Chords for MELÔ DE AMOR 2008

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[B] I work from [A#m] the wise don't [G#m] try to make life on your own _
[B] _ _ Remember [F#] that job just by [G#m] your side _ For I was a son who [F#] was lost
And [G#m] my life was in dismay _ _ [B] For among [F#] evil forces in which I [G#m] played _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ Guns and [F#] ammunition _ _ [E] were my chosen way of life _
_ [B] _ With God [F#]-bearing people I chose [E] to strive _ _ For all of [B] the lives that [F#] I've taken _
[E] They can never be _ replaced _ [B] But _ still [F#] God I chose to remember [E] my faith
_ _ Though I [B] never _ lived [F#] like He wanted _ [E] I'm still mindful of what He taught me
So [B] now I beg and plead I'm [F#] on my bending knees
[E] _ Godfather you rescued me I've [B] got the _ scars [F#] to show
I [E] barely made it along life's road Cause [B] when my life got dark He [F#] was the only spark
He [E] was the light at the end of the road _
_ [B] _ When I was [F#] a young boy [G#m] Growing up in [D#] Augustown
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_ [B] _ We ate from the [F#] same pot [G#m] We were Einsteins all around
From _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] Golan to Coleridge Corner [G#m] _ From Rockhurst to Jungle Club [B] Tire
_ Bright [F#] Hill to Dreddites and River [G#m] all around _ _ _ _
And [B] then the football ground became [F#] a battlefield [E] And my life seemed so surreal _
_ [B] _ _ People were [F#] falling all around [E] _ But you helped me to stand my ground
And [B] only God, _ _ [F#] only God [E] Would have helped me to stand my ground
Though I [B] never lived [F#] like He wanted [E] I was mindful of what He taught me
So [B] now I beg and plead I'm [F#] on my bending knees
[G#m] Cause father you rescued me And I've [B] got the _ scars [F#] to show
I [G#m] barely made it along life's road Cause when [B] my life got dark He [F#] was the only spark
[G#m] The light at the end of the road _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] Never lived to please Him [G#m] _ _ Never lived like I should
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Father [B] you rescued me
[F#] _ Oh _ [G#m] yeah _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ I've lived and [F#] I've learned I've [E] made mistakes along the way _
_ [B] _ Now I pray for [F#] forgiveness _ Each [E] day as I try to pray _
_ [B] _ So take it [F#] from me son _ You [E] can change the world today _
_ [B] _ And I'm living [F#] proof _ [E] Living proof that crime doesn't pay
Though I [B] never lived _ [F#] like He wanted _ [G#m] I was mindful of what He taught me
So [B] now I beg and plead I'm [F#] on my bending knees
[G#m] Cause father you rescued me And I've [B] got the _ scars [F#] to show
I [G#m] barely made it along life's road Cause [B] when my life got dark He [F#] was the only spark
The light at the end of the road
I [B] never _ lived [F#] like He wanted _ [E] I was mindful of what He taught me
So [B] now I beg and plead I'm [F#] on my bending knees
[E] Cause father you rescued me And I've [B] got the _ scars [F#] to show
I [E] barely made it along life's road Cause [B] when my life got dark He [F#] was the only spark
[E] The light at the end of the road
Though [B] I never _ lived [F#] like He wanted [G#m] I was mindful of what He taught me
I'm on [B] my bending knees I [F#] ask the father please
_ [G#m] Father you rescued me And I've [B] got the _ scars to [F#] show
I [G#m] barely made it [G#] along life's [G#m] road Cause [B] when my life got dark He [F#] was the only spark
[G#m] The light at the end of the road
I never [B] lived, _ never [F#] lived, _ I never [G#m] lived the way He wanted me to
I [B] never lived, Lord I [F#] tell you, no [G#m] I'm passing my release _ _ _
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