Street Corner Preacher chords by Amos Lee

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

No capo
*= One strum

Verse:
     D MajorD            Cadd9Cadd9
He got a new mercy, a new grace, Street corner preacher with the angry
       E minor 7Em7                 G*
face, He got two years off, for good behavior , Back in the neighborhood

 working for the savior,
    D MajorD                     Cadd9Cadd9
That's two old ladies and a junkie now, now He can see for sure that his
              E minor 7Em7
work is cut out, Though he walks through the shadows he won't fear his
      G*
neighbor, Back in the neighborhood working for the savior,
Chorus:
D MajorD                 Cadd9Cadd9              E minor 7Em7
Bau bau, buh do de da, De da de, bau bau, buh do de da,de da de, Bau
                 G+G
Bau, , buh do de dah, de da de, bau bau, ya ya
Verse:
       D MajorD                       Cadd9Cadd9
Well, he understands the need for living it large, But it's hard to get a job
                E minor 7Em7
with a felony charge, Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes,
G*
Walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions,
     D MajorD                     Cadd9Cadd9
There is death every breath , a new benediction, to save the liver from
                    E minor 7Em7
awaking, death is his conviction, The eyes of man, well he seeks no
     G*                       D MajorD
 favor, back in the neighborhood working for the savior
Bridge:
       Cadd9Cadd9    G+G      D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9      G+G
But there's a whole lotta trouble all around, Every night the same old siren
D MajorD         Cadd9Cadd9    G+G      D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
 Sound, There's a whole lotta trouble all around, Children soldiers in this
      D MajorD
battle ground

Chorus
Verse:
    D MajorD                Cadd9Cadd9
Well, a new sun and a second chance, He unbolts the door and hops over

E minor 7Em7                    G*
the fence, Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her, back in the

neighborhood working for the savior,
   D MajorD             Cadd9Cadd9
But all around the war rages on, burnt out houses with the front door gone,
     E minor 7Em7                      G*
Well his faith is his fountain, his love is his labor, Back in the neighborhood
                    D MajorD
working for the savior,
Cadd9Cadd9 E minor 7Em7   G+G
Whoa, yeah,  ahh

Chorus
Ending:
     D MajorD            Cadd9Cadd9
He got a new mercy, a new grace, Street corner preacher with the angry
       E minor 7Em7                G*
face, He got two years off for good behavior, back in the neighborhood
                   D*
working for the savior