But For the Grace of God

Intro (each | one measure of 4/4 | 
Dm | Dm | C | C | Dm | F | C | C | 
 
Verse 1 
C                                Dm 
I can hear the neighbors, the're arguing again 
F 
the're hasn't been peace on our street since 
C 
who knows when 
C                                 Dm 
I don't mean to listen in but the shouting is so loud 
F                      C 
I turn up the radio to drown it out 
 
Dm             Em7   F              G 
and silently I say a little prayer 
 
Chorus 
            Dm 
but for the grace of God go I 
               C 
I must of been born a lucky guy 
            Dm                  F 
heaven only knows how I've been blessed 
                      C 
with the gift of your love 
       Dm 
I look around and all I see 
        C 
is your happiness embracing me 
               Dm 
oh lord I'd be lost 
F                    C 
but for the grace of God 
 
Verse 2 
C 
I can see that old man 
     Dm 
he's walking past our door 
F 
I've been told that he's rich 
       C 
but he seems so poor 
C 
'cause no one comes to call on him 
        Dm 
and his phone it never rings 
F 
he wonders through his empty home 
C 
surrounded by his things 
 
Dm             Em7   F                    G 
and silently I say a little prayer (yes I do) 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Repeat Intro 
 
       Dm 
I look around and all I see 
        C 
is your happiness embracing me 
               Dm 
oh lord I'd be lost 
F                    C 
but for the grace of God 
 
               Dm 
oh lord I'd be lost 
F                    C 
but for the grace of God 
 
Repeat Intro (ad lib lyrics)