Capo 3rd Fret
Intro: G D/F# Em C G
G D/F#
On an icy road one night
Ebdim Em
Young man loses his life
C D G D
They marked the shoulder with a cross
G D/F#
An' his family gathers round
Ebdim Em
On a piece of Hallowed ground
C D
Their hearts are heavy with their loss
Em D C D
As the tears fall from their eyes
Em D C D
There's one who'll always sympathise.
Chorus
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G D
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
G D/F# Em G/B
An' all the angels up in Heaven
C D
They're not grieving because they're gone
Em D
There's a smile on their faces
G
'Cause they're in a better place than...
C D C D
They've ever known
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
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It still makes me sad
When I think of my Grand-dad
I miss him each and every day
But I know the time will come
When my own gradnson
Wonders why I went away
Maybe we're not meant to understand
Till we meet up in the Promised Land.
Chorus
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G D
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
G D/F# Em G/B
An' all the angels up in Heaven
C D
They're not grieving because they're gone
Em D
There's a smile on their faces
G
'Cause they're in a better place than...
C D C D
They've ever known
G D/F# Em D
God only cries for the living
C D G
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
C D Em
Yeah so far from home.
G D/F# Em C G
