Emmylou Harris - Jerusalem tomorrow

^Emthen ^BmI could tell a tale I could make it^F#7 spin ^EmI could tell you black was white I could ^Bmtell you day was night Not only that I could tell you ^F#7why Back then I could really tell a ^Bmlie ^BmWell I'd hire a kid to say he was ^Emlame Then I'd ^Bmtouch him and make him walk a^F#7gain ^EmThen I'd pull some magic trick ^BmI'd pretend to heal the sick I was takin' everything they had to ^F#7give It wasn't all that bad a way to ^Bmlive ^BmWell I'm in this desert town and it's hot as ^Emhell But ^Bmno one's buyin' what I got to ^F#7sell ^EmI make my lame kid walk ^BmI make a dumb guy talk I'm preachin' up a storm both night and ^F#7day But everyone just turns and walks ^Bmaway ^BmWell I can see that I'm only wasting ^Emtime So I ^Bmhead across the road to drink some ^F#7wine This ^Emold man comes up to me He says I've ^Bmseen you on the street You're pretty good if I do say m^F#7yself But the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin' ^Bmelse ^BmInstead of callin' out for fire from ^Emabove He ^Bmjust gets real quiet and talks about ^F#7love And I'll ^Emtell you somethin' funny He didn't ^Bmwant nobody's money Now I'm not exactly sure what this all ^F#7means But it's the damndest thing I swear I've ever ^Bmseen

^BmWell since that time every town is the s^Emame ^BmI can't make a dime, I don't know why I ^F#7came ^EmI decide I'll go and find him And ^Bmfind out who's behind him He has everyone convinced that he's for ^F#7real Well I figure we can work us out a ^Bmdeal ^BmSo he offers me a job and I say ^Emfine He ^Bmsays I'll get paid off on down the ^F#7line Well I ^Emguess I'll string along Don't see how ^Bmtoo much can go wrong As long as he pays my way I guess I'll ^F#7follow We're headed for Jerusalem tomo^Bmrrow