Tom: Fm
Fm Cm Eb Bb C# Cm Fm
[verse 1]
Fm C#
A preacher shuns his brother cause his bride's a different color
Bb C# Fm
And this is not acceptable his Papa thaught him so
Fm C#
It was love that he'd been preaching, but this was overreaching
Bb C# Fm
The boundaries stretched further than his heart would choose to go
C# Eb G# Cm Fm
Like an angel with no wings
C# Eb G# Cm C#
Like a kingdom with no king
Fm
What have we become, a self indulgent people
Fm Fm7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Bbm Cm C#
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Eb Fm
What have we become
Fm
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
Fm
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
Fm7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
Fm7
You got the right to do whatever you want
C#
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Eb E Fm
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
[verse 2]
Fm C#
Mom and Dad are fighting as Rosie lies there crying
Bb C# Fm
For once again she's overheard regrets of their mistake
Fm C#
With Christmas bells-a-ringing, lit' Rosie'd leave them grieving
Bb C# Fm
The gift she'd give her family would be the pills she'd take
C# Eb G# Cm Fm
An inconvenient child
C# Eb G# Cm C#
She wasn't worth their while
Fm
What have we become, a self indulgent people
Fm Fm7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Bbm Cm C#
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Eb Fm
What have we become
Fm
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
Fm
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
Fm7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
Fm7
You got the right to do whatever you want
C#
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Eb E Fm
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
[bridge]
Fm
What about love?
Fm
What about God?
Bbm Bbm/A Bbm/G# Bbm/G
What about holiness?
Bbm Bbm/A Bbm/G# Bbm/G
What about mercy, compassion and selflessness?
[instrumental]
C# Eb G# Cm Fm
C# Eb G# Cm C#
Fm
What have we become, a self indulgent people
Fm Fm7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Bbm Cm C#
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Eb Fm
What have we become
Fm
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
Fm
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
Fm7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
Fm7
You got the right to do whatever you want
C#
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Eb E Fm
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
