Poison - Something to believe in

Well ^DI see him on the TV ^Gpreaching 'bout the promised land He ^Dtells me to believe in Jesus steals the ^Gmoney from my hand ^DSome say he was a good^G man ^Dlord I think he ^Gsinned ^DTwenty two years of mental tears cries a ^Gsuicidal Vietnam vet Who fought a ^Dlosing war on a foriegn shore to find his ^Gcountry didn't want him back Their ^Dbullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his ^Gwife and kids no regrets In a ^Dtime I don't remember in a ^Gwar he can't forget He cried &^Dquot;Forgive me for what ^GI've done there cau^Dse I never meant the things I ^Gdid (no chord) D And give me something to believe in If there's a ^Glord above Give me something to beli^Deve in Oh ^Glord arise My ^Dbest friend died a lonley man in some ^GPalm Springs motel room I ^Dgot the call last Christmas Eve and they^G told me the news I ^Dtried all night not to break down and cry as the ^Gtears rolled down my face I ^Dfelt so cold and empty like a ^Glost soul out of place And ^Dmirror mirror o^Gn the wall see my ^Dsmile it fades ag^Gain (no chord) D And give me something to believe in If there's a ^Glord above Give me something to beli^Deve in Oh ^Glord arise D G D ^GSometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then

I drive by the ^Dhomeless sleeping on the cold dark street like ^Gbodies in an open grave ^DUnderneath the broken old neon sign that ^Gused to read "Jesus Saves" A ^Dmile away live the rich folks and I ^Gsee how they livin' it up While the ^Dpoor they eatin' from hand to mouth the rich ^Ddrinkin' from a golden cup ^DAnd it just makes me wo^Gnder why so many ^Dlose and so few ^Gwin (no chord) D And give me something to believe in If there's a ^Glord above Give me something to beli^Deve in Oh ^Glord arise D G D ^GSometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then