HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (Listen to midi)

 

                         Am

    My mind is clearer now –

         C              D             C                   D                Am

    at last all to well I can see where we all soon will be.

                Am

    If you strip away  -

             C                    D                 C                   D                Am

    the myth from the man you will see where we all soon will be.

                                                                Bm

    Jesus ! You’ve started to believe the things they say of you,

            C                               D                         - Am

    you really do believe this talk of God is true.

                                                           Bm

    And all the good you’ve done will soon get swept away,

      C                                             D                                - Am

    you’ve begun to matter more than the sings you say.

 

   Am                                 C                  

1.    Listen, Jesus, I don’t like what I see,

Am                              D

    all I ask is that you listen to me.

F                          G                                                  C           - E

    and remember – I’ve been your right-hand man all along.

                     Am                        - F

    You have set them all on fire,

                                   C

    they think they’ve found the new Messiah,

                      Am                                  D          F

    and they’ll hurt you when they find you’re wrong.

Am                                       C

    I remember when this whole thing began,

Am                                      D

    no talk of God then, we called you a man,

F                           G                                      C               - E

    and believe me – my admiration for you hasn’t died.

 

                      Am                          - F

    But every word you say today,

                          C

    gets twisted round some other way,

                      Am                                        F

    and they’ll hurt you if they think you’ve lied.

 

 

      F                     C                     Dm                            Am

    Nazareth, your famous son, should have stayed a great unknown,

    Dm                 Am                   E                        Am

    like his father carving wood, he’d have made good –

     F                          C                    Dm                        Am

    tables chairs and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best,

    Dm                            Am             E           Am

    he’d have caused nobody harm, no-one alarm.

 

  Am                                   C

2.    Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race,

Am                                      D

    don’t you see we must keep in our place,

F                             G                                               C                 - E

    we are occupied – have you forgotten how put down we are?

             Am                               - F                   C

    I am frightened by the crowd,    for we are getting much too loud,

                       Am                      D   F

    and they’ll crush us if we go too far.

 

Am                                  C

    Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give,

Am                                       D

    please remember that I want us to live,

F                                         G                                  C               - E

    but it’s sad to see our chances weakening with every hour.

                  Am                       - F                    C

    All your followers are blind,     too much heaven  on their mind,

                Am                     D     F                 Am           F    - Am

    it was beautiful but now it’s sour, yes, it’s all gone sour.

 

    (Rice / Webber)