# From kyleb@juno.com Sun May 4 10:10:26 1997 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 12:07:14 -0500 From: kyleb@juno.com To: guitar@olga.net Cc: acoustic@olga.net Subject: The Jesus Freak Album.crd by D.C. Talk *Jesus Freak Album* compiled by Kyleb@Juno.com Songs in their track order off the CD: So Help Me God Colored People Jesus Freak What if I stumble Day by Day Between you and Me Like it, Love it, Need it In the Light What Have We Become Mind's Eye Alas my Love *So Help Me God* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan, Micheal Tait, Kevin Smith, Mark Heimermann & Dann Huff From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Revision: Josh Rosentreter (01jwrosentre@bsuvc.bsu.edu) Intro: E-G-A-E-G-D-C-Gmsus4/Bb Cm Cm-F-Cm7-F

^CmBombarded by philosophies that sat^Fisfy the surface ^CmI flee to something deeper at the ris^Fk of seeking purpose ^CmHow can I hang in this environmen^Ftal state of being ^CmLike everything I'm striving for it's not^Fhing that I'm seeing

^BbWon't you take my heart, ^Eb/Bbwon't you take my ^C/Bbsoul Won't you come and ma^Ebke me who^Fle again ^BbYou, You've got what I ^Eb/Bbneed and you never ^C/Bbretreat Unto you I w^Ebill c^Foncede

Chorus-

^CmSo help ^Bbme God^F, to put my faith in you ^CmSo help ^Bbme God,^F before I come unglued ^CmCall it ^Bbmy addiction, I can't get e^Fnough of you ^CmSo help^Bb me God^F, to put my faith in you

Cm [vamp]

^CmInfected by the skin I'm in that's sta^Frving with desire ^CmAnd Jesus ain't the latest thing to com^Fe across the wire ^CmI throw myself in mercy for I am^F the chief of sinners ^CmBut daily taking up my cross has bro^Fught it's share of splinter's

^BbYou're there when I ^Eb/Bbcall and you're there when I ^C/Bbfall Even though I d^Ebon't d^Feserve it all ^BbYou, you light my ^Eb/Bbway, through the night and the ^C/Bbday And from you I w^Ebill no^Ft stray

Chorus- Vamp: Cm-Dbm-Dm Dm-G 4X

^BbWon't you take my ^Eb/Bbheart, won't you take my ^C/Bbsoul Won't you come and ma^Ebke me ^Fwhole again ^BbYou, You've got what I ^Eb/Bbneed and you never ^C/Bbretreat Unto you I w^Ebill c^Foncede

Chorus-

^CmGod ^Bbso help^F me ^CmThis is my^Bb soul's^F plea ^CmI'm despeerately devoted ^BbI can't get eno^Fugh of you Cm-Bb-F So help me God

Cm Bb-F Cause you are the one I love Cm Bb-F Cause you are the one I need Cm Bb-F Cause you are the one I'm seeking Cm Bb-F Cause you are the one for me Cm-F-Cm7-F 2X Cm *Colored People* Group: Dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan & George Cocchini From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Status: Chords unchecked for accuracy Intro: D-A-G 4X D A G D A G 1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4...

^BmPard^Gon me, y^Emour epidermis is showing ^BmI couldn'^Gt help b^Emut note your shade of melanin ^BmI ti^Gp my ha^Emt to the colourful arrangement Ca^Bmuse ^GI see the ^Embeauty in the tones of our skin

^CWe gotta ^Gcome toget^Aher, and thank the maker of us all ^DWe're colored p^Aeop^Gle, and we live in a tainted place ^DWe're colored peo^Aple, ^Gand they call us the human race ^DWe've got a h^Aist^Gory so full of mistakes ^DAnd we are color^Aed people w^Gho depend on a Holy Grace

^BmA piece o^Gf canvas is^Em only the beginning ^BmIt takes ^Gon ch^Emaracter with every loving stroke ^BmThis thing of^G beauty^Em is the passion of an artist's heart ^BmBy God's^G design, we ^Emare a skin kaleidoscope

^CWe gott^Ga come toge^Ather, aren't we all human after all' ^DWe're colored p^Aeop^Gle, and we live in a tainted place ^DWe're colored peo^Aple, ^Gand they call us the human race ^DWe've got a h^Aist^Gory so full of mistakes ^DAnd we are color^Aed people w^Gho depend on a Holy Grace

^BmIgnorance ^Bm4has wronged some races ^BmAnd vengea^Bm9nce is the Lord's ^BmIf we aspir^Bm4e to share this space Em G-A Repentance is the cure

D A G D A G 1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4...

