(Capo 5)
[C] When I was a boy
My d[F]addy told me, 'son
Don't you ev[C]er mess with a certain type
of gir[G]l'
No, [C]I've wished more than twice that I'd
take[F]n dad's advice
I wis[Am]h it more than any[G]thing in this wo[C]rld
He gra[C]bbed himself a bottle and he
loo[F]ked me in the eye
And he'd t[C]ake a plug and wipe it from his
ch[G]in
He'd say 's[C]on, don't put much part in
those ma[F]tters of the heart'
I wis[Am]hed I had list[G]ened to h[C]im
(Chorus)
And te[F]ll me oh Jesus!
I'm ask[C]ing you please
Ho[F]w do I make this endless heartache
cease[C]?
Lord, [F]I'd believe in yo[G]u if you'd be[F]lieve [Am]in
me[C] too
I j[F]ust wa[G]nt a little p[C]eace
(Come on now)
[C]Us big city boys
We don't t[F]hink about it much
It's all wh[C]iskey, wine, and messing
around with d[G]rugs
All these sec[C]rets that we keep
Never kno[F]wing where we'll sleep
I g[Am]uess I always th[G]ought it was eno[C]ugh
But I've got this fee[C]ling in my heart
These d[F]ays of wanting more
Some[C]thing to ease this we[G]ary head
So I gue[C]ss I thought that girl might
re[F]deem me from this world
[Am]Lord, I should've as[G]ked you ins[C]tead
(Chorus)
And t[F]ell me oh Jesus!
I'm d[C]own on my knees
I [F]know that I'm no long suffering pr[C]iest
But I b[F]elieve in [G]you and could you [F]believe
[Am]in me t[C]oo
[F]I just w[G]ant a little p[C]eace
Oh [F]lord, I just ne[G]ed a little p[C]eace
[C] When I was a boy
My d[F]addy told me, 'son
Don't you ev[C]er mess with a certain type
of gir[G]l'
No, [C]I've wished more than twice that I'd
take[F]n dad's advice
I wis[Am]h it more than any[G]thing in this wo[C]rld
He gra[C]bbed himself a bottle and he
loo[F]ked me in the eye
And he'd t[C]ake a plug and wipe it from his
ch[G]in
He'd say 's[C]on, don't put much part in
those ma[F]tters of the heart'
I wis[Am]hed I had list[G]ened to h[C]im
(Chorus)
And te[F]ll me oh Jesus!
I'm ask[C]ing you please
Ho[F]w do I make this endless heartache
cease[C]?
Lord, [F]I'd believe in yo[G]u if you'd be[F]lieve [Am]in
me[C] too
I j[F]ust wa[G]nt a little p[C]eace
(Come on now)
[C]Us big city boys
We don't t[F]hink about it much
It's all wh[C]iskey, wine, and messing
around with d[G]rugs
All these sec[C]rets that we keep
Never kno[F]wing where we'll sleep
I g[Am]uess I always th[G]ought it was eno[C]ugh
But I've got this fee[C]ling in my heart
These d[F]ays of wanting more
Some[C]thing to ease this we[G]ary head
So I gue[C]ss I thought that girl might
re[F]deem me from this world
[Am]Lord, I should've as[G]ked you ins[C]tead
(Chorus)
And t[F]ell me oh Jesus!
I'm d[C]own on my knees
I [F]know that I'm no long suffering pr[C]iest
But I b[F]elieve in [G]you and could you [F]believe
[Am]in me t[C]oo
[F]I just w[G]ant a little p[C]eace
Oh [F]lord, I just ne[G]ed a little p[C]eace