The Prophet Chords by Michael Card

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[Am] _ the sky.
[Dm] _ _ [G] Abandoned baby, kicking [A] on the side of [Am] the road.
[F] Her wife has died, [D] but you're denied [A] the right to cry.
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Three men [G] walk out, protect the baby.
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[A] One man [D] cries out from a [F] miry well. _ _
[Dm] See a [G] man in the myrtles and women with the [Am] wind in their wings.
[F] Understand [G] what these sirlets [Am] can [G] tell.
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[Dm] I [G] am the prophet and [Am] I smolder and burn.
[D] I scream and [G] cry and wonder what [Em] you've ever seen [Am] from [G] them.
[Dm] To hear [G] with your own ears, [C] with your [D] own eyes to see. _
[F] [C] I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to me? _
[F] I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to me? _
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_ _ _ _ A hope [A] without hope to [F] everyone who hears and understands.
[G] _ [Am] The word [D] of God can [F] echo in the voice of a man.
_ [Dm] He's the [G] shadow of a great rock in the [Am] dry and weary land.
[F] With the [G] names of the ones he [A] loves carved [G] into [Am] his hands.
[Dm] I [G] am the prophet and [Am] I smolder and burn.
[Dm] I scream and [G] cry and wonder what [Em] you've ever seen [Am] from them.
[G] _ [Dm] To [G] hear with your own ears, [C] with your [D] own eyes to see.
[Am] _ [F] I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to me?
_ [F] I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to me? _ _ _ _ _
[G] The [F] sorrow in his anger, [Am] my eyes weep his tears.
[Em] His life [F] a [Am] light in me. _ _
[G] I [Am] [F] am the sword that [Am] cuts his people apart.
[A] I speak the word that [E] comforts their faithless [Dm] hearts.
I [G] am the prophet [Am] and I smolder and burn.
[Dm] I scream and [G] cry and wonder [Em] why you never seem [Am] to [G]
[F] learn.
To hear [G] with your own ears, [C] with your [D] own eyes to see.
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I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to [Dm] me?
[G] I am the prophet, won't you listen to me?
The prophet, [Am] I smolder and burn.
[Dm] I scream and [G] cry and wonder [Em] why you never seem [Am] to [Dm] learn.
To [G] hear with your own ears, [C] with your own eyes [D] to see. _
[F] I [G] am the prophet, [Am] won't you listen to me? _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] I am the prophet, won't you listen [Am] to me? _
[F] I [G] am _ _ _ [A] _ _
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the prophet, _ [G] [Am] won't you [D] [Am] listen to me?
oooh, oooh, eee.
oooh, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ ooooh. _ _ _
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