
Brother, [Bm] keep on marching.
[D] _ [G] Keep on marching.
[Bm] Marching.
[A] _ Marching.
Marching. Marching.
[D] Don't forget, don't forget.
[F#m] _ [Bm] Keep a tear in your heart.
[D] _ [G] Keep on moving.
[F#m] _ _ [A] Closer to the land.
[B] _ [D] I will [F#m] keep on.
[Bm] You know [D] I'll keep [G] on.
I'm still in front of my [Bm] heart.
[A] Keep on marching.
Marching.
Marching.
[D] Marching.
Marching.
_ [F#m] Closer, closer.
[Bm] _ _ [D] God, [G] you're safe.
[Bm] _ [A] Oh, as you _ [D] dream.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] Our [Em] Father, [A] who art in heaven,
[D] _
[C#m] hallowed be thy name.
[Bm] Thy kingdom [Em] come,
thy will [A] be done,
[C#m] on [Em] _ earth as [D] it is in heaven.
[F#m] _ [Bm] Give us this day, [B] Jesus, our daily bread.
[A]
Oh, Father.
[C#m] Forgive us [Em] our debts, as [A] we forgive [D] our debtors.
[F#m] Lead us not [Bm] into temptation, Jesus,
[B] but deliver us from evil.
[A]
Oh, [C#m] Father.
[Em] Thy _ [A] kingdom, [D] the power, and the glory is [Bm] yours,
forever and ever.
[B] Amen. Next song.
_ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] Oh, yeah.
_ [Bm] Welcome.
_ _ _ _ [N] _