Lament

Tim Be Told

tom:

C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

[Verse 1]
    C#m         E/G#
You say You are jealous
    A           E
You say You are kind
         C#m           B        A2          E
But the 'jealous part' seems to win all the time
C#m          E/G#    A          E
If You're so mighty, why do you break
    C#m          B          A2            E
The weak and the weary, and see what they make

[Interlude]
C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

[Verse 2]
    C#m           E/G#
You say You're forgiving
     A             E
That You'll not forsake
    C#m            B          A2        E
But You punched me out when I made a mistake
  C#m         E/G#          A             E
I try to find beauty in the mess that You made
    C#m             B         A2       E
But You just stayed angry and never forgave

[Chorus]
C#m    B/D#         E
Yes, I know You are great
E   E/F# E/G# A       E/G#        F#m7
But is   a    bad God better than none?
C#m      B/D#         E       E E/F# E/G# A      E/G#          F#m7
How much more will it take to undo   the  damage that You have done?
           C#m        B          A9       E
'Cause the wicked and wayward continue to thrive
        C#m        B     A9           E
And the martyrs continue giving their lives
        C#m      B              A9  E
Oh, the faithful never never survive
        C#m      B              A9  E
Oh, the faithful never never survive

[Interlude]
C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

[Verse 3]
C#m          E/G#       A     E
You're the almighty, so I am afraid
    C#m           B            A2           E
You crushed me to pieces, then stole what I made
   C#m        E/G#        A               E
If hopeless delusion is a righteous man's fate
        C#m           B          A2  E
I don't know how much more I can take

[Chorus]
C#m    B/D#         E
Yes, I know You are great
E   E/F# E/G# A       E/G#        F#m7
But is   a    bad God better than none?
C#m      G#7          E/B     E E/F# E/G# A      E/G#          F#m7
How much more will it take to undo   the  damage that You have done?
           C#m        B          A9       E
'Cause the wicked and wayward continue to thrive
        C#m        B     A9           E
And the martyrs continue giving their lives
        C#m      B              A9  E
Oh, the faithful never never survive
        C#m      B              A9  E
Oh, the faithful never never survive

[Interlude]
C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

C#m E/G# A E
C#m B A2 E

[Verse 4]
C#m         G#m
God are You listening?
A              E
Please hear my cry
        C#m      B                 A2                E
I don't really believe You're more cruel than You're kind
    C#m         B          A2           E
But I'm getting tired of repeating this line
         C#m      B        A2  E
That the faithful never survive

[Chorus]
C#m    B/D#         E
Yes, I know You are great
E    E/F#   E/G# A         E/G#        F#m7
That You're a    good God, and You are love
C#m      B/D#         E       E E/F# E/G# A      E/G#          F#m7
How much more will it take to undo   the  damage that I have done?
       C#m           B              A9         E
Please conquer these demons and the darkness inside
C#m        B             A9            E
Shine Your light on this cold heart of mine
C#m      B             A9  E
Maybe my faith will survive
C#m      B             A9  E
Maybe my faith will survive
C#m      B             A9
Maybe my faith will survive