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The Doubtful One

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[Intro]
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  G     D
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  D/F#  G
[Verse 1]
EmOh Brother DThomas, did you C/Gwalk away from GJesus C/Gwondering if it Gwas all a D/F#dream?
EmDid all your Ddoubts creep back and C/Gtell you that your Gfingers hadn't C/Gever touched a D/F#single Gthing?
EmCause I have read that sDtory so many tC/Gimes where you hGealed that man and C/Ghe could see Gperfectly D/F#again
EmBut in between it rDeads that all he C/Gsaw were men as Gtrees, and that's C/Gall that seems to cD/F#loud my Gvision
[Chorus]
C/GCause all the friends I Gknow have C/Gnever ever met Gyou
C/GDoes that mean that Gthey deserve to Ddie?
C/GBut I heard once that you Gcame here as C/Glove for all of Gus
And not to C/Gpull the wood from oD/F#ut of our eGyes
[Break]
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  G     D
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  D/F#  G
[Verse 2]
EmMy mother, Dshe was always wC/Gorking in the yGard growing lC/Gife from your Gsun and from her D/F#dirt
EmSo I would Dread those words but nothing C/Gever seemed to gGrow except my C/Glonely D/F#brotherG's hurt
EmOh holy Dpreacher, did you C/Gever think that Gmaybe there was C/Gmore to life than Gdying in a D/F#pew?
EmIsn't this whole Dworld just hell C/Genough for all of Gus, do you have to C/Gmurder them for all the D/F#things they Gdo
[Chorus]
C/GCause all the friends GI know have C/Gnever ever Gheard you speak and I C/Gknow when you Gspeak it brings up Dlife
C/GSo would you, pretty Gplease, come speak to C/Gall of them and Gme, growing C/Gus collectively Eminto your Gwife
[Break]
Ohh...
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  G     D
Em  D  C/G  G  C/G  D/F#  G
[Verse 3]
EmLead me to the Dmountain, write it C/Gout on those Gstone tablets C/Gwhat it is Gthat you decide's the Dtruth
EmBut I think I want my Dhands to bleed from C/Gloving, not from Gcondemning. C/GIsn't love what D/F#he would have us Gdo?
[Chorus]
C/GAll my friends and GI, we have sC/Gtolen, we have lGied, and we have C/Glooked upon each Gother full of Dlust
C/GBut you carried your Gcross when it C/Gseemed that I was Glost, so I kC/Gnow that you could Emcarry all of Gus
C/GBut you carried your Gcross when it C/Gknew that I was loGst, so I C/Ghope that you could Emcarry all of Gus

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The Doubtful One

by The Collection

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C/G

D/F#

[Intro]

Em D C/G G C/G G D

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

[Verse 1]

Em D C/G G C/G G D/F#

Oh Brother Thomas, did you walk away from Jesus wondering if it was all a dream?

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

Did all your doubts creep back and tell you that your fingers hadn't ever touched a single thing?

Em D C/G G C/G G D/F#

Cause I have read that story so many times where you healed that man and he could see perfectly again

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

But in between it reads that all he saw were men as trees, and that's all that seems to cloud my vision

[Chorus]

C/G G C/G G

Cause all the friends I know have never ever met you

C/G G D

Does that mean that they deserve to die?

C/G G C/G G

But I heard once that you came here as love for all of us

C/G D/F# G

And not to pull the wood from out of our eyes

[Break]

Em D C/G G C/G G D

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

[Verse 2]

Em D C/G G C/G G D/F#

My mother, she was always working in the yard growing life from your sun and from her dirt

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

So I would read those words but nothing ever seemed to grow except my lonely brother's hurt

Em D C/G G C/G G D/F#

Oh holy preacher, did you ever think that maybe there was more to life than dying in a pew?

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

Isn't this whole world just hell enough for all of us, do you have to murder them for all the things they do

[Chorus]

C/G G C/G G C/G G D

Cause all the friends I know have never ever heard you speak and I know when you speak it brings up life

C/G G C/G G C/G Em G

So would you, pretty please, come speak to all of them and me, growing us collectively into your wife

[Break]

Ohh...

Em D C/G G C/G G D

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

[Verse 3]

Em D C/G G C/G G D

Lead me to the mountain, write it out on those stone tablets what it is that you decide's the truth

Em D C/G G C/G D/F# G

But I think I want my hands to bleed from loving, not from condemning. Isn't love what he would have us do?

[Chorus]

C/G G C/G G C/G G D

All my friends and I, we have stolen, we have lied, and we have looked upon each other full of lust

C/G G C/G G C/G Em G

But you carried your cross when it seemed that I was lost, so I know that you could carry all of us

C/G G C/G G C/G Em G

But you carried your cross when it knew that I was lost, so I hope that you could carry all of us

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