Well, just^D a day in the shoes of a color blind man Should m^Aake it ^Geasy for you to see That^D these diverse tones do more than cover our bones As a pa^Art of o^Gur anatomy

^DWe're colored p^Aeop^Gle, and we live in a tainted place ^DWe're colored peo^Aple, ^Gand they call us the human race ^DWe've got a h^Aist^Gory so full of mistakes ^DAnd we are color^Aed people w^Gho depend on a Holy Grace

D-A-G... *Jesus Freak* Author/Artist: DC Talk Album: Jesus Freak Transcribed by: aXman This is pretty much all chords, but .crd was already reserved so I labered a little harder and got the baseline to the second part of the intro(heavy part) As always any *better* versions, or errors found, mail me at KyleB@Juno.com [The Baseline in the Heavy part of the intro] 1|------------------------------------------------------------------- 2|------------------------------------------------------------------- 3|------------------------------------------------------------------- 4|---------------------33-22-0--------------------------------------- 5|----------------3-33----------------------------------------------- 6|-0-0-0--2/3-3-3---------------------------------------------------- Am 002210 A 002220 G 320003 Em 022000 C X32010 E 022100 D X00212 Intro: Acoustic: E G D A Electric(Heavy):E G D F A [Play Electric Intro with quick down strokes, you really need to listen to the cd to get the timing down.]

^EmSepara^Cted, I ^Acut myself clean >F^Emrom a past t^Chat comes back i^An my darkest of dreams ^EmBeen apprehend^Ced by a ^Aspiritual force And a^Em grace that ^Creplaced all the^A me I've divorced

^EI saw a man with tattoo o^Cn his big fat belly ^AIt wiggled around like m^Amarmalade jelly ^EIt took me a while^C to catch what it said ^ACause I had to match the^Am rhythm of his belly with my head ^E'Jesus Sav^Ces' is what i^At raved in a typic^Amal tattoo green ^EHe stood ^Con a box in the middle of the city ^AAnd claimed he ^Amhad a dream

^EWhat will ^Gpeople think whe^Dn they hear that I'^Am a Jesus freak ^EWhat will people d^Go when they fin^Dd that it's ^Atrue ^EI don't really car^Ge if they label^D me a Jesus ^Afreak ^ECause there ain't no d^Gisguising t^Dhe truth ^A

Kamikaze my death is gain I've been marked by my maker A peculiar display The high and lofty they see me as weak Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek There was a man from the desert with naps in his head The sand that he walked was also his bed The words that he spoke made the people assume There wasn't too much left in the upper room With skins on his back and hair on his face They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate The Pharisee's tripped when they heard him speak Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak [ repeat chorus ]

^EPeople s^Gay I'm strange^D, does it make me^A a stranger ^EThat my best fr^Giend was bo^Drn in a ma^Anger ^EPeople s^Gay I'm strange,^D does it make me^A a stranger ^EThat my best fr^Giend was bo^Drn in a man^Ager

[ repeat chorus twice ]

^EWhat will peopl^Ge think ^DWhat will peopl^Ae think ^EWhat will people^G do ^DWhat will people^A do ^EI don't really c^Gare ^DWhat else can I ^Asay ^EThere ain't no di^Gsguising the truth ^DJesus is the w^Aay

*What if I stumble* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan, Daniel Joseph From: Jeremy Martin (04jamartin@bsu.edu) Revision: Josh Rosentreter (01jwrosentre@bsu.edu) Intro: Dm-C-G Dm C-G What if I stumble' What if I fall'

^DmIs this one for the people' Is t^Chis one for the^G Lord' Or do ^DmI simply serenade for ^Cthings I must^G afford' You can ^Dmjumble them together, my^C conflict s^Gtill remains For hol^Dminess is calling, in the mid^Cst of courting ^Gfame.

