Tom: Ab
Am
When I was young
C
And scared of the Lord
G Am
My mother would sing me a song
Am C
A tune that I keep in a sacred place
G Am
Cause I know that my life won't be long
F#m C
It tells of the place where you go
G Am
When your time here on earth is through
F C
A beautiful place we call heaven
Em
Is it true
Am
Please God I pray that it's true
Am C
'Cause once this land was heaven on earth
G Am
Green hills were all you could see
Am C
But now it's soot and steel and brick
G Am
So it looks more like hell to me
F C
And each day brings more and more suffering
G Am
And each night is silence and fear
F C
And I wake to the sound of your voice
Em
But you're not here
Am
Why aren't you here?
Am C
So now I lay me down to sleep
G
I pray the lord
Am
My soul to keep
Am C
Please let me die before I wake
G Am
So the Lord my soul, can take
F C
Then maybe I'll finally find you
G Am
'Midst the beauty of paradise
F
And you'll sing not of dying
C
But living
Em
Wouldn't that be nice?
Am
Wouldn't that be nice?
