Citizens Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]
I have a [D]heart full of [G]questions
[D]Quieting all my suggestion[Em]s
What is the [G]meaning of [C]Christian
In this Amer[D]ican life?
[G]I’m feeling awf[D]ully foo[G]lish
[D]Spending my life on a mes[Em]sage
I [D]look around [C]and I wonder
Ever [D]if I heard it right
[G]Coming to [C]you
[G]‘cause I’m confused
Coming [Em]to you ‘cause I feel [G]used
Coming to [C]weep while [G]I’m waiting
Tell me you [C]won’t make me go
[G]I need to kno[Em]w there is jus[Bm]tice
[C]That it will roll in abund[G]ance
And that [C]you’re building a [G]city
Where we arrive as immig[D]rants
[Em]And you call us cit[G]izens
And [C]you welcome us as [D]children [G]home
You [D]were alone and re[G]jected
Misun[D]derstood and de[Em]tested
You gave [D]it all, [C]didn’t hold back
You even [D]gave up your life
[G]How can[D] we call ourselves Chr[G]istians
Saying [D]that love is a [Em]tension
Between the [D]call [C]of the cross and
Between the [D]old party [G]line
Coming [C]to you for the [G]mothers
Who are all [Em]running for [D]cover
There is a [C]flood from their [G]weeping
Tell [C]me you won’t make [G]them go
I need to [Em]know there is [D]justice
That it will [C]roll in abund[G]ance
And that [C]you’re building a [G]city
Where we arrive as immig[D]rants
[G]And you cal[Em]l us citizens
[G]And you wel[C]come us as [D]children hom[G]e
[D][G]
[D][Em][G][C]
[D][G]
There is a [D]man with a [G]family
He has a [D]wife and a [Em]baby
He broke the [Bm]law j[G]ust [C]to save them
Working for [D]three bucks [G]an hour
Truly you [D]said we were [G]equal
Every[D]one’s heart is de[Em]ceitful
Everyone [D]born is il[C]legal
When love is the [D]law of the [G]land
Coming [C]to you for the [G]hungry
Eating [Em]the scraps of [D]this country
[C]Didn’t you swear you would [G]feed them
Tell me [C]you won’t make [G]them go
[Em]I need to know there is justice
[D]That it will rol[C]l in abu[G]ndance
[C]And that you’re building a city
[G]Where we arrive as immigran[D]ts
And you [Em]call us cit[G]izens
And you [C]welcome us [D]as
children [G]home
[D]There is a wolf who is ranting
[G]All of the she[D]ep they
are [Em]clapping
Promising power [C]and protection
Claiming the [D]Christ who was [G]killed
[D]Killed by a common consensus
[G]Everyone scr[D]eaming
[Em]“Barabbas”
Trading their God [C]for a hero
Forfeiting [D]Heaven for [G]Rome
[C]Coming to you ‘cause I’m angry
[G]Coming to you[Em] ‘cau[D]se I’m guilty
Coming [C]to you ‘cause you’ve
[G]promised
To leave [C]the flock for [G]the one
[Em]I need to know there is justice
[D]That it will rol[C]l in abu[G]ndance
[C]And that you’re building a city
[G]Where we arrive as immig[D]rants
And you [Em]call us cit[G]izens
And you [C]welcome us [D]as children [Em]home
[C]Where we ar [G]rive as immigran[D]ts
And you [Em]call us cit[G]izens
And you [C]welcome [D]us as children [G]home
[D]Is there a way to love [G]always?
[D]Living in enemy hall[Em]ways
Don’t know my [D]foes from
my [C]friends and
[D]Don’t know my friends anymore
Power has several prizes
[G]Handcuffs can [D]come in all [Em]sizes
Love has a [Bm]million dis[C]guises
But winning [D]is simply not one