Chords for Oh Jerusalem (Live)

[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[Em] Oh Jerusalem, yeah.
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[Em] Oh Jerusalem.
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[Em] Oh Jerusalem.
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[Em] Oh Jerusalem.
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[Em] _ _ Realizing [A] that there's no place else to go.
[Em] _ And there's nobody I know [A] can help me here.
[Em] _ Textbook solutions [A] are so improbable.
[Em] Cause everybody else is [A] just as empty here. _
[Em] _ Naked as the day [A] that I was born.
I try to hide [Em] _ behind education and [A] philosophy. _ _
_ Hope is explanation [A] to describe a situation. _
[Em] I can't see because the world's [A] on top of me.
A _
[Em] _ _ wretched man [A] that I am.
Who will deliver [Em] me from the body [A] of this death? _ _
[Em] _ Free me from dust [A] and the superficial trust [Em] of an enemy that seeks to take my breath. _ _ _
[Dm] _ Failing to connect [Em] cause I'm morally _
[E] defected by reason of the God [Dm] 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.
Cause I can't see past my [A] 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.
A _ _
[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 a 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.
What a [Dm] _ _ paradox.
[Em] Having God trapped in a [Am] box.
All this time professing to [Dm] be spiritual. _ _
_ Naturally pretending [Em] that I'm actually defending [E] God through my facade only [Dm] material.
Oh _ _
[A] _ [G#m] Jerusalem, [F#m] wash thy heart from wickedness.
[A] That thou mayest be [F#m] saved from thy deception. _ _
[G#m] How long [F#m] shall thy vain thoughts lodge within [A] thee?
Oh Jerusalem, [G#m] keeping [F#m] thee from perfection. _ _ _
[Em] _ Submit to [A] truth, leave the deception of thy youth.
[Em] So we can walk in the council of [A] authority.
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Forget the proof.
[A] A generation so aloof.
Only following the steps of the [A] majority.
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Trust in the Lord [Em] with all thy heart.
Hell ain't not [E] divine.
On understanding in [Dm] all thy ways. _ _
Acknowledge [Em] him and he shall direct thy paths.
[Am]
Be not wise and not [Dm] knowledgeable.
You can't follow him.
_ [Em] We judge and condemn.
[A] Justice ignorant and still.
_ [Em] But religion tells us that we [A] should ignore.
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Perpetrating [A] we're in covenant with him.
_ _ [Em] Exposed by the very things we [A] ignore.
_ _ [Em] We grin and shake hands.
[A] Then lay ambush for the man [Em] who has a different point of view than [A] us.
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Infuriated cause he doesn't understand.
_ [Em] Bringing up those things we don't [A] want to discuss.
_ _ [Em] Wise to do evil.
[A] We don't know how to [Em] do good.
Walking on in darkness [A] running from the light.
_ [Em] _ _ Led to believe [A] because we live in neighborhoods.
_ [Em] Telling us what's going on [A] will be alright.
Oh [Dm] _ _ so [Em] repressed.
So convinced that [E] I was blessed.
When I played with [Dm] my gay _ age.
_ Oh to [Em] suggest that my life is still a [Am] mess.
Who revealed the pride I'm [Dm] hiding in was stopping me.
[A] _ Oh Jerusalem [F#m] wash thy heart from [A] wickedness.
[G#m] That thou mayest [F#m] be saved from thy deception.
How [A] _ _ _
[F#m] long shall thou faint those lies within [A] thee.
Oh Jerusalem [F#m] keeping them from perfection.
_ [Em] _ _ Abide in [A] me and I in you as the [Em] branch cannot bear.
Fruit of [A] itself except divine.
_ _ [Em] _ I am divine.
[A] Ye are the branches neither live [Em] in me and I 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 amongst [A] themselves.
_ _ [Em] But God knoweth the [A] heart.
What man esteems is smart.
[Em] Is an abomination to [A] Emmanuel.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Just repent.
[Em] Turn from selfish [Am] motivation.
So iniquity will not [Dm] cause your demise.
_ _ Make you a new heart [Em] and a new spirit for why will ye [E] die.
Oh [Dm] Jerusalem please tell me why.
_ [Em] _ I have no [A] pleasure in the death of him that died.
[Em] _ Says the Lord God wherefore [A] turn yourselves and live.
_ [Em] _ It's not the [A] talkers but the walkers and his word.
[Em] Are the only ones the father [A] will forgive.
_ _ _ Oh [G#m] Jerusalem [F#m] why is there harmful [A] wickedness.
That thou mayest be [F#m] saved from thy deception.
_ _ [G#m] How long [F#m] shall thou faint those lies within [A] thee.
Oh Jerusalem providing [F#m] you no protection.
[A] Oh Jerusalem. _ _
[F#m] _ _ Oh [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Jerusalem.
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] Oh _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] Jerusalem.
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[F#m] Oh _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] Jerusalem.
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[F#] Oh Jerusalem.
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