Jerusalem
Steve EarleVersion1
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Chords in this song
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