Chords for The Greenes - "I Am a Christian" - 1995

It's gonna be alright with you all tonight, our final song is a song about a Christian.
And I want our friends that we are privileged to work with week after week to come and to help us sing tonight.
But a Greens final song that we leave for the 1996 Tour of the Greens is the tour of I Am A Christian.
I believe God's holy words [F] tonight. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] Stephen stood with hands tied, [Bb] his rocks pierced his flesh.
[C] He died for proclaiming Jesus, oh Stephen stood [F] the test.
Well then there's Matthew [Bb] and there's Peter, [A] martyred for sharing [Dm] Christ.
The [C] enemy has tried to [G] defeat us, [C] but they'll never hurt the bride.
I [F] am a Christian, I am not [Bb] soul-pure.
[F] Fighting in an army [G] that never [C] will fail.
I [F] am a Christian, a [Eb] Bible [Bb] beaver.
You may criticize, [F] laugh or cry, tell me I'm [Bb] dead wrong.
I am a Christian and God's [F] army is [C] still going [Bb] strong.
[F] _ For years they've tried to tear the [Bb] walls of this church down.
[C] But faithful [G] men _ [C] have built on hounds.
[F] _ And today _
[Bb] _ [A] if you try to live the [Am] life, [C] well you can have your [G] popularity.
Oh but [C] please just give me credit. _ _
[F] I am a Christian, I [Eb] am not [Bb] soul-pure.
Fighting in [F] an army [G] that never [C] will fail.
I am [F] a Christian, a [Eb] Bible [Bb] beaver.
You may criticize, [Am] laugh or cry, [F] tell me I'm [Bb] dead wrong.
I am a Christian [F] and God's army is [C] still going [Bb] strong.
_ [F] Well [Bb] you can count me in [F] for prayer in school.
And for against a morning [G] pittance, just put me in on God's side.
God's [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] side.
Not soul-pure.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] Christian.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ You may criticize, [Am] laugh [F] or cry, tell me I'm [Bb] dead wrong.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ Christian.
_ Not [B] soul-pure.
Christian side. _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb]
Christian.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
You may criticize, [Bbm] laugh [Gb] or cry, tell me [B] I'm dead wrong.
A Christian and [Gb] God's army [Db] still [Gb] going strong.
_ A Christian [Db] and God's army still [Gb] going strong. _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ Strong. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] I'm just 10 ways long.
_ [Db] _ [B] _ _
_ _ Not soul-pure. _ _
_ Me.
[Ab] That never.
[Db] _ _
[Gb] Christian.
_ _ [E] _ [B] Beaver.
You may criticize, [Bbm] laugh or [Gb] cry, tell me I'm dead [B] wrong.
A Christian and [Gb] God's army still going strong.
_ _ [B] A Christian and [Gb] God's army [Db] still [Gb] going strong. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] Strong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] The Greens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
God and tonight, all of our prayers.
We're so thankful for