Everybodys Got A Sermon
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Intro
G D Em D C D G
[Verso 1]
G
Rain kept washing Main Street clean,
C
Neon burned against the dark.
D
She was working through another Friday night,
G
Reading lonely hearts by the bar.
G
In came a preacher, coat half-soaked,
C
Bible tucked beneath his arm.
D
He said, "Pour me something stronger...
G
Faith don't always keep you warm."
[Verso 2]
G
He said, "I've buried fathers, married lovers,
C
Prayed beside too many beds.
D
Now every hallelujah sounds like echoes
C G
Bouncing around in my head."
Em
She smiled without pretending.
C
"Honey... sit a while.
G
I've made a living hearing things
Am D G
Folks won't tell themselves."
[Refrão]
G
**Everybody's got a sermon.
Bm
Everybody needs a friend.
C
Every soul comes through this doorway
G D
Looking for a place to mend.
G
You can buy another whiskey,
Bm
You can't buy peace of mind.
C G
Sometimes heaven looks a whole lot
Am D
Like somebody giving you their time.**
G C D G
[Verso 3]
G
"They don't pay me for the loving,"
C
She laughed into her glass.
D
"They pay me 'cause for one short hour
C
They don't have to wear a mask.
G
I've held cowboys, lawyers, drifters,
C
Soldiers fresh from overseas.
D
Funny... underneath the skin
C D G
Everybody begs for peace."
He whispered,
Em G
"Do you still believe in God?"
She answered,
Am
"I believe in people
C D
On their best or worse nights."
[Ponte]
G
The bartender kept drying glasses.
Bm
Nobody rushed the clock.
C
Outside, the rain kept falling.
G D
Inside, nobody had to hide.
C
She reached across the table.
"Preacher...
G Em
Maybe God gets tired of churches.
Am D D
Maybe He hangs around places like this."
[Refrão]
G
Everybody's got a sermon.
Bm
Everybody needs a friend.
C
Grace don't always wear a halo,
G D
Sometimes it wears high heels instead.
G
You don't find redemption shouting.
Bm
You find it looking in eachothers eyes.
C G Am
Sometimes heaven looks a whole lot
D G
Like somebody staying with you through the night.
C D G
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The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.