Standard (EADGBE)

Ode to joy, my lover boy's speaking in

tongues-And the sky's bleeding gray.................

Now I pull my bag o' prayers out

 I hope to find one to save the day

And he judged my love, my lust

My taste with the straightest face

As I crumple up inside

A papier-mache, a shell with no name

((CHORUS))

Sweet..............chariot

Come, come, take me away from my

fear- Sweet......chariot

Come, I have to get out of here

And he took me further than I wanted to go

Underneath his shoe

And it leaves me hungry for a touch I can't feel

A touch he won't do

And I thought the circle, it had an end

I'm old enough to know

My denial is how we began and how we will end

And now that I know

Sweet chariot

Come, come, take me away from my fear

Sweet chariot

Come, I have to get out of here

((BRIDGE))

Oh,....the blood that's in my

veins- So cold and frozen from the

stings- Oh, it comes and goes in waves

Am I really here?...................................................

(Repeat verse chords once)

Sweet chariot

Come, come, take me away from my fear

Sweet chariot

Can we leave him a trail of my tears?

Sweet chariot

It's been, it's been the longest of years

Sweet chariot

Come, I have to get out of here