Bridge
^BbCause I see the ^Ftrust in their^C eyes (Though the sky is falling) ^BbThey need your l^Fove in their l^Cives (Compromise is calling)

Chorus
^CWhat if I stumbl^Ge' What i^Ef I fall' ^AmWhat if I lose my step and I make foo^Fls of us all' ^CWill the love continue when my wal^Gk becomes a crawl' ^E ^AmWhat if I stumbl^Fe, and what if^Dm I fall'

^DmWhat if I stumble' What if I fall' ^CYou never turn in t^Ghe heat of it all. Dm C-G What if I stumble' What if I fall'

^DmFather please forgive me for ^CI can not compos^Ge ^DmThe fear that lives within me, o^Cr the rate at which^G it grows. ^DmIf struggle has a purpose on the n^Carrow road you've carv^Ged ^DmWhy do I dread my trespasses wil^Cl leave a deadly s^Gcar'

^BbDo they see the f^Fear in my eyes^C' (Are they so revealing') ^BbThis time I can ^Fnot disguise ^C (All the doubt I'm feeling)

Chorus
C-G-E-Am-F (x4)

^DmEveryone's got to crawl when you know that your up ^Cagainst the wall ^G (It's about to fall) ^DmEveryone's got to crawl when you know that . . . ^C ^G ^DmEveryone's got to crawl when you know that your up ^Cagainst the wall ^G (It's about to fall) ^DmEveryone's got to crawl when you know that . . . ^C ^G

^BbI hear you whisp^Fering my^C name, you say ^BbMy love for you ^Fwill never cha^Cnge, never change

Chorus

x 2

^DmWhat if I stumble' What if I fall' ^CYou never turn in t^Ghe heat of it all. ^DmWhat if I stumble' What if I fall' ^CYou are my comfort,^G and my God!

^DmIs this one for the people' ^CIs this one for ^Gthe Lord'

Dm-C-G *Day by day* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Stephen Schwartz (from the musical 'Godspell') From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Revision: Josh Rosentreter (01jwrosentre@bsuvc.bsu.edu) Intro: E-D/E-E 2X E-G-A-F-G 2X Verse 1-

^EI live ^Ga simple life, I take a day at a time ^AI spend my morni^Fngs with God before i hit the grind ^EThe sublets of d^Garkness never cease to amaze ^AA a physic^Fal world creates a spiritual haze

^EBli^Gnded by distractions ^ALost i^Cn matterless affairs ^EReaching^Gs through the darkness ^ATrustin^Cg you will meet me there

Chorus-

^EDay by^A da^Ey. Day by ^Aday ^EOh dear ^ALord^E, three t^Ahings I pray ^ATo see t^Chee more clearly ^ATo love t^Chee more dearly ^ATo follow t^Chee^E more nearly

E-G-A-C 2X Verse 2-

^EYou sweep yo^Gur feet down alley street ^ASometim^Fes you creep I never see you coming ^EMonday,^G man ^Ayour on^F my back like a napsack strapped with my heavy burden ^EYou c^Gannot condemn me ^AI won^C't buy your bag of goods ^EYou've g^Got nothi^Ang for^C me anyway that's why I pray

Chorus-

^EDay ^Aby d^Eay. Day by da^Ay ^EOh dear^A Lord^E, thr^Aee things I pray ^ATo see t^Chee more clearly ^ATo love t^Chee more dearly ^ATo follow t^Chee^E more nearly

^GThese three things ^AI d^Fo pray ^EDay by day E G-A-F-E Day by day..... 2X

Chorus-

^EDay b^Ay da^Ey. Day by day ^A ^EOh dear^A Lord^E, three thin^Ags I pray ^ATo see the^Ce more clearly ^ATo love th^Cee more dearly ^ATo follow t^Chee^E more nearly

