Street Corner Preacher

no capo * = one strum Verse : D Cadd9 he got a new mercy , a new grace , street corner preacher with the angry Em7 G * face , he got two years off , for good behavior , back in the neighborhood working for the savior , D Cadd9 that’s two old ladies and a junkie now , now he can see for sure that his Em7 work is cut out , though he walks through the shadows he won’t fear his G * neighbor , back in the neighborhood working for the savior , Chorus : D Cadd9 Em7 bau bau , buh do de da , de da de , bau bau , buh do de da , de da de , bau G bau , , buh do de dah , de da de , bau bau , ya ya Verse : D Cadd9 well , he understands the need for living it large , but it’s hard to get a job Em7 with a felony charge , now he’s working in a hospital washing dishes , G * walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions , D Cadd9 there is death every breath , a new benediction , to save the liver from Em7 awaking , death is his conviction , the eyes of man , well he seeks no G * D favor , back in the neighborhood working for the savior Bridge : Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G but there’s a whole lotta trouble all around , every night the same old siren D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G sound , there’s a whole lotta trouble all around , children soldiers in this D battle ground Chorus Verse : D Cadd9 well , a new sun and a second chance , he unbolts the door and hops over Em7 G * the fence , young woman with a baby that her Daddy gave her , back in the neighborhood working for the savior , D Cadd9 but all around the war rages on , burnt out houses with the front door gone , Em7 G * well his faith is his fountain , his love is his labor , back in the neighborhood D working for the savior , Cadd9 Em7 G whoa , yeah , ahh Chorus ending : D Cadd9 he got a new mercy , a new grace , street corner preacher with the angry Em7 G * face , he got two years off for good behavior , back in the neighborhood D * working for the savior