The Preacher And The Stranger

Intro
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Verse 1
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We don't have much here, but you're welcome to it all
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The preacher told the stranger at the door
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Come sit down by this fire - let the coffee warm you up
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I can't say I've seen it rain this hard be - fore
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The stranger said “I saw your sign as I was walking down the road”
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“And I figured that a church might be the safest place to go”

Chorus
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Well, son, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
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And if you're looking for a shelter from the storm

You'll find one here
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They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
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About how life's unfair sometimes
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Trying to make sense of how God works.     The preacher said

Verse 2
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“I lost my son one summer - and he was only twenty five
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A drunk driver crossed that double yellow line
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And I prayed so hard to Jesus, to save my only son
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It seems all I do these days is question why
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Now I stand here every Sunday, and preach to everybody else
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And I talk a lot about for - giveness, but I can't do it my - self”

Chorus
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Son, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
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I don't know why I'm telling you all this, or if you even care
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They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
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About how life's unfair sometimes
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Trying to make sense of how God works

Verse 3
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Tears filled the stranger’s eyes he said “I know I've changed a lot.”
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I might be hard for you to recog – nize
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But late one summer night I'd had too much to drink
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I got be - hind the wheel and changed both of our lives
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And 'I'm sorry' just ain't good enough
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When you hurt someone like that
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And if I could, God knows I'd give my life to bring him back"

Chorus
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Preacher, crosses sure get heavy and we've all got one to bear
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And I'm here to ask for - giveness if you even care
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They sat and talked for hours there in that empty church
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About how life's unfair sometimes
B                       F#/A#   G#m    C#  C#sus  C#  F#
Trying to make sense of how God works