[Intro]
D C
[Verse 1]
D C D C
A man lay dying in the streets
D C D C
A thousand people fell down on their knees
G
Any other day he would have been
D C D C
Preaching
D C D C
Reaching all the people there
D C D C
Oh Lord Lord
[Chorus]
G D G D
But Lord knows I can't change what I saw
G D C D C
I Say God Rest His Soul
[Verse 2]
D C D C
The Memphis battleground was red
D C D C
Cause blood came pouring from his head
G
Women and children fallin' down
D C D C
Crying
D C D C
For the man they loved so well
D C D C
Oh Lord, Lord
[Chorus]
G D G D
But Lord knows I can't change what I saw
G D C D C
I say God rest his soul
[Break]
D C D C
Rhythm chages to a bit faster and funky over D to C (12 times)
(I break here)
[Chorus]
G D G D
But Lord knows I can't change what I saw
G D C D C
I say God rest his soul
[Verse 3]
D C D C
The morning sun will rise again
D C D C
With all the passions growing thin
G
What we gonna do when war is come and we're
D C D C
Dying
D C D C
Dying for the cause unknown
[Chorus]
G D G D
(Yeah but) But Lord knows I can't change what I saw
G D C D C
Say God rest his soul
[Outro]
D C D C
Same as break to end on C
Rhythm chages to a bit faster and funky over D to C (12 times) to End