JOYOUS LAMENT

Chuck Girard-Fred Field

  C                            F                               G            F                    C
(Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do,la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

C                            G                                              Am
We have lived in darkness for a long, long time
                                 F
No one there to guide our way
C                   G                        Am           F
Bump our heads on everything in sight
C                                                               G
Because we cannot see the light of day

C                             G
You must live in Jesus light
          Am                         F
If you want to live in Heaven
C                     G                           Am             F
How long are you going to stumble round
C             G                                  C
Find no peace in what you're doing

Fmaj7                                G
Living in a world of our own design
C#dim                                                   D
Thinking we could fool ourselves forever
Fmaj7                        Em
But in everybody's life there comes that time
F                                                           G    F/G  Em/G  Dm/G    C
He must choose then or he will may...be .. ne.........ver.....know

C                                   G                                       Am
We have felt such a need to fill an empty space
                         F
Everybody's had their say
C            G                                 Am          F
Take a chance with every different face
C                                                    G
Find no satisfaction in their ways
C                              G
You must live in Jesus light
          Am                         F
If you want to live in Heaven
C                                 G                         Am               F
How long are you going to trip & stumble round
C                  G                               C
Find no peace in what you're doing

C                           F    
Jesus loves you if you'll only let Him
G                 F                   C
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

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