^EDay b^Ay day^E, day by day^A ^EDay b^Ay da^Ey, day by da^Ay ^ETo see t^Ahee more clearly ^ETo love t^Ahee more dearly E A E-A To follow thee more nearly

E G-A-F-E Day by day..... *Between You and Me* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan & Mark Heimermann From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Revisions: Josh Rosentreter (01jwrosentre@bsuvc.bsu.edu) Intro: G-Em9-EbM7-F G-Em9-EbM7-F/D

^ESorrow is a lonely f^Bm7eeling Unset^Atled is a painful ^Amplace ^EI've lived with bot^Bm7h for far too long now ^ASince we've parted ^Amways

^EI've been wrestling with my ^Bm7conscience And I fou^And myself to ^Amblame Cm Eb/C If there's to be any resolution Cm Eb/C I've got to peel my pride away

^GJust between you and me ^Em9I've got somethin' to say ^EbM7I wanna get it straight ^FBefore the sun goes down ^GJust between you and me ^Em9Confession needs to be made ^EbM7Recompense^F/D is my way to freedom (now) ^GJust between you and me ^C9I've got so^Fmething to say

^EIf confession^Bm7 is the road to healing ^AForgiveness is the promised ^Amland ^EI'm reachi^Bm7ng out in my conviction ^AI'm longing to make ^Amamends

^ESo, I'm sor^Bm7ry vor the words I've spoken ^AFor I've betrayed a ^Amfriend Cm Eb/C We have a love that's worth preserving Cm Eb/C And a bond I will defend

^GJust between you and me ^Em9I've got somethin' to say ^EbM7I wanna get it straight ^FBefore the sun goes down ^GJust Between you and me ^Em9Confession needs to be made ^EbM7Recompense^F/D is my way to freedom (now) ^GJust between you and me ^C9I've got some^Fthing to say

Eb-F-Gm-F/A (2X)

^EbIn my pursuit of ^FGod I thirst for holiness ^GmAs I approach the Son I must ^F/Aconsider this ^EbOffenses unresolved ^Fwill keep me from the throne ^GmBefore I go to ^F/Ahim my wrong must be atoned

Cm Eb/C If there's to be any resolution Cm Eb/C I've got to peel my pride away F/D G-Em9-EbM7-F G-Em9-EbM7-F/D C

G-Em9-EbM7-F G-Em9-EbM7-F/D... *EbM7=E flat Major 7=Eb G Bb D *Like it, love it, need it* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan, Kevin Smith, Mark Heimermann, David Soldi & Jason Barrett From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) E B A G E B-A-G Under these circumstances they can hardly cope E B A G E B-A-G Notice their fleeting glances and their lack of hope E B A G E B-A-G I offer this suggestion they don't seem to care-o E B A G E B-A-G This is my generation drowning in despair-o

^EYou'll never^G find peace^A of mind in your pool of self ^EYou'll never^G find pea^Ace of mind in a sea of wealth ^EYou'll never^G find ^Apeace of mind in your rock and roll ^EYou'll never^G find ^Apeace of mind if you sell your soul

Chorus-

^EYou go^F#tta like it, You gotta love it ^GI know ^Ayou need some freedom from the strife ^EYou go^F#tta like it, You gotta love it ^GI know ^Ayou need some Jesus in your life E-F#-G-A

E-B-A-G 4X E B A G E B-A-G We circumvent our feelings through an angry sound E B A G E B-A-G He who complains the loudest wears the fattest crown E B A G E B-A-G We're anti-everybody call it paranoia E B A G E B-A-G Well, I ain't no judge or jury, but I'm praying for ya

^EYou'll never^G find^A peace of mind in your lucky charm ^EYou'll never^G find^A peace of mind on a hippie farm ^EYou'll never^G find p^Aeace of mind in a one-night stands ^EYou'll never^G find ^Apeace of mind in your superman

