Jesus Take A Hold Chords by John Conlee

[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This world has never been [G] in the awful [D] shape it's in _
_ Jesus [A] take a hold and [D] lead us through
_ Like the ancient Roman Empire
[A] This world is doomed to [D] fall _
And it's much too big a thing for mortal man
_ [G] Just take a look around and [D] see the writing [Bm] on the wall _ _
[D] Somehow we've [A] got to find a [D] helping hand
_ This world has never been [G] in the awful [D] shape it's in _
And people have [A] scorned the things our [D] leaders do
_ It's time a prayer was spoken [G] from the heart of [D] every [Dm] man
[D] _
_ Jesus take [A] a hold and lead [D] us through
[Am] [D] The _ _ _ _ _ mighty roar of gunfire [A] is now a local [D] sound
_ And our city streets are filled with angry [Dm] men _
[D] _ [G] Love is now a mockery
[D] throughout our troubled [Bm] land
_ and
[D] Instruction seems [A] to be the current [D] trend
[Dm] _ _
[D] This world has never been [G] in the awful shape [D] it's in
_ _ And people doubt [A] the things our [D] leaders do _ _
It's time a prayer was spoken from [G] the heart of every [D] man
_ _ Jesus take a [A] hold and lead us [D] through
[Dm] _ _
[D] This world has never [G] been in the awful shape [D] it's in
_ _ And people have scorned [A] the things [D] our leaders do _ _
It's time a prayer was spoken from [G] the heart of every [Dm] man
_ _ [D] Jesus take a [A] hold and lead us [Dm] through
_ [A] _
[D] Jesus [A] take a hold and lead us through
[D] _ [Bm] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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