#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # 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 Cm F Bombarded by philosophies that satisfy the surface Cm F I flee to something deeper at the risk of seeking purpose Cm F How can I hang in this environmental state of being Cm F Like everything I'm striving for it's nothing that I'm seeing Bb Eb C/Bb Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul Eb F Won't you come and make me whole again Bb Eb C/Bb You, You've got what I need and you never retreat Eb F Unto you I will concede Chorus- Cm Bb F So help me God, to put my faith in you Cm Bb F So help me God, before I come unglued Cm Bb F Call it my addiction, I can't get enough of you Cm Bb F So help me God, to put my faith in you Cm [vamp] Cm F Infected by the skin I'm in that's starving with desire Cm F And Jesus ain't the latest thing to come across the wire Cm F I throw myself in mercy for I am the chief of sinners Cm F But daily taking up my cross has brought it's share of splinter's Bb Eb C/Bb You're there when I call and you're there when I fall Eb F Even though I don't deserve it all Bb Eb C/Bb You, you light my way, through the night and the day Eb F And from you I will not stray Chorus- Vamp: Cm-C#m-Dm Dm-G 4X Bb Eb C/Bb Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul Eb F Won't you come and make me whole again Bb Eb C/Bb You, You've got what I need and you never retreat Eb F Unto you I will concede Chorus- Cm Bb F God so help me Cm Bb F This is my soul's plea Cm I'm despeerately devoted Bb F I can't get enough 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... Bm G Em Pardon me, your epidermis is showing Bm G Em I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin Bm G Em I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement Bm G Em Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin C G A We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace A Bm G Em A piece of canvas is only the beginning Bm G Em It takes on character with every loving stroke Bm G Em This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist's heart Bm G Em By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope C G A We gotta come together, aren't we all human after all? D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace Bm Bm4 Ignorance has wronged some races Bm Bm9 And vengeance is the Lord's Bm Bm4 If we aspire 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... D Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man A G Should make it easy for you to see D That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones A G As a part of our anatomy D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who 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.] Em C A Separated, I cut myself clean Em C A >From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams Em C A Been apprehended by a spiritual force Em C A And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced E C I saw a man with tattoo on his big fat belly A Am It wiggled around like marmalade jelly E C It took me a while to catch what it said A Am Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head E C A Am 'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green E C He stood on a box in the middle of the city A Am And claimed he had a dream E G D A What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak E G D A What will people do when they find that it's true E G D A I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak E G D A Cause there ain't no disguising the truth 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 ] E G D A People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger E G D A That my best friend was born in a manger E G D A People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger E G D A That my best friend was born in a manger [ repeat chorus twice ] E G What will people think D A What will people think E G What will people do D A What will people do E G I don't really care D A What else can I say E G There ain't no disguising the truth D A Jesus is the way *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? Dm Is this one for the people? C G Is this one for the Lord? Dm C G Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford? Dm C G You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains Dm C G For holiness is calling, in the midst of courting fame. {Bridge} Bb F C Cause I see the trust in their eyes (Though the sky is falling) Bb F C They need your love in their lives (Compromise is calling) {Chorus} C G E What if I stumble? What if I fall? Am F What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? C G E Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? Am F Dm What if I stumble, and what if I fall? Dm What if I stumble? What if I fall? C G You never turn in the heat of it all. Dm C-G What if I stumble? What if I fall? Dm C G Father please forgive me for I can not compose Dm C G The fear that lives within me, or the rate at which it grows. Dm C G If struggle has a purpose on the narrow road you've carved Dm C G Why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar? Bb F C Do they see the fear in my eyes? (Are they so revealing?) Bb F C This time I can not disguise (All the doubt I'm feeling) {Chorus} C-G-E-Am-F (x4) Dm C G Everyone's got to crawl when you know that your up against the wall (It's about to fall) Dm C G Everyone's