Amos Lee - Street corner preacher

He got a ^Dnew mercy, a new grace, S^Cadd9treet corner preacher with the angry Em7 G* face, He got two years off, for good behavior , Back in the neighborhood

That's t^Dwo old ladies and a junkie now, now He can ^Cadd9see for sure that his work is cut out, Though he w^Em7alks through the shadows he won't fear his G* neighbor, Back in the neighborhood working for the savior, Chorus: ^DBau bau, buh do de da, De da de, ^Cadd9bau bau, buh do de da,de da de, ^Em7Bau Bau, , buh do de dah, de da de, b^Gau bau, ya ya Verse: Well, he under^Dstands the need for living it large, But it's ^Cadd9hard to get a job with a felony charge, Now he's w^Em7orking in a hospital washing dishes, G* Walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions, There is d^Death every breath , a new benediction, to ^Cadd9save the liver from awaking, death is his conviction, The ^Em7eyes of man, well he seeks no G* D favor, back in the neighborhood working for the savior Bridge: But there's a ^Cadd9whole lotta t^Grouble all ar^Dound, E^Cadd9very night the s^Game old siren ^D Sound, There's a ^Cadd9whole lotta ^Gtrouble all ^Daround, C^Cadd9hildren soldiers i^Gn this battle grou^Dnd

Well, a ^Dnew sun and a second chance, He u^Cadd9nbolts the door and hops over

But al^Dl around the war rages on, ^Cadd9burnt out houses with the front door gone, Em7 G* Well his faith is his fountain, his love is his labor, Back in the neighborhood working for the savior, ^{D Cadd9}Whoa, ^Em7yeah, ^Gahh

He got a n^Dew mercy, a new grace, S^Cadd9treet 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