This is Melissa's song "Testify" from the 1989 album "Brave and Crazy".
Tuning is standard, no capo used. Have fun!
Intro: Bm7 G D A 2x
Verse 1:
[D]Morning?s hard, c[Am7]offee?s cold
[G6]Pretending that the day mean m[D]ore than getting old
[D]Stale headlines others d[Am7]renched in pride
[G6]Marching to their drums with f[D]ear standing beside
But if I cl[Bm7]ose my eyes and th[G6]row back my head
I can s[D]ee his face and I hear the w[A]ords he said
And my m[Bm7]emories ache and my s[G6]enses burn
Did he dr[D]eam too late will we ever l[A]earn
Chorus:
[D]I, I want to t[A]estify
My love still lives and br[D]eathes
And my soul is screaming w[A]hy
The thoughts won?t let me sl[D]eep
Don?t let hearts br[A]eak
And don?t let children c[D]ry
Before it get?s too l[A]ate
I want to te[Bm7]stify
Verse 2:
I take what?s said as my daily bread
I turn the page and I turn my head
I pick I choose on the evening news
Caused by cause they fight and one by one they loose
Must I live my days in these concrete ways
Will the fre break through this smokey haze
And I swear tonight I?m gonna find that place
It?s not the love that dies but the understanding ways
Chorus:
[D]I, I want to t[A]estify
My love still lives and br[D]eathes
And my soul is screaming w[A]hy
The thoughts won?t let me sl[D]eep
Don?t let hearts br[A]eak
And don?t let children c[D]ry
Before it get?s too l[A]ate
I want to te[Bm7]stify
Bridge:
Rip through the wire that scr[G]eens in my window
Th[D]row open the shade that c[Bm7]overs my mind
I?m g[C]oing to touch I?ve g[G]ot to believe
The b[A]ell tolls for me
Chorus 2x
and end.
Tuning is standard, no capo used. Have fun!
Intro: Bm7 G D A 2x
Verse 1:
[D]Morning?s hard, c[Am7]offee?s cold
[G6]Pretending that the day mean m[D]ore than getting old
[D]Stale headlines others d[Am7]renched in pride
[G6]Marching to their drums with f[D]ear standing beside
But if I cl[Bm7]ose my eyes and th[G6]row back my head
I can s[D]ee his face and I hear the w[A]ords he said
And my m[Bm7]emories ache and my s[G6]enses burn
Did he dr[D]eam too late will we ever l[A]earn
Chorus:
[D]I, I want to t[A]estify
My love still lives and br[D]eathes
And my soul is screaming w[A]hy
The thoughts won?t let me sl[D]eep
Don?t let hearts br[A]eak
And don?t let children c[D]ry
Before it get?s too l[A]ate
I want to te[Bm7]stify
Verse 2:
I take what?s said as my daily bread
I turn the page and I turn my head
I pick I choose on the evening news
Caused by cause they fight and one by one they loose
Must I live my days in these concrete ways
Will the fre break through this smokey haze
And I swear tonight I?m gonna find that place
It?s not the love that dies but the understanding ways
Chorus:
[D]I, I want to t[A]estify
My love still lives and br[D]eathes
And my soul is screaming w[A]hy
The thoughts won?t let me sl[D]eep
Don?t let hearts br[A]eak
And don?t let children c[D]ry
Before it get?s too l[A]ate
I want to te[Bm7]stify
Bridge:
Rip through the wire that scr[G]eens in my window
Th[D]row open the shade that c[Bm7]overs my mind
I?m g[C]oing to touch I?ve g[G]ot to believe
The b[A]ell tolls for me
Chorus 2x
and end.
