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Something To Believe In by Poison
Something To Believe In
Acoustic version
Open E Tuning (EBEG#BE)
CHORDS:
E F#m G#m A B (A) (Asus2)
-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -x- -x-
-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -x- -x-
-0- -1- -3- -5- -7- -x- -x-
-0- -2- -4- -5- -7- -5- -5-
-0- -2- -4- -5- -7- -5- -7-
-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -5- -5-
INTRO:
E F#m E F#m G#m F#m G#m A
E
I came home from school on Tuesday
F#m
To find my mother gone
E
Why she left I’ll never know
F#m
It seemed like they got along
G#m F#m
But one of these days I’d like to know
G#m A
Just where it all went wrong
E
A woman torn to tears asks
F#m
Who the real criminals are
E
Or when they told ‘er her husband died
F#m
Fighting in another country’s drug wars
E
She said it isn’t the kids on the streets without a dream
F#m
Shooting up the dealer’s smack
E
It’s them a red-tape politicians
F#m
Digging on the drug lords kick-backs
G#m F#m
Isn’t it funny what power and money
G#m A
Can do to the soul of a man?
E
And give me something to believe in
F#m
If there’s a lord above
E
I give me something to believe in
F#m
If there’s a lord above
E
He got a second job at night now
F#m
Just to help pay the bills
E
And there he worked for the rest of his life
F#m
Cuz his wife had taken him in
E
Now he lives on a bottle of courage
F#m
He buys at the liquor store
E
He did his family real good
F#m
Till he couldn’t do it anymore
G#m F#m
Whatever he found, why he broke down
G#m A
No one’s really sure
E
Just needed something to believe in
F#m
If there’s a lord above
E
He needed something to believe in
F#m
Oh lord arise
G#m F#m
The tracks of society’s racial on the old man’s face
G#m A
His eyes blood red lay to waste
SOLO CHORDS (see bottom for timing of A to Asus2 chords):
B A B A E (A) (Asus2) (A) (Asus2)
E (A) (Asus2) (A) (Asus2) G#m F#m G#m A
E
Well the mirror tells a different story
F#m
Than the one that’s playin’ in my mind
E
Every time I swear I’m lookin’ younger
F#m
The more lines that I find
E
I guess I learned to trade youth for wisdom
F#m
And lust in for romance
E
It’s all written in the stages and phases
F#m
Of life’s little dance
G#m F#m
And when I wanna bitch about growin’ old
G#m A
I think of how many never had a chance
E
It gives me something to believe in
F#m E F#m E F#m
Oh lord arise (x4)
G#m F#m
Sometimes I wish I didn’t know now
G#m A E F#m G#m A
Things I didn’t know then
E
And give me something to believe in
Solo timing:
A Asus2 A Asus2
|--x----x--x--x--x------x----x--x----|
|--x----x--x--x--x------x----x--x----|
|--x----x--x--x--x------x----x--x----|
|--5----5--5--5--5------5----5--5----|
|--5----5--5--7--5------5----7--5----|
|--5----5--5--5--5------5----5--5----|
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version 2
[Verse 1]
D G
Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised land
D G
He tells me to believe in Jesus steals the money from my hand
D G D G
Some say he was a good man lord I think he sinned
D G
Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
D G
Who fought a losing war on a foriegn shore to find his country didn't want him back
D G
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets
D G
In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget
D G D
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the
G
things I did
[Chorus]
(no chord) D
And give me something to believe in
G
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
[Verse 2]
G
Oh lord arise
D G
My best friend died a lonley man in some Palm Springs motel room
D G
I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news
D G
I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
D G
I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
D G D G
And mirror mirror on the wall see my smile it fades again
[Chorus]
(no chord) D
And give me something to believe in
G
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
G
Oh lord arise
[Bridge]
D G D
G
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
(this is where the solo break is. I dont' know the solo...sorry)
[Verse 3]
D G
I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street like bodies in an open grave
D G
Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves"
D G
A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up
D D
While the poor they eatin' from hand to mouth the rich drinkin' from a golden cup
D G D G
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win
[Chorus]
(no chord) D
And give me something to believe in
G
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
G
Oh lord arise
D G D
G
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
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version 3
[Verse 1]
D G/D
Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised land
D G/D
He tells me to believe in Jesus steals the money from my hand
D G/D D G/D
Some say he was a good man lord I think he sinned
D G/D
Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
[Verse 2]
D G/D
Who fought a losing war on a foriegn shore to find his country didn't want him back
D G/D
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets
D G/D
In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget
D Em D/F#
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the
G
things I did
[Chorus]
N.C. D
And give me something to believe in
G/D
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
G/D
Oh lord arise
[Verse 3]
D G/D
My best friend died a lonley man in some Palm Springs motel room
D G/D
I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news
D G/D
I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
D G/D