Chorus- 2X E-B-A-G F#-B-A 8X

^F#Ya dro^Bpped ^Aright into the middle of a freak attack ^F#Cause ^Bwe're^A back and we're comin' like that ^F#Ya see^B we'r^Ae lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune ^F#Cause ^Bthe f^Aunk is always heavy where it's at ^F#So, wh^Bile y^Aou're whining all the time never changing any minds ^F#It is ^Bclear^A to see your lip has lost it's button ^F#Cause,^B if y^Aa take a think at this it is easy to admit ^F#That t^Bhe se^Alfish way you're living is for nothing

E-F#-G-A 2X Chorus- 4X E-G-F#-F 4X E *In the light* Group: Dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Charlie Peacock (Love Life) From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Status: Chords unchecked for accuracy Intro: E-F#-G#m-B 4X

^EI keep try^F#ing to find ^G#ma life ^B On my ^Eown, apart fr^F#om y^Gm#ou ^B I am^E the king ^F#of excuse^G#ms ^B I've g^Eot one for every ^F#selfish thi^G#mng I do^B

Chorus-

^EWhat's goin^F#g on i^G#mnside of ^Bme' I ^Edespise^F# my ^G#mown be^Bhavior E F# G#m B E F# This^G#m is onl^By serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior I ^Ewanna be ^Bin the ^F#Light a^G#ms You are in the Light E B F# E B I w^F#anna shin^G#me like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation 'C^Eause al^F#l I wa^G#mnt is ^Eto ^F#be in the^G#m Light, all I want is to be in the Light

The dis^Eease ^F#of self runs^G#m through my bloo^Bd It's a ca^Encer fatal^F# to my^G#m soul ^B ^EEvery attempt o^F#n my b^G#mehalf has^B failed To bri^Eng this sicknes^F#s under con^G#mtrol ^B

C#m-D#m-G#m-E-B-F# 2X

^C#mHonesty becom^D#mes me ^G#m( There's nothing left to lose ) ^EThe sec^Brets ^F#that did run me ( In Your Presence are defused ) ^C#mPride has no^D#m positi^G#mon ( And riches have no worth ) ^EThe fam^Be that o^F#nce did cover me ( Has been sentenced to this earth ) ^F#Has been sentenced to this earth

E-F#-G#m-B 13X *What have we become* Group: Dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan, kevin Smith & Mark Heimermann From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Status: Chords unchecked for accuracy Intro: Fm-Cm-Eb-Bb-Db-Cm-Fm

^FmA preacher shuns ^Dbhis brother cause his bride's a different color ^BbAnd this i^Dbs not accept^Fmable his Papa thaught him so ^FmIt was love ^Dbthat he'd been preaching, but this was overreaching ^BbThe boundar^Dbies stret^Fmched further than his heart would choose to go

Db-Eb-Ab Cm Fm Like an angel with no wings Db-Eb-Ab Cm Db Like a kingdom with no king Chorus-

^FmWhat have we become, a self indulgent people ^FmWhat have we become, te^Fm7ll me where are the righteous ones ^BbmWhat have^Cm we become, ^Dbin a world degenarating ^EbWhat have we^Fm become

Rap-

^FmSpeak your mind, look out for yourself ^FmThe answer to it all is a life of wealth ^Fm7Grab all you can cause you live just once ^Fm7You got the right to do whatever you want ^DbDon't worry about others or where you came from Eb E-Fm It ain't what you were, it's what you have become

^FmMom and Dad are ^Dbfighting as Rosie lies there crying For onc^Bbe again she'^Dbs ov^Fmerheard regrets of their mistake ^FmWith Christm^Dbas bells-a-ringing, lit' Rosie'd leave them grieving The gi^Bbft she'd^Db give he^Fmr family would be the pills she'd take

Db-Eb Ab Cm Fm An inconvenient child Db-Eb Ab Cm Db Shewasn't worth their while Chorus- Rap-

^DbDon't worry about others or where you came from Eb E-Fm It ain't what you were, it's what you have become

^FmWhat about love' ^FmWhat about God' Bbm-Bbm/A-Bbm/Ab-Bbm/G What about holiness' Bbm Bbm/A Bbm/Ab Bbm/G What about mercy, compassion and selflessness'

