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Words and music by Bob Hartman
© 1986 Dawn Treader Music/Petsong Publishing (SESAC)
Intro:  Bm7  Gmaj7  
It’s so Bm7easy to lose the burden——Gmaj7take our eyes of the fields
Bm7Settle into apathy and forGmaj7get what the harvest yields
                            C#m7(C#m7)
It’s so easy to think we’re finished with our labor for awhile
                      (C#m7)                       N.C.
Kick back and let somebody else go the extra mile
Au*   Cu    Dm   Bb           F/C           Dm    C        F        C  Dm  
Jesus said go——into all the world, make disciples of all men
Au    Cu  Dm    Bb         F          C            F          G  A  
We gotta go——to the highways, compel them to come in
CHORUS
As Dlong as there’s Aa tearBmful eye Gthat Dcries alone Aat nightBm  
As Dlong as there’s Aa wearBmy soul Gready to G/F#end the fightA  
As Glong as there’G/F#s an achAing heart that Em7still has strengD/F#th to beatG  
DWe gotta take Athis mesBmsageG  
FBack Cto the streetDm  C  Dm  C  
FWe gotta take Cthis mesDmsageBb  F  
Back Cto the Dmstreet
It’s so Bmeasy to stay untangled with Gmaj7everyone else’s life
BmDon’t get involved with strangers——Gmaj7don’t get involved with strife
It’s so Amaj7easy to save your own life——resting on what you’ve done
    (Amaj7)
But Jesus would leave the ninety-nine——to try to save the one
                                      Amaj7(Amaj7)
It’s not easy to beat the system——it’s not easy to face the heat
       AN.C.         B     AN.C. B  
But somebody’s got to take this message
GBack Ato the streetBm  
As Dlong as there’s Aa tearBmful eye Gthat Dcries alone Aat nightBm  
As Dlong as there’s Aa wearBmy soul Gready to G/F#end the fightA  
As Glong as there’G/F#s an achAing heart that Em7still has strengD/F#th to beatG  
DWe gotta take Athis mesBmsageG  
FBack Cto the streetDm  C  Dm  C  
FWe gotta take Cthis mesDmsageBb  F  
Back Cto the Dmstreet
*“u” following a chord symbol should be read “unison,” or “single note.”

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Back To The Street

by Petra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Gmaj7

C#m7

F/C

G/F#

Em7

D/F#

Amaj7

Words and music by Bob Hartman

Bm7 Gmaj7

Intro:

Bm7 Gmaj7

It’s so easy to lose the burden——take our eyes of the fields

Bm7 Gmaj7

Settle into apathy and forget what the harvest yields

C#m7 C#m7

()

It’s so easy to think we’re finished with our labor for awhile

C#m7 C

() N..

Kick back and let somebody else go the extra mile

Dm Bb F/C Dm C F C Dm

Au* Cu

Jesus said go——into all the world, make disciples of all men

Dm Bb F C F G A

Au Cu

We gotta go——to the highways, compel them to come in

CHORUS

D A Bm G D A Bm

As long as there’s a tearful eye that cries alone at night

D A Bm G G/F# A

As long as there’s a weary soul ready to end the fight

G G/F# A Em7 D/F# G

As long as there’s an aching heart that still has strength to beat

D A Bm G

We gotta take this message

F C Dm C Dm C

Back to the street

F C Dm Bb F

We gotta take this message

C Dm

Back to the street

Bm Gmaj7

It’s so easy to stay untangled with everyone else’s life

Bm Gmaj7

Don’t get involved with strangers——don’t get involved with strife

Amaj7

It’s so easy to save your own life——resting on what you’ve done

Amaj7

()

But Jesus would leave the ninety-nine——to try to save the one

Amaj7 Amaj7

()

It’s not easy to beat the system——it’s not easy to face the heat

A C B A C B

N.. N..

But somebody’s got to take this message

G A Bm

Back to the street

D A Bm G D A Bm

As long as there’s a tearful eye that cries alone at night

D A Bm G G/F# A

As long as there’s a weary soul ready to end the fight

G G/F# A Em7 D/F# G

As long as there’s an aching heart that still has strength to beat

D A Bm G

We gotta take this message

F C Dm C Dm C

Back to the street

F C Dm Bb F

We gotta take this message

C Dm

Back to the street

*“u” following a chord symbol should be read “unison,” or “single note.”

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