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(Intro)
 Fm   Eb   Db7Cm7sus (2x)
(Verse)
When I Fmmet him on a sidewalk
He was preaching to a mailbox
BbmDown on 16th Avenue
And he Dbtold me he was Jesus
Sent from EbJupiter to free us
With a Fmbottle of tequila and one shoe
BbmHe raged about repentance
He Csusfinished every Csentence
                              FmBbmsus
With a promise that the end was close at hand
I Gbdidn’t even try to CsusunderstaCnd
                   Fm                     Eb2      DbCMajsus CMaj  
He left me wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion
                 Fm              Eb2      DbCMajsus CMaj  
I was tongue tied, drawn by my conclusions
BbmSo I turned and Csuswalked Caway
And Fmlaughed at Eb2what he had to sayBbm  
Then casually dismissed him as a fraCMajudCMaj  
I Gbforgot he was created in the image of my God
(Intro)
When I Fmmet her in a bookstore
She was browsing on the first floor
BbmThrough a yoga magazine
And she Dbtold me in her past life
She was Ebsome plantation slave’s wife
She Fmhad to figure out what that might mean
She Bbmbelieves the healing powers of her CsuscrystaCls
                               FmBbmsus 
Can bring balance and new purpose to her life
GbSounds niceCsus  
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
BbmNot so long ago, a man from GalileeFm  
Fed thousands with His bread Eband His theologyDb  
And the truth He spokeBbm  
Quickly became the joke
Of Csuseducated, self-inflated Pharisees like me
(Intro 2x)
                     Gm                  F2           EbDMajsus DMaj  
And they were wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion
                     Gm                   F2          EbDMajsus  DMaj  
They were tongue tied, drawn by their conclusions
Would CmI have turned and Dsuswalked aDway
             Gm        F2             EbCm2
And laughed at what He had to say
                                DMajsus
And casually dismissed Him as a fraud
UnaAbware that I was staring at the image of my God
(Outro)
 Gm   F2   EbDMajsus  DMaj5x
Dm

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Wide Eyed

by Nichole Nordeman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db7

Bbm

Csus

Eb2

CMaj

DMaj

Dsus

(Intro)

Fm Eb Db7

Cm7sus (2x)

(Verse)

When I met him on a sidewalk

He was preaching to a mailbox

Bbm

Down on 16th Avenue

And he told me he was Jesus

Sent from Jupiter to free us

With a bottle of tequila and one shoe

Bbm

He raged about repentance

Csus C

He finished every sentence

Bbmsus

With a promise that the end was close at hand

Gb Csus C

I didn’t even try to understand

Fm Eb2 Db CMaj

CMajsus

He left me wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion

Fm Eb2 Db CMaj

CMajsus

I was tongue tied, drawn by my conclusions

Bbm Csus C

So I turned and walked away

Fm Eb2 Bbm

And laughed at what he had to say

CMaj CMaj

Then casually dismissed him as a fraud

I forgot he was created in the image of my God

(Intro)

When I met her in a bookstore

She was browsing on the first floor

Bbm

Through a yoga magazine

And she told me in her past life

She was some plantation slave’s wife

She had to figure out what that might mean

Bbm Csus C

She believes the healing powers of her crystals

Bbmsus

Can bring balance and new purpose to her life

Gb Csus

Sounds nice

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

Bbm Fm

Not so long ago, a man from Galilee

Eb Db

Fed thousands with His bread and His theology

Bbm

And the truth He spoke

Quickly became the joke

Csus

Of educated, self-inflated Pharisees like me

(Intro 2x)

Gm F2 Eb DMaj

DMajsus

And they were wide eyed in disbelief and disillusion

Gm F2 Eb DMaj

DMajsus

They were tongue tied, drawn by their conclusions

Cm Dsus D

Would I have turned and walked away

Gm F2 Eb

Cm2

And laughed at what He had to say

DMajsus

And casually dismissed Him as a fraud

Unaware that I was staring at the image of my God

(Outro)

Gm F2 Eb DMaj

DMajsus 5x

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