Chords for Lauryn Hill - Oh Jerusalem MTV Unplugged 2.0

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_ [Em] Oh Jerusalem, yeah.
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_ [Em] Oh Jerusalem, [A] oh _ _
_ [Em] _ Jerusalem, _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] oh Jerusalem.
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_ [Em] _ _ Realizing [A] that there's no place else to [Em] go, and there's nobody I [A] know can help me here.
[Em] _ _ Textbook solutions [A] are so improbable, [Em] because _ everybody else's [A] chest is empty here.
_ [Em] _ Naked as the day [A] that I was born, I try to hide [Em] _ behind education and [A] philosophy. _
_ [Em] _ Hopeless explanation [A] to describe a situation _ [Em] I can't see because the world's [A] on top of me. _
_ [Em] _ A wretched man [A] that I am, who will deliver [Em] me from the body [A] of this death?
_ [Em] _ Free me from [A] dust and the superficial trust [Em] of an enemy that seeks to take [A] my breath. _ _
_ [Dm] _ Failing to connect, [Em] because I'm morally [E] defected by reason of the [Dm] God inside my head.
_ _ Causing me to see [Em] only what pertains to me.
_ _ [Am] Believing I'm [Dm] alive when I'm still dead.
_ [Em] _ Limited to earth, [A] unable to find out my [Em] worth, because I can't see past [A] my own vanity. _
_ [Em] If I'm not included, [A] then I just have to remove it [Em] from my mind, because it has to be [A] insanity.
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_ [Em] _ wretched man [A] that I am, who will deliver me [Em] _ from the body [A] of this death? _
_ [Em] _ Can I even [A] factor that I've only been an actor [Em] in the staged interpretation [A] of this day?
_ [Em] _ Focused on the shadow, [A] with my back turned to the [Em] light.
Too intelligent to see it's [A] me in the way. _
_ [Dm] What a paradox, [Em] having God trapped in a box.
[Am] All this time professing to [Dm] be spiritual. _
_ _ Naturally pretending [Em] that I'm actually defending [E] God through my facade only [Dm] material. _
_ [Abm] Oh Jerusalem, [Gbm] wash not heart from [A] wickedness, [Abm] that thou mayest be [Gbm] saved from thine deception. _
_ [Abm] How long [Gbm] shall thy vain thoughts lodge within [A] thee?
Oh Jerusalem, [Abm] keep me [Gbm] deep from perfection. _ _
[Em] _ Submit to truth, [A] leave the deception of thy youth, [Em] so we can walk in the council of [A] authority. _ _ _
[Em] _ Forget the proof, [A] a generation so aloof, [Em] only following the steps of the [A] majority.
Oh, trust _ _ [Dm] in the Lord [Em] with all thy heart, hell ain't [E] not divine,
on [Dm] understanding in all thy ways. _
_ Acknowledge him, [Em] and he shall direct thy paths.
[Am] Be not wise and not [Dm] knowledge, you can't follow him.
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Rejudge and condemn, [A] just as ignorant as still.
[Em] When religion tells us that we [A] should ignore, _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] perpetrating weary covenant with him. _ _
Exposed by the very things that we ignore.
_ _ [Em] We grin and shake hands, [A] then lay ambush for the [Em] man,
who has a different point of view [A] than us.
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Infuriated, [A] because he doesn't understand.
_ [Em] Bringing up those things we don't want [A] to discuss.
_ _ [Em] Wise to do evil, _ [A] who we don't [Em] know how to do good.
Walking on the darkness, [A] running from the light.
_ [Em] _ _
Let you believe, [A] because we live in neighborhoods.
[Em] _ Telling us what's going on [A] will be alright.
_ _ [Dm] _ Oh so [Em] repressed, so convinced that I [E] was blessed.
When I play with [Dm] my _ gauge, _ all to [Em] suggest that my life is still a [B] mess.
[Am] Who revealed the pride I'm [Dm] hiding is what's stopping me.
[A] _ [Abm] Oh Jerusalem, [Gbm] wash thy heart from [A] wickedness.
[Abm] That thou mayest be [Gbm] saved from thy deception.
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How [Gbm] long shall thou paint those lives within [A] thee?
Oh Jerusalem, [Abm] _
[Gbm] keeping them from perfection.
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Abide in [A] me and I in you, as the [Em] branch cannot bear.
Fruit of itself [A] except divine.
_ _ [Em] _ I am divine, [A] ye are the branches, either live in [Em] me or die in him.
The [A] same bring forth much fruit, _ [Dm] _ but without [Em] me you can do nothing.
Oh [E] Jerusalem,
your _ _ [Dm] traditions have deceived you.
_ _ I've chosen [Em] you, you haven't chosen me.
[E] Whatsoever you ask in my [Dm] name, he may give to you.
[Em] _ But in vain they call [A] my name.
Teaching doctrines just [Em] the same, _ justified [A] among themselves.
_ _ _ [Em] But God knoweth [A] the heart,
what man esteems as smart, [Em] is an abomination to [A] him.
Well, _ _ _ [Dm] _
just repent.
[Em] Turn from selfish motivation, [Am] _
so [Dm] iniquity will not cause your demise.
_ _ Make you a new [Em] heart and a new spirit, for [B] why will ye die?
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Oh [Dm] Jerusalem, please tell me why.
I [Em] _ _
have no [A] pleasure in the death of him that dieth, [Em] says the Lord God, wherefore [A] turn yourselves and live.
_ _ [Em] It's not the talkers, [A] but the walkers in his word, [Gb] are the only ones the Father will [A] forgive.
_ _ [Abm] Oh Jerusalem, [Gbm] watch thy harmful _ wickedness.
That thou mayest be saved from thy deception.
_ _ [A] How [Abm]
long [Gbm] shall thou bathe those lives within thee?
Oh Jerusalem, [Abm]
providing [Gbm] you no protection.
_ [A] Oh Jerusalem, [Abm] _
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