I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
D Em D/F# G
And mirror mirror on the wall see my smile it fades again
[Chorus]
N.C. D
And give me something to believe in
G/D
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
G/D
Oh lord arise
[Interlude]
G D Em D/F# G
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
[Solo]
G D/G
[Verse 4]
D G/D
I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street like bodies in an open grave
D G/D
Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves"
D G/D
A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up
D D
While the poor they eatin' from hand to mouth the rich drinkin' from a golden cup
D Em D/F# G
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win
N.C. D
And give me something to believe in
G/D
If there's a lord above
D
Give me something to believe in
G/D
Oh lord arise
[Outro]
G Em D/F# G
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
D
And give me something to believe in
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version 4
E 022100
Esus2 024400
A6 0442X0
Emaj7 466400 (X66400 or 466X00)
A 077650
B 099870
[Intro]
E A6 (x2)
E A6 Emaj7 A A
E A6
Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised lands
E A6
He tells me to believe in Jesus steals them money from my hand
E A6 Emaj7 A A
Some say he was a good man but lord I think he sinned Yeah All right
E A6
Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
E A6
Who fought a losing war on a foriegn shore to find his country didn't want him back
E A6
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets
E A6
In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget
E A6 Emaj7 A A
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the things I did”
(no chord) E
And give me something to believe in
A6
If there's a Lord above
E
Give me something to believe in
A6
Oh lord arise
E(one strum) A6(DUDU quick)
My best friend died a lonley man in some Palm Springs motel room
E(one strum) A6(one strum)
I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news
E A6
I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
E A6
I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
E A6 Emaj7 A A
And mirror mirror on the wall see my smile it fades again
(no chord) E
And give me something to believe in
A6
If there's a lord above
E
Give me something to believe in
A6
Oh lord arise
E A6 Emaj7 A
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then
A B X2 A A
E A6 (x2)
E A6 Emaj7 A A
E A6
I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street like bodies in an open grave
E A6
Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves"
E A6
A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up
E A6
While the poor they eatin' from hand to mouth they drinkin' from a golden cup
E A6 Emaj7 A A
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win
(no chord) E
And give me something to believe in
A6
If there's a lord above
E
Give me something to believe in
A6
Oh lord arise
Repeat chorus with just “give me something to believe in”
E A6 Emaj7 A A
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then
E A6 Emaj7 A
(no chord) E(one strum)
And give me something to believe in
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version 5
(This is a pretty close rendition. The key to this song is letting the E string
ring out through the entire verse just as it does on the album. I don't know
what to call this chord, so I call it A/F#m, but I'm reasonably sure its named incorrectly and could
easily be some sort of C#7#9sus4 just look at the fingering I gave you. It's easy.)
Play A/F#m like so: (044200)
Play G#m/E like so: (066400)
Play A/E like so: (077600)
[Verse 1]
E A/F#m
Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised land
E A/F#m
He tells me to believe in Jesus steals the money from my hand
E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
Some say he was a good man lord I think he sinned
E A/F#m
Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
E
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
A/F#m
to find his country didn't want him back
E
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
A/F#m
Our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets
E A/F#m
In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget
E A/F#m G#m/E
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the
A/E
things I did
[Chorus]
E
And give me something to believe in
Asus2
If there's a lord above
E Asus2
Give me something to believe in, Oh lord arise
[Verse 2]
E A/F#m
My best friend died a lonely man in some Palm Springs motel room
E A/F#m
I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news
E A/F#m
I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
E A/F#m
I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
And mirror mirror on the wall sees a smile than fades again
[Chorus]
E
And give me something to believe in
Asus2
If there's a lord above
E Asus2
Give me something to believe in, Oh lord arise
[Bridge]
E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then
[Solo]
B(barchord)-A(Barchord)[x2] E-Asus2[x2] E-A/F#m-G#m/E-A/E
[Verse 3]
E
I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street
A/F#m
like bodies in an open grave
E A/F#m
Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves"
E A/F#m
A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up
E A/F#m
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth the rich drink from a golden cup
E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win
[Chorus]
E
Now give me something to believe in
Asus2
If there's a lord above
E Asus2
Give me something to believe in, Oh lord arise
E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then
E
Oh give me something to believe in.
