Johnny Cash - Redemption

johnny cash – redemption day
standard tuning
capo 6th

verse :
Em
i’ve wept for those who suffer long
but how i weep for those who’ve gone
into rooms of grief and questioned wrong
A Em
but keep on killing

it’s in the soul to feel such things
but weak to watch without speaking
oh what mercy sadness brings
A Em
if god be willing

ref :
G
there is a train that’s heading straight
Em C G
to heaven’s gate , to heaven’s gate
and on the way , child and man ,
Em C A
and woman wait , watch and wait
Em
for redemption day

verse :
Em
fire rages in the streets
and swallows everything it meets
it’s just an image often seen
A Em
on television

come leaders , come you men of great
let us hear you pontificate
your many virtues laid to waste
A Em
and we aren’t listening

ref :

verse :
A G C
what do you have for us today
A G Em
throw us a bone but save the plate
A G C
on why we waited till so late
C A
was there no oil to excavate
C
no riches in trade for the fate
A
of every person who died in hate
Em
throw us a bone , you men of great

ref :

verse :
A G C
it’s buried in the countryside
A G Em
it’s exploding in the shells at night
A G C
it’s everywhere a baby cries
C A
freedom
C A
freedom
Em
freedom