Melissa Etheridge - Testify

this is melissa’s song “testify” from the 1989 album “brave and crazy” .
tuning is standard , no capo used . have fun!

intro : Bm7 G D A 2

xverse 1 :
D Am7
mornings hard , coffees cold
G6 D
pretending that the day mean more than getting old
D Am7
stale headlines others drenched in pride
G6 D
marching to their drums with fear standing beside
Bm7 G6
but if i close my eyes and throw back my head
D A
i can see his face and i hear the words he said
Bm7 G6
and my memories ache and my senses burn
D A
did he dream too late will we ever learn

chorus :
D A
i , i want to testify
D
my love still lives and breathes
A
and my soul is screaming why
D
the thoughts wont let me sleep
A
dont let hearts break
D
and dont let children cry
A
before it gets too late
Bm7
i want to testify

verse 2 :
i take whats said as my daily bread
i turn the page and i turn my head
i pick i choose on the evening news
caused by cause they fight and one by one they loose
must i live my days in these concrete ways
will the fre break through this smokey haze
and i swear tonight im gonna find that place
its not the love that dies but the understanding ways

chorus :
D A
i , i want to testify
D
my love still lives and breathes
A
and my soul is screaming why
D
the thoughts wont let me sleep
A
dont let hearts break
D
and dont let children cry
A
before it gets too late
Bm7
i want to testify

bridge :
G
rip through the wire that screens in my window
D Bm7
throw open the shade that covers my mind
C G
im going to touch ive got to believe
A
the bell tolls for me

chorus 2x
and end .