The Preacher & The Stranger Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]We don't have much here
But [Csus2]you're welcome to it all
[Dsus4]The preacher [D]told [Csus2]the stranger
[C]at the[Csus2] door[C][G]
[C]Com[G]e sit down by this fire
Let [Csus2]the coffee warm you up
I can't [G]see I've [D]seen [C]rain this hard before
[G]The[Em] stranger said "I [D]saw your sign,
as I was [Csus2]walk ing [C]down the road"
"And I [Em]figured that a [D]church might be
[C]the safest place [Csus2]to go"[Dsus4]
[D]Well son,

[Verse 2]
[G]crosses sure get heavy
And we've [D]all got one to bear
[C]And if you're look[Em]ing for a [D]shelter
From the [C]storm,
you'll find one [Csus2]here
[G]They sat and talked for hours
[D]There in that empty [Ebdim]church
About [Em]how life's unfair [D]sometimes
[C]Trying to make [G]sense of how God
[Am]work[Dsus4]s
The preacher [D]said

[Verse 3]
"I [G]lost my son one summer,
And he was [Csus2]only 25
A drunk [D]driver crossed that
[C]double [Csus2]yellow li[C]ne[G]
And I prayed so hard to Jesus,
[Csus2]To save my only son
It seems [D]all I do these [C]days
[Csus2]is questi[C]on why[G]
Now I [Em]stand here every Sunday,
[D]and preach to eve[C]rybody else
And [Em]I talk a lot about forgive[D]ness,
but I can[C]'t do it my[D]self"
[Dsus4][D]

[Verse 4]
Son, [G]crosses sure get heavy
And we've [D]all got one to bear
[Em]I don't know why I'm telling [D]you all this
Or [C]if you even [Csus2]care
[C]They sat [G]and talked for hours
[D]There in that empty [Ebdim]church
About [Em]how life's unf[D]air sometimes
[C]Trying to make [G]sense of how God
[Am]works

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 5]
Tears [G]filled the strangers eyes
He said [C]"I know [Csus2]I've changed a lot
I might [D]be hard [C]for you to recognize
[G]But[C] late one su[G]mmer night
[C]I'd [Csus2]had too much to drink
I got behind [D]the wheel and
[C]changed both of our [G]lives
And [Em]'I'm sorry' just ain't good
[D]enough, when you [C]hurt someone like that
And if [Em]I could, God kn[D]ows I'd give
my [C]life to bring [D]him back"

[Verse 6]
Preacher, [G]crosses sure get heavy
And [D]we've all got one to bear
And I'm here [Em]to ask forgiven[D]ess
[C]If you even care
They sat [G]and talked for hours
[D]There in that empty [Ebdim]church
About [Em]how life's unf[D]air sometimes
Try[C]ing to make [G]sense of how
[Am]God works

[Outro 1]
[Am][C][Dsus4][D][G]