Jesus Take A Hold chords by Merle Haggard

Key: D

4/4 Time

♫ Intro:

D D D D



♫ Verse 1:
 D                                  A7                 D
Like the ancient Roman empire, this world is doomed to fall
         D                               D
And it's much too big a thing for mortal men
     G                              D              Bm
Just take a look around and see the writing on the wall
    D                A7             D
Somehow we've got to find a helping hand

♫ Chorus:
     D                           G                D
This world has never been in the awful shape it's in
    D                A                  D
And people scorn the things our leaders do
     D                                   G              D
It's time the prayer was spoken from the heart of every man
D            A7               D            D
Jesus take a hold and lead us through


♫ Verse 2:
D                             A7          D
The mighty roar of gunfire is now a local sound
         D                                 D
And our city streets are filled with angry men
G                           D                Bm
Law is now a mockery throughout our troubled land
    D                    A7             D
And destruction seems to be the current trend


♫ Chorus:
     D                           G                D
This world has never been in the awful shape it's in
        D               A             D
And our leaders seem in doubt what to do
     D                                   G              D
It's time the prayer was spoken from the heart of every man
D             A7              D
Jesus take a hold and lead us through
D            A7               D
Jesus take a hold and lead us through