got to crawl when you know that . . . Dm C G Everyone's got to crawl when you know that your up against the wall (It's about to fall) Dm C G Everyone's got to crawl when you know that . . . Bb F C I hear you whispering my name, you say Bb F C My love for you will never change, never change {Chorus} x 2 Dm What if I stumble? What if I fall? C G You never turn in the heat of it all. Dm What if I stumble? What if I fall? C G You are my comfort, and my God! Dm Is this one for the people? C G Is this one for the 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- E G I live a simple life, I take a day at a time A F I spend my mornings with God before i hit the grind E G The sublets of darkness never cease to amaze A F A a physical world creates a spiritual haze E G Blinded by distractions A C Lost in matterless affairs E G Reachings through the darkness A C Trusting you will meet me there Chorus- E A E A Day by day. Day by day E A E A Oh dear Lord, three things I pray A C To see thee more clearly A C To love thee more dearly A C E To follow thee more nearly E-G-A-C 2X Verse 2- E G You sweep your feet down alley street A F Sometimes you creep I never see you coming E G A F Monday, man your on my back like a napsack strapped with my heavy burden E G You cannot condemn me A C I won't buy your bag of goods E G A C You've got nothing for me anyway that's why I pray Chorus- E A E A Day by day. Day by day E A E A Oh dear Lord, three things I pray A C To see thee more clearly A C To love thee more dearly A C E To follow thee more nearly G These three things A F I do pray E Day by day E G-A-F-E Day by day..... 2X Chorus- E A E A Day by day. Day by day E A E A Oh dear Lord, three things I pray A C To see thee more clearly A C To love thee more dearly A C E To follow thee more nearly E A E A Day by day, day by day E A E A Day by day, day by day E A To see thee more clearly E A To love thee 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 E Bm7 Sorrow is a lonely feeling A Am Unsettled is a painful place E Bm7 I've lived with both for far too long now A Am Since we've parted ways E Bm7 I've been wrestling with my conscience A Am And I found myself to blame Cm Eb/C If there's to be any resolution Cm Eb/C I've got to peel my pride away G Just between you and me Em9 I've got somethin' to say Ebm7 I wanna get it straight F Before the sun goes down G Just between you and me Em9 Confession needs to be made Ebm7 F/D Recompense is my way to freedom (now) G Just between you and me C9 F I've got something to say E Bm7 If confession is the road to healing A Am Forgiveness is the promised land E Bm7 I'm reaching out in my conviction A Am I'm longing to make amends E Bm7 So, I'm sorry vor the words I've spoken A Am For I've betrayed a friend Cm Eb/C We have a love that's worth preserving Cm Eb/C And a bond I will defend G Just between you and me Em9 I've got somethin' to say Ebm7 I wanna get it straight F Before the sun goes down G Just Between you and me Em9 Confession needs to be made Ebm7 F/D Recompense is my way to freedom (now) G Just between you and me C9 F I've got something to say Eb-F-Gm-F/A (2X) Eb F In my pursuit of God I thirst for holiness Gm F/A As I approach the Son I must consider this Eb F Offenses unresolved will keep me from the throne Gm F/A Before I go to him 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 Just between you and me Em9 I've got somethin' to say Ebm7 I wanna get it straight F Before the sun goes down G Just Between you and me Em9 Confession needs to be made Ebm7 F/D Recompense is my way to freedom 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 E G A You'll never find peace of mind in your pool of self E G A You'll never find peace of mind in a sea of wealth E G A You'll never find peace of mind in your rock and roll E G A You'll never find peace of mind if you sell your soul Chorus- E F# You gotta like it, You gotta love it G A I know you need some freedom from the strife E F# You gotta like it, You gotta love it G A I know you 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 E G A You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm E G A You'll never find peace of mind on a hippie farm E G A You'll never find peace of mind in a one-night stands E G A You'll never find peace of mind in your superman Chorus- 2X E-B-A-G F#-B-A 8X F# B A Ya dropped right into the middle of a freak attack F# B A Cause we're back and we're comin' like that F# B A Ya see we're lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune F# B A Cause the funk is always heavy where it's at F# B A So, while you're whining all the time never changing any minds F# B A It is clear to see your lip has lost it's button F# B A Cause, if ya take a think at this it is easy to admit F# B A That the selfish 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#-Abm-B 4X E F# Abm B I keep trying to find a life E F# Abm B On my own, apart from you E F# Abm B I am the king of excuses E F# Abm B I've got one for every selfish thing I do Chorus- E F# Abm B E F# Abm B What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior E F# Abm B E F# Abm B This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior E B F# Abm I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light E B F# E B F# Abm I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation E F# Abm E F# Abm 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light