Intro (0:00)
Em
Verse (0:05)
Em
Spent my commission on
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Another diversion and I
A
Don't got no meaning
G
No purpose left at all
Em
My pastor tells me that my
G
My light is dimming and I
A
Been too long drifting
G
In an ocean
Em
It's OK
G
You just need faith
A
Been looking for answers
G
In the wrong place
Em
But how do I tell him that the
G
There's something missing and I
A
Don't got no substance since you've gone
Prechorus (0:44)
C A
Every day I go down to the water
Em G
And I pray since you left me that way
C A
Oh Lord, I'm trying to keep my mind
Em
On the good news that's in my heart
Chorus (1:03)
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
Since my baby left, my light refuses to shine
E
Like a bird without a song or a sun that will not rise
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Verse (1:56)
Em
Now I can make the eye
G
To anyone that I desire
A
Throwing down one for the lost boys
G
At the very edge of town
Em
Now I can spin a lie
G
That burns me up all through the night
A
Cause I've got no one home to answer to
G
This time
Em G
Every day is in repeat
A G
Like a carrier bag stuck in a tree
Em G
I used to find my answers in the gospels of St John
A
But now I find them at the bottom of this shot glass
Prechorus (2:36)
C A
Every day I go down to the water
Em G
And I pray since you left me that way
C A
Oh Lord, I'm trying to keep my mind
Em
On the good news that's in my heart
Chorus (2:55)
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
For the good, good news
G
For the good, good news
E G A
Since my baby left, my light refuses to shine
E
Like a bird without a song or a sun that will not rise
Outro (3:39)
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