(There's actually only 4 chords in this song plus the bridge)
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version 6
[Intro]
e|-----2----------7---0---|------------------------|----------7-----0---0----|
B|-0--------------7h9-0h2-|-2-----------------5----|-0--------7h9---0---0h2--|
G|------------------------|-2--------------2-------|-----1-------------------|
D|---2----------2---------|-2-2-2----2-2-2-------2-|---2----------2---2------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0-----------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|----------|------------------------|--|
B|-2--------------2-|-4----4---2---2---|-4----4---|-2----------------------|--|
G|-2------------2---|-4----4---2---2---|-4----4---|-2----------------------|--|
D|---2-2------2-----|---2----2---2---2-|----2---2-|------------------------|--|
A|------------------|------------------|----------|------------------------|--|
E|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------|-0----------------------|--|
[Pre-verse]
e|-----0-----7----0-|------------------|-------7----------|------------------|
B|-0---0-----7----0-|-2------------5---|-0-----7h9--------|-2----------------|
G|------------------|-2------------2---|-----------9------|-2----------------|
D|---2----------2---|---2---2-2-2----2-|-2-2---------9h11-|-2--------2-------|
A|-----------7------|------------------|-------7----------|------------------|
E|-0------0---------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
e|------------------|----------|-5-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-4----4---2---2---|-4---4----|---------------------|-2---------------------|
G|-4----4---2---2---|-4---4----|-2-------------------|-----------------------|
D|----2---2---2---2-|---2---2--|-2-------------------|------------2h4--------|
A|------------------|----------|---------------------|--------2h4-----2h4----|
E|-0--------0-------|-0--------|---------------------|-----------------------|
[Verse]
e|------0-----------|--------0---------|--------------0---|-------0----------|
B|--0---0-----0---0-|-0--0-0-0------0--|-0---0----0---0---|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
G|--1---1-----1---1-|-2--2---2----2-2--|-1---1----1---1---|-2---2------2-2---|
D|--2-2---2---2---2-|-4--4---4--4---4--|-2---2----2---2---|-4---4------4-4---|
A|--2-----2---------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
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B|-0--0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0|-0--0---0-0--0-0--|-0----0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-1--1-1-----1-1---|-2---2-------2----|-1------1----1----|-2----2-----2-2---|
D|-2--2-----2-----2-|-4-----4-----4----|--------2---------|-4----4-----4-----|
A|----------2-------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
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e|-------------0----|-----0---|-0---------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---|-0-2-0-----------------------------------------|
G|-1---1---2---2----|-4---4---|-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---4---4----|-6---6---|-7---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|---0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0--|-----0--0-0---0--|--0----0-0--0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-|-0--0---0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0---0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-1---1---1-1------|-2-2-------2-2----|-1-1--1--------2-|-2---2--2----2-----|
D|-2-2---2---2------|-4-4--4----4------|-2-2-------------|-4---4--4----------|
A|-----------2------|-4---4------------|-----------------|-4-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
[Interlude] (sometimes I wish to God etc)
e|-----0-------0----|-0-------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---|-0---------------------------------------------|
G|-1---1---2---2----|-4---4---|-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------4--------|-6---3---|-7---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Solo lead]
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-4--------6----------6----8------9---|-9-8-6-8-6-4-8-6----8-6-4---6---4----|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------6---6------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-17---------17-19-------14----17-----|
B|-------------------21-19-21-19-21-19-|------------------17-------14----19--|
G|-4-------4-----13--------------------|---------------------16--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-17-----------16-16-16---17-16-18-16-|-16-17-19-21-19---------------16-14--|
B|-------------------------------------|----------------14-10-12-------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------14-12--------|
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A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-12-12p9--------9-------12p9-------9-|-----12p9-------9---------------------|
B|----------12p9-----14--------12p9----|-14--------12p9---12p9-12p9-----------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------11-9------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------9----|
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E|------------------9-7-9----|--7-9--------------------------------------------|
e|----------12-14-14-16-14-12----14----12-|-16-14-16-14-12----14---12-12-17--|
B|----12-14-------------------14----14----|----------------14---14-----------|
G|-13-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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[Solo] rhythm
e|-0----0--------0--|------------------|-----0----0---0---|----0---0----0----|
B|-0----0--------0--|-0---0---------0--|-0---0----0-------|-0--0-0---0----0--|
G|-4--------4-------|-2---0--0-0----0--|-4----------------|-2--------2-------|
