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I Wish Wed All Been Ready

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DLife was filled with guns and war
Dmaj7And all of us goD7t trampled on thGe floor
I wish we'd Dall Abeen GreaAdy
DThe children died the days grew cold
A Dmaj7piece of bread D7could buy a bag of Ggold
I wish we'd aDll bAeen rGeadAy
And Gthere's no time to cDhange your mind
CThe Son has come and yGou've been left bDehind
DA man and wife asleep in bed
Dmaj7She hears a noise and D7turns her head he's gGone
I wish we'd aDll bAeen rGeadAy
DTwo men walking up a hill
Dmaj7One disappears and D7one's left standing sGtill
I wish we'd aDll bAeen rGeadAy
And Gthere's no time to cDhange your mind
ThCe Son has come and youG've been left behDind
TGhe Father spoke, the Ddemons dined
CHow could you have bGeen so blind?
TGhere's no time to chaDnge your mind
CThe Son has come and yGou've been left bDehind, no
AnGd there's no time to Dchange your mind
CThe Son has come and yGou've been left bDehind
I hope we'll aDll bAe rGeadAyD  
(You've been left behind)
I hope we'll Dall Abe GreaAdyD  
(You've been left behind)
I hope we'll Dall Abe GreaAdyD  
(You've been left behind)

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I Wish Wed All Been Ready

by dc Talk

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Dmaj7

Life was filled with guns and war

Dmaj7 D7 G

And all of us got trampled on the floor

D A G A

I wish we'd all been ready

The children died the days grew cold

Dmaj7 D7 G

A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold

D A G A

I wish we'd all been ready

G D

And there's no time to change your mind

C G D

The Son has come and you've been left behind

A man and wife asleep in bed

Dmaj7 D7 G

She hears a noise and turns her head he's gone

D A G A

I wish we'd all been ready

Two men walking up a hill

Dmaj7 D7 G

One disappears and one's left standing still

D A G A

I wish we'd all been ready

G D

And there's no time to change your mind

C G D

The Son has come and you've been left behind

G D

The Father spoke, the demons dined

C G

How could you have been so blind?

G D

There's no time to change your mind

C G D

The Son has come and you've been left behind, no

G D

And there's no time to change your mind

C G D

The Son has come and you've been left behind

D A G A D

I hope we'll all be ready

(You've been left behind)

D A G A D

I hope we'll all be ready

(You've been left behind)

D A G A D

I hope we'll all be ready

(You've been left behind)

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