Difficulty
Beginner
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Performance: US 3D
Intro:
G Em Fmaj7 C
Verse 1:
G Em
Take these shoes
Fmaj7 C
Click clacking down some dead end street
G Em
Take these shoes
Fmaj7 C
And make them fit
G Em
Take this shirt
Fmaj7 C
Polyester white trash made in nowhere
G Em
Take this shirt
Fmaj7 C
And make it clean, clean
G Em
Take this soul
Fmaj7 C
Stranded in some skin and bones
G Em
Take this soul
Fmaj7 C
And make it sing
Chorus:
G Am Fmaj7 C
Yahweh
Yahweh
G Am Fmaj7 C
Always pain before a child is born
G Am Fmaj7 C
Yahweh
Yahweh
G Am Fmaj7 C
Still I'm waiting for the dawn
Verse 2:
G Em
Take these hands
Fmaj7 C
Teach them what to carry
G Em
Take these hands
Fmaj7 C
Don't make a fist, no
G Em
Take this mouth
Fmaj7 C
So quick to criticize
G Em
Take this mouth
Fmaj7 C
Give it a kiss
Chorus:
G Am Fmaj7 C
Yahweh
Yahweh
G Am Fmaj7 C
Always pain before a child is born
G Am Fmaj7 C
Yahweh
Yahweh
G Am Fmaj7 C
Still
I'm waiting for the dawn
Bridge:
C G Em Fmaj7
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh oh
C G Em Fmaj7
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh oh
Verse 3:
G Em
Take this city
Fmaj7 C
A city should be shining on a hill
Outro:
G Em
What no man can own
Fmaj7 C
No man can take
G Em
Take this heart
Fmaj7 C
Take this heart
G Em
Take this cities heart
Fmaj7 C
And keep it safe
Chords chart:
G (320033)
Em (022000)
Fmaj7 (033210)
C (x32010)
Am (002210)
Song History
Published: June 1, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025