D|-4----------------|-2----------------|-4----------------|-2----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|------0---------0-|-0------0-------0-|-0------0---0---0-|-0----------------|
B|-0--0---0---0---0-|-0------0---0---0-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----------------|
G|-1--------1-1---1-|-2----------2-----|-1--1-----1-1-1---|-2------2---------|
D|-2--------2-2-----|-2----------2-----|-2--2-----2---2---|-2----2-2---------|
A|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|-0----0-----------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|------0-------0-------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|----0-------0---------------------------------|
G|--1---1---2---2---|---4-4---|-6--------------6-----------------------------|
D|--2---2---4---4---|---6-6---|-7--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
[Outro] [slowly]
e|-7----------0-----|-0-0---7-9-7----7-|-----------0-0-0--|-0--------------|
B|-0-0-----0--0-2-0-|----------------7-|-----------0-0-0--|-0--------------|
G|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------------|-2--------------|
D|--2-2----2--2-----|------------------|----------2-2-2-2-|----------------|
A|-------2--------2-|-----7-------7----|------------------|----------------|
E|-0--------0-------|-0-0--------------|------------------|-0--------------|
Will I see him on the TV preachin' 'bout the promised land
He tells me to believe in Jesus
And steals the money from my hand
Some say he was a good man
But Lord I think he sinned, yeah
Twenty-two years of mental tears
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
To find his country didn't want him back
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember, in a war he can't forget
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there
Cause I never meant the things I did"
[Chorus]
And give me something to believe in if there's a Lord above
And give me something to believe in Oh, Lord arise
My best friend died a lonely man
In some Palm Springs hotel room
I got the call last Christmas Eve
And they told me the news
I tried all night not to break down and cry
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Like a lost soul out of place
And the mirror mirror on the wall sees my smile it fades again
[Chorus]
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then road you gotta take me home
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read JESUS SAVES
A mile away live the rich folks
And I see how they're living it up
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose, so few win
[Chorus]
You take the high road and I'll take the low road
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
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version 7
This version was a bonus track on 'Best Of Ballads & Blues"
It has different lyrics and is purely acoustic.
Play A/F#m like: (044200)
Play G#m/E like: (066400)
Play A/E like: (077600)
[Verse 1]
E
I came home from school on Tuesday
A/F#m
To find my mother gone
E
Why she left I'll never know
A/F#m
It seemed like they got along
E A/F#m
For one of these days I'd like to know
G#m/E A/E
Just where it all went wrong
[Verse 2]
E
A woman torn to tears asks
A/F#m
Who the real criminals are
E
Or when they told her, her husband died
A/F#m
Fighting in another country's drug wars
E
She said it isn't the kids on the streets without a dream
A/F#m
Shooting up the dealers smack
E
It's them red tape politicians
A/F#m
Taking all the drug lords kickbacks
E A/F#m
Isn't it funny what power and money
G#m/E A/E
Can do to the soul of a man?
[Chorus]
E
And give me something to believe in, yeah
Asus2
If there's a lord above
E Asus2
Ah give me something to believe in, yeah, Oh lord arise
[Verse 3]
E
He got a second job at night now
A/F#m
Just to help pay the bills
E
And there he worked for the rest of his life
A/F#m
'Cause his wife had taken ill
[Verse 4]
E
And now he lives on a bottle of courage
A/F#m
He buys at the liquor store
E
He did his family real good
A/F#m
Until he couldn't do it anymore
G#m/E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
Whatever he found, Why he broke down, No one's really sure
[Chorus]
E
Just needed something to believe in, yeah
Asus2
If there's a lord above
E Asus2
He needed something to believe in, yeah, Oh lord arise
E A/F#m
Tracked some of societies race on the old man's face
G#m/E A/E
His eyes blood red laid to waste
[Solo]
B A
B A
E Asus2
E Asus2
G#m/E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
[Verse 5]
E
Well, the mirror tells a different story
A/F#m
Then the one that's playing in my mind
E
Every time I swear I'm looking younger
A/F#m
The more lines that I find
[Verse 6]
E
I guess I learned to trade youth for wisdom
A/F#m
And lust in for romance
E
It's all written in the stages and
A/F#m
Phases of life's little dance
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But when I want to bitch about growing old
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I think how many never had a chance
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It gives me something to believe in, yeah
Asus2
If there's a Lord above
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It gives me something to believe in, yeah, Oh Lordy, Lord arise
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Something to believe in
Asus2
Oh Lord, above
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It gives me something to believe in, yeah
Asus2
Oh Lord, arise
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G#m/E A/F#m
Sometimes I wish I didn't know now
G#m/E A/E
Things I did know then, yeah
G#m/E A/F#m G#m/E A/E
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And give me something to believe in, yeah-e-yeah
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