Verse 1:
AmI've wept for those who suffer long
But how I weep for those who've gone
Into rooms of grief and questioned wrong
Dsus4But keep on killing
Verse 2:
AmIt's in the soul to feel such things
But weak to watch without speaking
Oh what mercy sadness brings
Dsus4 AmIf God be willing (Riff 1)
Chorus:
Am/B CThere is a train that's heading straight
C/B Am Am/B CTo heaven's gate, to heaven's gate
C/B CAnd on the way, child and man
C/B Am Am/B DAnd woman wait, watch and wait
AmFor redemption day
Verse 3:
AmThe fire rages in the streets
And swallows everything it meets
It's just an image often seen
Dsus4On television
Verse 4:
AmCome leaders, come you men of great
Let us hear you pontificate
Your many virtues laid to waste
Dsus4 Riff 1
And we aren't listening
Verse 5: (Different)
Am Dsus4 C AmWhat do you have for us today
Am Dsus4 C AmThrow us a bone but saw the plate
Am Dsus4 C AmOh why we waited til so late
Am Dsus4Was there no oil to excavate
No riches in trade for the fate
Of every person who died in hate
C AmThrow us a bone, you men of great
Chorus:
Am/B CThere is a train that's heading straight
C/B Am Am/B CTo heaven's gate, to heaven's gate
C/B CAnd on the way, child and man
C/B Am C Dsus4And woman wait, watch and wait
Am Riff 1
For redemption day
Verse 6:
Am C Dsus4 AmIt's buried in the countryside
Am C Dsus4Exploding in the shells of night
AmIt's everywhere a baby cries
Dsus4 Am Dsus4 AmFreedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Ends on Am
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