E F# Abm B The disease of self runs through my blood E F# Abm B It's a cancer fatal to my soul E F# Abm B Every attempt on my behalf has failed E F# Abm B To bring this sickness under control E F# Abm B E F# Abm B What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior E F# Abm B E F# Abm B This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior E B F# Abm I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light E B F# E B F# Abm I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation E F# Abm E F# Abm 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light C#m-Ebm-Abm-E-B-F# 2X C#m Ebm Abm Honesty becomes me ( There's nothing left to lose ) E B F# The secrets that did run me ( In Your Presence are defused ) C#m Ebm Abm Pride has no position ( And riches have no worth ) E B F# The fame that once did cover me ( Has been sentenced to this earth ) F# Has been sentenced to this earth E F# Abm B E F# Abm B What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior E F# Abm B E F# Abm B This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior E B F# Abm I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light E B F# E B F# Abm I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation E F# Abm E F# Abm 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light E F# Abm All I want is to be in the Light E-F#-Abm-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-C#-Cm-Fm Fm C# A preacher shuns his brother cause his bride's a different color Bb C# Fm And this is not acceptable his Papa thaught him so Fm C# It was love that he'd been preaching, but this was overreaching Bb C# Fm The boundaries stretched further than his heart would choose to go C#-Eb-Ab Cm Fm Like an angel with no wings C#-Eb-Ab Cm C# Like a kingdom with no king Chorus- Fm What have we become, a self indulgent people Fm Fm7 What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones Bbm Cm C# What have we become, in a world degenarating Eb Fm What have we become Rap- Fm Speak your mind, look out for yourself Fm The answer to it all is a life of wealth Fm7 Grab all you can cause you live just once Fm7 You got the right to do whatever you want C# Don't worry about others or where you came from Eb E-Fm It ain't what you were, it's what you have become Fm C# Mom and Dad are fighting as Rosie lies there crying Bb C# Fm For once again she's overheard regrets of their mistake Fm C# With Christmas bells-a-ringing, lit' Rosie'd leave them grieving Bb C# Fm The gift she'd give her family would be the pills she'd take C#-Eb Ab Cm Fm An inconvenient child C#-Eb Ab Cm C# Shewasn't worth their while Chorus- Rap- C# Don't worry about others or where you came from Eb E-Fm It ain't what you were, it's what you have become Fm What about love? Fm What 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? C#-Eb-Ab-Cm-Fm C#-Eb-Ab-Cm-C# Chorus- Fm-Fm7-C#-Eb-Fm Rap- Fm-Fm7-C#-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 F G In my mind I can see your face Dm B G Love pours down in a shower of grace F G People tell me that your just a dream Dm C-G-Gsus4 Faith is the evidence of things unseen Dm-C-G-Gsus4 Dm C You know what I'm going through G Gsus4 I know that it's true cause you've stood in my shoes Dm C Desire's inside of me G Gsus4 But it's hard to believe in what you cannot see Bb F/A Can you catch the wind? See a breeze? C G/B G It's presence is revealed by the leaves on a tree Bb F/A F An image of my faith in the unseen F G Dm In my mind's eye I see your face Bb C You smile as you show me grace F G Dm In my mind's eye You take my hand Bb C Dm Bb C We walk through foreign lands, the foreign lands of life Dm-C-G-Gsus4 Dm C G Gsus4 In my mind I'm where I feeling as I rest in your arms Dm C G Gsus4 And like a child hold on to you in my moment of truth Bb F/A We can ride the storm, endure the pain C G/B G Bb F/A F You comfort me in my hurricane and I'll never be alone again F G Dm In my mind's eye I see your face Bb C You smile as you show me grace F G Dm In my mind's eye You take my hand Bb C We walk through foreign lands F G Dm In my mind's eye I see your face Bb C You smile as you show me grace F G Dm In my mind's eye You take my hand Bb C Dm We walk the lands of life Dm-C-G-Gsus4 Dm F Dm F In my mind I can see your face, love pours down in a shower of grace Dm F Dm F Life is a gift that you choose to give and I believe that we eternally live Dm F Dm F Faith is the evidence of things unseen, people tell me that your just a dream Dm F Dm F But they 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? Bb F/A Can you see the breeze? F G Dm In my mind's eye I see your face Bb C You smile as you show me grace F G Dm In my mind's eye You take my hand Bb C We walk through 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 Am/C "alas my love you say goodbye Em/B Am wipe the poison from my brow Em Am/C alas my love this guilty night Em/B Am it gives me up like a foster child and in this moment I take my vow at these angels sleeping at my feet Am7 Em9 and in this moment you do not know how Am7 E5-F#5-G5 how my spirit wants to flee." Am7 Em You see what was one man, against the night Am7 C-B--E5-E5-E5-E5 taking on a multitude that had left him high and dry Em no 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 Em and dark angels Em E5-E5-E5-E5 and there he finished his work Em on 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)