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Jerusalem

Steve Earle
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
I  woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
 And death  machines were rumblin' 'cross the  ground where Jesus stood
 And the man  on my TV told me that it had always been that way
 And there was nothin' anyone  could do or  say
 And I almost listened to  him
 Yeah, I almost lost my mind
 Then I regained my senses  again
 And looked into my heart  to find
 That I believe  that one fine day all the children of Abraham
  Will lay down  their swords forever in Jerusalem
 Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
 But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
 But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
 But I still find some comfort now and then
 Then the storm comes rumblin' in
 And I can't lay me down
 And the drums are drummin' again
 And I can't stand the sound
 But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
 Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
 And there'll be no barricades then
 There'll be no wire or walls
 And we can wash all this blood from our hands
 And all this hatred from our souls
 And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
 Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

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Readable chord sheet for Jerusalem by Steve Earle

[D]I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good            [G]
And deat[D]h machines were rumblin' 'cross [Bm]the ground where Jesus stood   [A]
And the [D]man on my TV told me that it had always been that way      [G]
And there was nothin' anyone[D] could do or[Bm] say                    [A]

And I almost listened to[Bm] him
Yeah, I almost lost my m[A]ind
Then I regained my sense[Bm]s again
And looked into my heart[A] to find

That I b[D]elieve that one fine day all the children of Abraham                 [G]
 Will lay down[D] their swords forever in Je[G]rusalem     [A]              [D]

Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then

Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound

But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls

And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

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