Chords with lyrics
This is what I got just by ear. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Capo 3rd Fret
Intro: G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm C majorC G+G
G+G D/F#D/F#
On an icy road one night
EbdimEbdim E minorEm
Young man loses his life
C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
They marked the shoulder with a cross
G+G D/F#D/F#
An' his family gathers round
EbdimEbdim E minorEm
On a piece of Hallowed ground
C majorC D MajorD
Their hearts are heavy with their loss
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
As the tears fall from their eyes
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
There's one who'll always sympathise.
Chorus
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God only cries for the living
C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm G/BG/B
An' all the angels up in Heaven
C majorC D MajorD
They're not grieving because they're gone
E minorEm D MajorD
There's a smile on their faces
G+G
'Cause they're in a better place than...
C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
They've ever known
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God only cries for the living
C majorC D MajorD G+G
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
It still makes me sad
When I think of my Grand-dad
I miss him each and every day
But I know the time will come
When my own gradnson
Wonders why I went away
Maybe we're not meant to understand
Till we meet up in the Promised Land.
Chorus
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God only cries for the living
C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm G/BG/B
An' all the angels up in Heaven
C majorC D MajorD
They're not grieving because they're gone
E minorEm D MajorD
There's a smile on their faces
G+G
'Cause they're in a better place than...
C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
They've ever known
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God only cries for the living
C majorC D MajorD G+G
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Yeah so far from home.