Db-Eb-Ab-Cm-Fm Db-Eb-Ab-Cm-Db Chorus- Fm-Fm7-Db-Eb-Fm Rap- Fm-Fm7-Db-Eb-Fm *Mind's ey*e Group: Jesus Freak (Dc Talk); By: Toby McKeehan, Mark Heimermann & Michael Tait. From: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca) Status: Chords unchecked for accuracy Intro:F-G-Dm-Bb-C

^FIn my mi^Gnd I can see your face ^DmLove pou^Brs down^G in a shower of grace ^FPeople ^Gtell me that your just a dream Dm C-G-G4 Faith is the evidence of things unseen

Dm-C-G-G4

^DmYou know what^C I'm going through ^GI know that it's tr^G4ue cause you've stood in my shoes ^DmDesire'^Cs inside of me ^GBut it's hard to ^G4believe in what you cannot see ^BbCan you ^F/Acatch the wind' See a breeze' ^CIt's pre^G/Bsence is r^Gevealed by the leaves on a tree ^BbAn ima^F/Age of m^Fy faith in the unseen

^FIn my min^Gd's eye^Dm I see your face ^BbYou smil^Ce as you show me grace ^FIn my min^Gd's eye You take my ha^Dmnd ^BbWe walk t^Chrough f^Dmoreign^Bb lands^C, the foreign lands of life

Dm-C-G-G4

^DmIn my m^Cind^G I'm where ^G4I feeling as I rest in your arms ^DmAnd like a ch^Cild^G hold on to ^G4you in my moment of truth ^BbWe can ^F/Aride the storm, endure the pain ^CYou comfort^G/B me i^Gn m^Bby hu^F/Arricane and I'll^F never be alone again

^FIn my min^Gd's eye^Dm I see your face ^BbYou smil^Ce as you show me grace ^FIn my min^Gd's eye You take my ha^Dmnd ^BbWe walk t^Chrough foreign lands

^FIn my min^Gd's eye^Dm I see your face ^BbYou smil^Ce as you show me grace ^FIn my min^Gd's eye You take my ha^Dmnd ^BbWe walk the ^Clands of l^Dmife

Dm-C-G-G4

^DmIn my mind I ^Fcan ^Dmsee your fa^Fce, love pours down in a shower of grace Dm F Dm ^FLife is a gift that you choose to give and I believe that we eternally live Dm F Dm ^FFaith is the evidence of things unseen, people tell me that your just a dream Dm F Dm But they^F dont't know you the way that I do, you're the one I live to pursue

Bb F/A-C-G/B-G Can you catch the wind'

^BbCan you ^F/Asee the breeze' ^FIn my min^Gd's eye^Dm I see your face ^BbYou smil^Ce as you show me grace ^FIn my min^Gd's eye You take my ha^Dmnd ^BbWe walk t^Chrough foreign lands

F-G-Dm-Bb-C... *Alas My Love* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Kevin Smith From: Josh Rosentreter (01jwrosentre@bsuvc.bsu.edu) string intro- Em Am/C Em/B Am 2x

^Em"alas my love you^Am/C say goodbye ^Em/Bwipe the poison from my ^Ambrow

^Emalas my love this guilty ^Am/Cnight ^Em/Bit gives me up like a foster ^Amchild

and in this moment I take my vow at these angels sleeping at my feet

^Am7and in this mom^Em9ent you do not know how Am7 E5-F#5-G5 how my spirit wants to flee."

^Am7You see what was one man, ^Emagainst the night ^Am7C-B--E5-E5-E5-E5 taking on a multitude that had left him high and dry

^Emno candle burning vigil could light the way, E5-E5-E5-E5 darkness hit the ground like a fallen satellite

Em E5-E5-E5-E5 he wrestled until morning with human souls

^Emand dark angels Em E5-E5-E5-E5 and there he finished his work

^Emon the third day.

remember. Am Em Am E5-F#5-G5 Am Em Am C B D5 D5-C5/D 4x Em Am Em Am Em (repeat and fade)

Dc Talk - Jesus freak