[Verse 1]
A
A young man came to a house of prayer
Bm A E
They did not ask what brought him there
A F#m A D
He was not friend, he was not kin
A F#m E A
but they opened the door and let him in
[Verse 2]
A
And for an hour the stranger stayed
Bm A E
He sat with them and seemed to pray
A F#m A D
But then the young man drew a gun
A F#m E A
and killed nine people, old and young
[Verse 3]
A
In Charleston in the month of June
Bm A E
the mourners gathered in a room
A F#m A D
The President came to speak some words
A F#m E A
and the cameras rolled and the nation heard
[Chorus]
A
But no words could say what must be said
Bm A E
for all the living and the dead
A F#m A D
so on that day and in that place
F#m D A
the President sang Amazing Grace
F#m D E A
The President sang Amazing Grace
[Verse 4]
A
We argued where to lay the blame
Bm A E
On one man's hate or our nation's shame
A F#m A D
Some sickness of the mind or soul
A F#m D A
and how the wounds might be made whole
[Chorus]
A
But no words could say what must be said
Bm A E
for all the living and the dead
A F#m A D
So on that day and in that place
F#m D A
the President sang Amazing Grace
F#m D E A
My President sang Amazing Grace